Personal Statement
Professor Paul Lunn took the position of Dean of the School of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Liverpool in January, 2022. He grew up in a farming community in North Wales, before studying veterinary medicine at Liverpool University, graduating in 1982. After a period in private practice in the UK, he pursued clinical training in Ontario and Wisconsin, and doctoral research training at the University of Cambridge.

Before coming to Liverpool, Professor Lunn began his academic career in 1991 as a as a large animal medicine faculty member at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, becoming Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Director of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital before departing in 2003. He then took a position as Head of the Department of Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. From February 2012 Professor Lunn served as the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University.

Research Overview
Professor Lunn’s initially focused on basic characterization of equine immune responses, which he subsequently applied to studies infectious disease. His research focused on characterizing protective immune responses to influenza virus and EHV-1 infection in horses, and understanding the immunoregulatory networks that determined protection. Professor Lunn's laboratory worked to develop new vaccination approaches, and to evaluate the efficacy of new and existing commercial vaccination products. More recently his interests have focused on infectious diseases of working equids in low-income countries.