Matt Valentine

Matthew J. Valentine, BVMS, MRCVS, PhD, Diplomate ACVP.

Assistant Professor of Veterinary Anatomic Pathology
Matthew John Valentine

Email: mvalentine2@rossvet.edu.kn
Phone: x-401-1122
Location:  Faculty Offices IV
Room#: 10-211

BIOGRAPHY

Matthew John Valentine's career began with his qualification in veterinary medicine and surgery (BVMS) from the University of Glasgow in 1997. He spent 17 years in mixed and companion animal clinical practice and also in government roles as a Temporary Veterinary Inspector during the UK's Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak (2001) and later as a Veterinary Advisor in diseases exotic to the UK (2005). Matthew’s pursuit of professional development led him to a combined PhD and training in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. 

His research focuses on the disease ecology of zoonotic arboviral diseases, their sylvatic transmission involving nonhuman primates and development of vector borne pathogen animal models. He is interested in enhancing mosquito surveillance techniques, control methods and developing collaborations between Caribbean islands and their institutions to build regional resilience to mosquito borne diseases. Matthew is a member of the Caribbean Vector Borne disease network. 

Education

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery,  University of Glasgow, UK, 1997.

Doctor of Philosophy. “Investigating sylvatic cycles of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses on St. Kitts.”

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts and Nevis, 2021

Certification

Diplomate American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2018

Member Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1997

Research Interests
  • Zoonotic arboviral diseases.
  • Sylvatic transmission of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses.
  • Rickettsia felis.
  • Companion animal pathology.
Publication Highlights

Valentine MJ, Hoque M, Wang C, Kelly PJ. Rickettsia felis, the agent of flea-borne spotted fever, in mosquitoes on St Kitts, West Indies. The Lancet Microbe [Internet]. 2021;2:e93.

Valentine MJ, Ciraola B, Aliota MT, Vandenplas M, Marchi S, Tenebray B, et al. No evidence for sylvatic cycles of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses in African green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) on St. Kitts, West Indies. Parasit Vectors. 2020;13:540.

Valentine M, Ciraola B, Jacobs G, Arnot C, Kelly P, Murdock C. Effects of seasonality and land use on the abundance and distribution of mosquitoes on St. Kitts, West Indies. Parasit Vectors. 2020;13:543.

Valentine MJ, Murdock CC, Kelly PJ. Sylvatic cycles of arboviruses in non-human primates. Parasites and Vectors. 2019;12:463.

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