EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Microbiology
Libby graduated from UCD, Ireland in 1996, and spent two years in clinical practice in the UK. She returned to UCD to study for a Master’s degree of Veterinary Medicine, followed by a PhD at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 2003. She spent the next two years at the Institute for Animal Health, Compton in a postdoctoral research post.
In 2005, Libby returned to Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine as Registrar in Infectious Diseases, with diagnostic, teaching and research responsibilities. She became Academic Head of the Virology Diagnostic Laboratory in 2006, and led the Infectious Disease Diagnostic Laboratory from 2009-2015. In 2016, Libby moved to the traditional dairying region of the Waikato, New Zealand, to focus on production animal microbiology, where she worked as Laboratory Manager of Cognosco, the research division of the large AnexaFVC Veterinary Group. Cognosco provides clinical research services to industry and government, mainly in bovine mastitis and fertility.
Libby returned to the UK in 2018, first as Laboratory Director of Lab Services, then as Director of Operations for Antech Diagnostics; both businesses provide diagnostic services for companion animals across the UK. Libby is the Founder and Director of GenusVet, an independent consultancy business supporting clinicians and diagnosticians within veterinary healthcare, in the area of veterinary infectious disease.
Libby’s research and teaching interests lie in the fields of clinical and diagnostic microbiology, particularly new diagnostic technologies, emerging veterinary pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance. She is a Founding Diplomate of the ECVM, former Secretary of the College, and current Chair of the Certification and Credentials Committee.
