Dr Amin Asfor

Dr Amin Asfor is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Picornavirus Molecular Biology group at The Pirbright Institute. Amin obtained his BVSc from Alexandria University, Egypt and PhD in Molecular Virology from the Royal Veterinary College, London University and Animal and Plant Health Agency (Weybridge), investigating the role of Viral glycoprotein E2 in the host range restriction of Pestiviruses.  Amin joined The Pirbright Institute in 2009, since then he identified a novel antibody binding determinants on the capsid surface of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV).

Dr Asfor's research interest includes: evolution of viral immune-escape using next generation sequences, identifying novel antigenic sites, and identifying novel conserved epitopes as candidate for cross-serotypes vaccines and developing pan serotypes diagnostic assays. He has published some of the findings in a peer reviewed journals and presented several research papers in several international conferences. His research projects are linked with different research groups in the UK e.g. Oxford University, Imperial College, London, Glasgow University and World reference Laboratory for vesicular disease at The Pirbright Institute, UK.

Amin has experience in supporting and guiding PhD students towards completion of their degrees and supervising placement students.