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Rachael Tarlinton

Professor of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Rachael graduated with a BVSc from Sydney University in 1999 and worked in mixed practice in Australia and the UK. She then did PhD on retroviruses of koalas at the University of Queensland. She spent time after this working as a postdoctoral researcher for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries participating in vaccine trials testing oral vaccination strategies for ruminants and at Georg August Universitaet Goettingen in Germany, examining the interactions between human coronaviruses, including SARs, and human plasmacytic dendritic cells. She then joined the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science in 2007 where she teaches undergraduate and clinical phase veterinary medicine students and runs a research program in animal infectious diseases. She is a European Diplomate (specialist qualification) in Veterinary Microbiology.

Expertise Summary

Rachael is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Cellular Microbiology and a European Diplomate in Veterinary Microbiology. Her research expertise is in animal virology, particularly retroviruses but covers a broad range of virology and genetics methods in domestic and exotic species. She is currently serving as the schools biosafety officer responsible for risk assessment of biological and genetic modification work. She is available for consultancy work on biosafety and biosecurity risks. She also teaches clinical skills and internal medicine into the undergraduate veterinary curriculum.

Teaching Summary

Due to my clinical background I teach across a range of courses at SVMS from 1st through to 5th year. This covers everything from basic animal handling and husbandry to antimicrobial prescribing and… read more

Research Summary

My research is split into two broad themes, the first on endogenous retroviruses. These viruses are the remnants of past infections that have become incorporated in their hosts genome (about 10% of… read more

Selected Publications

  • NEUMANN G, TARLINTON R, KORKUC P, GAFFNEY P, VIAUD-MARTINEZ K, URBANIAK S, NOBUTA K, DAYARAM A, MULOT B, TERNES K, ALQUEZAR-PLANAS D, ROCA A, JERN P, JERN P, SINGLETON C and GREENWOOD A, 2026. Nature Communications.
  • APAA TT, OKE PO, SHIMA FK, FIDELIS GA and DUNHAM S, 2025. Pathogens.
  • ELLIOT S, CLIFTON R, LOVATT F and TARLINTON R, 2025. Vet Record. e5595
  • ELLIOT S, JEWITT S, MCCLAUGHLIN E, SMALLMAN-RAYNOR M, FISHER S, CLARK M and TARLINTON R, 2025.

Due to my clinical background I teach across a range of courses at SVMS from 1st through to 5th year. This covers everything from basic animal handling and husbandry to antimicrobial prescribing and epidemic disease impacts. I primarily teach on the 5th year clinical elective veterinary public health rotation and the second year biosciences course "Principals of Animal Health and Disease" for Animal Science Students

Current Research

My research is split into two broad themes, the first on endogenous retroviruses. These viruses are the remnants of past infections that have become incorporated in their hosts genome (about 10% of the human genome is made up of segments of retrovirus). I am particularly interested in the process by which retroviruses become integrated into their host's normal cellular functions. I have current projects on Koala retrovirus (KoRV), Feline Leukaemia virus (FeLV) and the role of human endogenous retroviruses in autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis. Past work has included retroviruses in dogs, horses, primates, chickens and squirrels. I also work on infectious retroviruses with current projects on the function and impacts of TMEM154 alleles in genetic resistance to Maedi Visna in Sheep

I also have research interests in emerging viral diseases and viral diseases in domestic animals. My current projects include SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife (UK ), Bluetongue and Schmallenberg virus impacts on ruminant reproduction. Past work has included rabies, tick borne diseases of Indian and Nigerian dogs, rodent viruses (hantaviruses and coronaviruses) and Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus 1 (the cause of a fatal haemorrhagic syndrome in juvenile elephants)

For details of this and other infectious diseases research in SVMS please see the research group pages.

  • NEUMANN G, TARLINTON R, KORKUC P, GAFFNEY P, VIAUD-MARTINEZ K, URBANIAK S, NOBUTA K, DAYARAM A, MULOT B, TERNES K, ALQUEZAR-PLANAS D, ROCA A, JERN P, JERN P, SINGLETON C and GREENWOOD A, 2026. Nature Communications.
  • ELLIOT S, CLIFTON R, LOVATT F and TARLINTON R, 2025. Vet Record. e5595
  • APAA TT, OKE PO, SHIMA FK, FIDELIS GA and DUNHAM S, 2025. Pathogens.
  • ELLIOT S, JEWITT S, MCCLAUGHLIN E, SMALLMAN-RAYNOR M, FISHER S, CLARK M and TARLINTON R, 2025.
  • ZACHARIAH A, KRISHNANKUTTY S P, MANAZHI J, OMANAKUTTAN V, SANTHOSH S, BLANCHARD A and TARLINTON R, 2024. Access Microbiology. 6, 000686.v3
  • SARAH JEWITT, EMMA MCCLAUGHLIN, SOL ELLIOTT, MATTHEW SMALLMAN鈥怰AYNOR, MICHAEL CLARK, STEPHEN DUNHAM and RACHAEL TARLINTON, 2024. Veterinary Record.
  • MCCLAUGHIN E, ELLIOT S, JEWITT S, SMALLMAN-RAYNOR M, DUNHAM S, PARNELL T, CLARK M and TARLINTON R, 2024. Preventative Veterinary Medicine. 224, 106117
  • HINDS J, APAA T, PARRY R H, WITHERS A J, MACKENZIE L, STAYLEY C, MORRISON J, BENNET M, BREMNER-HARRISON S, CHADWICK E A, HAILER F, HARRISON S W R, LAMBIN X, LOOSE M, MATTHEWS F, TARLINTON R and BLANCHARD A, 2024. Access Microbiology. 6:000813.v4
  • CASTILO-ALIAGA C, CASTRO-SERICHE S, JEREZ-MORALES A and TARLINTON R, 2024. Research in Veterinary Science. 105403
  • CRUZ A V S, SANTOS-SILVA S, QUEIR脫S-REIS L, RODRIGUES C, SOEIRO V and TARLINTON R, 2024. One health.
  • DAVIES P, JONES S, DUNHAM S and TARLINTON R, 2023. Vet Record.
  • APAA T, WITHERS A J, STAYLEY C, BLANCHARD A, BENNETT M, BREMNER-HARRISON S, CHADWICK E A, HAILER F, HARRISON S W R, LOOSE M, MATHEWS F and TARLINTON R, 2023. Journal of General Virology. 104(6),
  • SARAH JEWITT, MATTHEW SMALLMAN-RAYNOR, EMMA MCCLAUGHLIN, MICHAEL CLARK, STEPHEN DUNHAM, SOL ELLIOTT, ALASTAIR MUNRO, TAMSIN PARNELL and RACHAEL TARLINTON, 2023. Heliyon.
  • C M COLEMAN, B WANG, Y WANG, E TAPIA-BRITO, Z CHEN, J RIFFAT, S RIFFAT, R TARLINTON and A GHAEMMAGHAMI, 2023. Access Microbiology.
  • JONES, S., MCKAY, H., EDEN, L., BOLLARD, N., DUNHAM, S., DAVIES, P. and TARLINTON, R., 2022. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 71(2), 001506
  • SHAKIROVA, VENERA, KHAERTYNOVA, ILSEYAR, MARKELOVA, MARIA, TARLINTON, RACHAEL, BEHNKE, JERZY, MARTYNOVA, EKATERINA, GARANINA, EKATERINA, RIZVANOV, ALBERT and KHAIBOULLINA, SVETLANA, 2022. Serum Cytokine Alterations Associated with Age of Patients with Nephropathia Epidemica. BioMed research international. 2022, 4685288
  • TARLINTON R E, LEGIONE A R, SARKER N, FABIJAN J, MEERS J, MCMICHAEL L, SIMMONS G, OWEN H, SEDDON J M, DICK G, RYDER J S, HEMMATZEDAH F, TROTT D J, SPEIGHT N, HOLMES N, LOOSE M and EMES R D E, 2022. Journal of General Virology. 103(6),
  • CURWEN A, JONES S, STAYLEY C, EDEN L, MCKAY H, DAVIES P, LOVATT F, DUNHAM S and TARLINTON R, 2022. Vet Record open.
  • BLANCHARD A M, EMES R D, GREENWOOD A D, HOLMES N, LOOSE M W, MCEWAN G K, MEERS J, SPEIGHT N and TARLINTON R E, 2022. Genome Biology and Evolution.
  • BLANCHARD A M, EMES R D, GREENWOOD A D, HOLMES N, LOOSE M, MCEWAN G K, MEERS J, SPEIGHT N and TARLINTON R, 2022. Genome Biology and Evolution.
  • TARLINTON, R.E., FABIJAN, J., HEMMATZADEH, F., MEERS, J., OWEN, H., SARKER, N., SEDDON, J., SIMMONS, G., SPEIGHT, N., TROTT, D., WOOLFORD, L. and EMES, R.D.E., 2021. Conservation Genetics.
  • MCEWAN, G.K., ALQUEZAR-PLANAS, D.E., DAYARAM, A., GILLET, A., TARLINTON, R., MONGAN, N., CHAPPELL, K., HENNING, J., TAN, M., TIMMS, P., YOUNG, P., ROCA, A.L. and GREENWOOD, A., 2021. Nature communications. 1316
  • TSOLERIDIS T, CHAPPELL JG, MONCHATRE-LEROY E, UMHANG G, SHI M, BENNETT M, TARLINTON RE, MCCLURE CP, HOLMES EC and BALL JK, 2020. Viruses. 12(1),
  • SARKER N, FABIJAN J, OWEN H, SEDDON J, SIMMONS G, SPEIGHT N, KALER J, WOOLFORD L, EMES RD, HEMMATZADEH F, TROTT DJ, MEERS J and TARLINTON RE, 2020. Scientific reports. 10(1), 263
  • SARKER, N., TARLINTON, R., OWEN, H., EMES, R.D., SEDDON, J., SIMMONS, G. and MEERS, J., 2020. Gene.
  • FABIJAN, J., SARKER, N., SPEIGHT, N., OWEN, H., MEERS, J., SIMMONS, G., SEDDON, J., EMES, R.D.E., TARLINTON, R., HEMMATZADEH, F., WOOLFORD, L. and TROTT, D., 2020. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 176, 50-66
  • CHAPPELL, J.G., TSOLERIDIS, T., ONIANWA, O., DRAKE, G., ASHPOLE, I., DOBBS, P., EDEMA, W., KUMI-ANSAH, F., BENNETT, M., TARLINTON, R.E., BALL, J.K. and MCCLURE, C.P., 2020. Viruses. 12, 454
  • TARLINTON, R.E., MARTYNOVA, E., RIZVANOV, A., KHAIBOULLINA, S. and VERMA, S., 2020. Viruses. 12, 643
  • TARLINTON, R.E., KHAIBOULLIN, T., GRANATOV, E., MARTYNOVA, E., RIZVANOV, A. and KHAIBOULLINA, S., 2019. The Interaction between Viral and Environmental Risk Factors in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
  • MORANDI, E., TANASESCU, R., TARLINTON, R.E., CONSTANTIN-TEODOSIU, D. and GRAN, B., 2019. Frontiers in Immunology. 9, 3092
  • TSOLERIDIS, T, CHAPPELL, J, ONIANWA, O, MARSTON, D A, FOOKS, A R, MONCHATRE-LEROY, E, UMHANG, G, MULLER, M M, DREXLER, J F, DROSTEN, C, TARLINTON, R E, MCCLURE, C P, HOLMES, E C and BALL, J K, 2019. Viruses. 11(2), 125
  • JONES, S., EDEN, L., MCKAY, H., BOLLARD, N., DUNHAM, S., DAVIES, P. and TARLINTON, R.E., 2019. BMC veterinary research. 15, 426
  • GARANINA, E., MARTYNOVA, E.,, DAVIDYUK, Y., KABWE, E., IVANOV, K., TITOVA, A., MARKELOVA, M., ZHURAVLEVA, M., CHEREPNEV, G., SHAKIROVA, V.G., KHAERTYNOVA, I., TARLINTON, R., RIZVANOV, A.,, KHAIBOULLINA, S., and MORZUNOV, S., 2019. Viruses. 11, 601
  • SARKER, N., FABIJAN, J., SEDDON, J., TARLINTON, R., OWEN, H., SIMMONS, G., THIA, J., BLANCHARD, A.M., SPEIGHT, N., KALER, J., EMES, R.D.E., WOOLFORD, L., HEMMATZADEH, F., TROTT, D. and MEERS, J., 2019. Journal of General Virology.
  • KLETENKOV, K., MARTYNOVA, E., DAVIDYUK, Y., KABWE, E., SHAMSUTDINOV, A., GARANINA, E., SHAKIROVA, V.G., KHAERTYNOVA, I., ANOHKIN, V., TARLINTON, R., RIZVANOV, A., KHAIBOULLINA, S. and MORZUNOV, S., 2019. 螖ccr5 Genotype Is Associated with Mild Form of Nephropathia Epidemica Viruses. 11, 675
  • TARLINTON, R.E., WANG, B., MORANDI, E., GRAN, B., KHAIBOULLIN, T., MARTYNOVA, E.,, RIZVANOV, A., and KHAIBOULLINA, S., 2019. Differential Expression of HERV-W in Peripheral blood in Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Patients in Two Different Ethnic Groups Frontiers in Immunology. (In Press.)
  • SARKER, N., FABIJAN, J., EMES, R.D, HEMMATZADEH, F., MEERS, J., MORETON, J., OWEN, H., SEDDON, J.M., SIMMONS, G., SPEIGHT, N., TROTT, D., WOOLFORD L. and TARLINTON, R.E.,, 2018. Scientific Reports. 8, 3364
  • STOKES JE, TARLINTON RE, LOVATT F, BAYLIS M, CARSON A and DUNCAN JS, 2018. The Veterinary record. 183, 690
  • BROWN, K and TARLINTON, R, 2017. Mammal Review. 47, 53-61
  • MORANDI E, TANASESCU R, TARLINTON RE, CONSTANTINESCU CS, ZHANG W, TENCH C and GRAN B, 2017. PloS one. 12(2), e0172415
  • MORANDI E, TARLINTON RE, TANASESCU R and GRAN B, 2017. Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England). 1352458517704711
  • STAVROU, A, DALY, J, MADDISON, B, GOUGH, K and TARLINTON, R, 2017. The Veterinary Journal. 230, 45-51
  • T. TSOLERIDIS, O. ONAINWA, E. HORNCASTLE, E. DAYMAN, M. ZHU, T. DANJITTRONG, M.WACHTL, J. BEHNKE, S. CHAPMAN, V. STRONG, P. DOBBS, J. BALL, R. TARLINTON and C.P. MCCLURE, 2016. Viruses. 8, 84
  • R. TARLINTON, L.ALDER, J.MORETON, G.MABONI, R.EMES and S.TOTEMEYER, 2016. BMC research notes. 353
  • T.T.APAA, J.M.DALY and R.E.TARLINTON, 2016. Vet Record Open. 3, e000198
  • DALY, JM, KING, B, TARLINTON, R, GOUGH, KC, MADDISON, BC and BLOWEY, R, 2015. BMC Vet Res. 11, 56
  • KING BJ, O'SHEA BROWN T, TARLINTON R and DALY JM, 2015. Veterinary Microbiology. 180(1-2), 36-40
  • LAURA BENNETT, STEPHEN DUNHAM, LISA YON, SARAH CHAPMAN, MEGAN KENAGHAN, LAURA PURDIE and RACHAEL TARLINTON, 2015. Veterinary Record Open.
  • MORANDI E and TARLINTON R E, 2015. Fronteirs in Immunology. 6(647),
  • JOANNA MORETON, SUNII MALLA, A.AZIZ ABOOBAKER, RACHAEL TARLINTON and RICHARD D. EMES, 2014. PeerJ. 2:e382
  • BROWN K, EMES RD and TARLINTON RE, 2014. Journal of virology. 88, 12464-71
  • TARLINTON, R.E., BARFOOT, H.K.R., ALLEN, C.E., BROWN, K., GIFFORD, R.J. and EMES, R.D., 2013. Veterinary Journal. 196(1), 28-33
  • TARLINTON R and DALY J, 2013. The Veterinary record. 172(7), 190
  • KYDD JH, COBB K, DAVIS R, DEAN R, DRINKWATER J, DUNHAM S, FLYNN R, GRAY C, GROGONO-THOMAS R, HAGAN P, JEFFERIES A, JONES M, OGDEN C, PEARSON G, ROBINSON N, RUTLAND C, TARLINTON R, T脰TEMEYER S, WASON J, WHITTINGTON R, WILLIAMS L and MOSSOP L, 2013. The Veterinary record. 173(14), 346
  • TARLINTON R, DALY J, DUNHAM S and KYDD JH, 2013. Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997). 198(2), 309-10
  • WISE AE and TARLINTON RE, 2012. The Veterinary Record. 170(3), 76
  • TARLINTON, R., DALY, J., DUNHAM, S. and KYDD, J., 2012. Veterinary Journal. 194(1), 10-18
  • BROWN, K., MORETON, J., MALLA, S., ABOOBAKER, A. A., EMES, R.D. and TARLINTON, RACHAEL, E.,, 2012. Virology. 433(1), 55-63
  • TARLINTON, RACHAEL E and DUNHAM, STEPHEN P, 2011. Veterinary journal.
  • TARLINTON, R.E., TATE, H.F.J., MOHALLAL, E.M.E., DALY, J.M. and BEHNKE, J.M., 2011. Betaherpesvirus sequences in eastern spiny mice and Wagner's dipodils Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 47(4), 958-962
  • TARLINTON, RE, YON, L, KLISCH, K, TOTEMEYER, S and GOUGH, KC, 2011. Journal Of Veterinary Medical Education. 38(3), 305-310
  • TARLINTON, R., MEERS, J. and YOUNG, P, 2008. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 65(21), 3413-3421
  • TARLINTON, RE, MEERS, J and YOUNG, PR, 2006. Nature. 442(7098), 79-81
  • TARLINTON, R, MEERS, J, HANGER, J and YOUNG, P, 2005. Journal Of General Virology. 86, 783-787

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