Quintin McKellar

Quintin McKellar CBE FRSE FRSB FRCVS is a British veterinary surgeon and academic. In the 2011 New Year Honours list, he was appointed a CBE for services to science during his tenure as principal of the Royal Veterinary College.^[2][3] Since January 2011 he has been vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.^[4]

Quintin McKellar
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2011
Personal details
Residence(s)	Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Salary	£333,000 (2021–22)[1]

Early life and education

McKellar grew up in Renfrewshire, Scotland, and graduated from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981.^[5] Upon graduating, he remained at Glasgow so that he could continue to train there as a member of the university's rowing club,^[5] and he gained a PhD in veterinary parasitology in 1984.^[6]

McKellar represented Scotland as a rower at the 1986 Commonwealth Games,^[7] finishing fifth in two events, the eight and the coxless four.^[8]

Career

After obtaining his PhD in the study of Ostertagia ostertagi, a parasite of cattle, McKellar remained at Glagow University in the department of pharmacology, researching anthelmintics, and became head of the department in 1988.^[5] In 1996, Glasgow awarded McKellar a personal professorship.^[9] McKellar remained Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Glasgow until 1997, when he became Scientific Director and Chief Executive of the Moredun Research Institute, a post which he held until the end of 2003.^[10] From 2004 until the end of 2010, he was principal of the Royal Veterinary College of the University of London.^[11] In January 2011, McKellar became vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, succeeding Tim Wilson.^[7]

In 2015 he was elected as a board member of Universities UK^[12] and is chair of the University Vocational Awards Council.^[13]

He is chair of the board of trustees of the Pirbright Institute,^[14] and co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force.^[15] a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership,^[16] and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board.^[17] and was a member of the Government Chief Scientist Steering Group on Animal and Plant Health in the UK.^[18]

Fellowships

• 2001 Fellowship of the Institute of Biology^[6]
• 2002 Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Societies^[6]
• 2003 Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[9]
• 2009 Fellowship of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
• 2016 Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Academic awards

• Pfizer Academic Award for Animal Health Research 1986
• The Wellcome Trust Medal for Veterinary Research 1993
• British Small Animal Veterinary Association Amoroso Award 1995
• Royal Agricultural Society Bledisloe Award 2000^[19]
• Saltire Society Scottish Science Award 2001^[20]
• British Veterinary Association Wooldrich Award 2002

Public lectures

• Therapy for Livestock in a Global Community, Elixir or Crutch. Saltire Society Science Award. Royal Society of Edinburgh 2001.
• Pride and Prejudice. The Wooldrich Lecture, British Veterinary Association, Stratford, 2002.
• The Future of Animal Welfare. Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, Glasgow 2003.
• How can milk cost less than water? Royal Society of Arts Annual President's Lecture, London 2009.^[21]

Notable publications

• McKellar, Quintin A.; Lees, Peter; Gettinby, George (3 March 1994). "Pharmacodynamics of tolfenamic acid in dogs. Evaluation of dose response relationships". European Journal of Pharmacology. 253 (3): 191–200. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(94)90191-0. PMID 8200415.
• Benchaoui, HA; McKellar, QA (July 1996). "Interaction between fenbendazole and piperonyl butoxide: pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic implications". Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 48 (7): 753–9. doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb03965.x. PMID 8866343. S2CID 22599099.
• McKellar, Quintin; Gibson, Ian; Monteiro, Ana; Bregante, Miguel (August 1999). "Pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin and danofloxacin in plasma, inflammatory exudate, and bronchial secretions of calves following subcutaneous administration". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 43 (8): 1988–1992. doi:10.1128/AAC.43.8.1988. PMC 89402. PMID 10428924.
• Cheng, Zhangrui; Nolan, Andrea; McKellar, Quintin A. (June 2002). "Anti-inflammatory effects of carprofen, carprofen enantiomers, and N^G-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester in sheep". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 63 (6): 782–8. doi:10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.782. PMID 12061520.
• McKellar, QA; Gokbulut, C; Muzandu, K; Benchaoui, H (November 2002). "Fenbendazole pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and potentiation in horses". Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 30 (11): 1230–1239. doi:10.1124/dmd.30.11.1230. PMID 12386129. S2CID 6310030.
• Sarasola, Patxi; Lees, Peter; AliAbadi, Fariborz Shojaee; McKellar, Quintin A.; Donachie, William; Marr, Kate A.; Sunderland, Simon J.; Rowan, Tim G. (September 2002). "Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of danofloxacin administered by two dosing regimens in calves infected with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 46 (9): 3013–9. doi:10.1128/AAC.46.9.3013-3019.2002. PMC 127430. PMID 12183261.
• Mitchell, John D.; McKellar, Quintin A.; McKeever, Declan J. (2012). "Pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials against Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides small colony, the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia". PLOS One. 7 (8): e44158. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...744158M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044158. PMC 3428318. PMID 22952911.
• Mitchell, John D.; McKellar, Quintin A.; McKeever, Declan J. (January 2013). "Evaluation of antimicrobial activity against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small Colony using an in vitro dynamic dilution pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 62 (Pt 1): 56–61. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.045971-0. PMID 23002064.