Dr Kate Hughes

I am a research-active veterinary pathologist focussing on mammary gland biology and pathology. As such I am interested in mastitis and the mammary gland's response to mastitis pathogens. A secondary interest lies in the field of lagomorph pathology including host response to hepatic parasites.

I study the mammary gland in health, and during mastitis and tumourigenesis. My particular field of interest encompasses the interactions between different cell types within the mammary gland during the postnatal mammary developmental cycle and how these interactions may contribute to disease susceptibility, or protect against disease.