Prof. Jacqui Matthews qualified as a veterinary surgeon before completing a PhD in parasitology at the University of Glasgow. She then worked in academia for over 25 years, leading a range of interdisciplinary projects focused on helminths of ruminants and horses.

During this time, she taught many undergraduates and postgraduates in the subject area, and was awarded more than £15 million in competitive funding for research. She has published over 160 peer-reviewed research papers and reviews. Her research has primarily focused on vaccine and diagnostic test development to underpin sustainable parasite control. She has written numerous lay articles, given seminars and workshops to stakeholders promoting best practice control practices, and for many years, was technical advisor to the Control of Worms Sustainably in Cattle initiative and parasitology expert on the UK Veterinary Products Committee. She sits on several sub-groups of the CANTER initiative, set up to develop and promote best practice guidelines for parasite control in horses and has authored several chapters in the guidelines. 

Jacqui was conferred fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary surgeons for meritorious contributions to knowledge in 2017, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and is a RCVS recognised specialist in Veterinary Parasitology. One of her inventions, a blood test for equine small redworms, was commercialised by Austin Davis Biologics in 2019 and, in 2022, she moved to this company as Director of Veterinary Science, where she leads the research and development programme and works closely with end-users in promoting evidence-based worm control in horses.

Dr. Nielsen graduated with his DVM degree from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark in 2001. He spent three years in equine veterinary practice before joining graduate school. He received his Ph.D. in equine parasitology at University of Copenhagen in 2007, and served as assistant professor there until 2011.

He then joined the M.H. Gluck Equine Research Center at University of Kentucky where he now serves as associate professor and holds the title of Schlaikjer Professor in Equine Infectious Disease.

David graduated from The University of Bristol in 2001.  After 3 years in large animal practice he undertook a residency in Equine Internal Medicine at The University of Glasgow and The Liphook Equine Hospital sponsored by The Horserace Betting Levy Board. During the residency he gained The Royal College Certificate in Equine Internal Medicine and a Masters in Veterinary Medicine by research. In 2011 David completed the Diploma Examinations for the European College of Equine Internal Medicine. Since completing his residency, David has worked in private equine referral practice in the UK. He recently spent a year as a Lecturer in Equine Medicine at Charles Sturt University, Australia where he undertook a number of research projects into Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction. David returned to The Liphook Equine Hospital in 2012 as specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. He currently works at Rainbow Equine Hospital in Yorkshire. David has published and presented on a range of internal medicine topics but is particularly interested in equine endocrinology, gastroenterology and respiratory disease.