Graduating from the University of Glasgow as a veterinary surgeon in 1987, Reid is Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Informatics holding the unique, joint chair between the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde since 1997.
His research focus is on quantitative epidemiology applied to human and animal health issues, at all levels of resolution, and has over 100 publications and over £15M in competitive grants to his name. Previously Associate Dean (Research) and now Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Glasgow, Reid leads one of the world's premier veterinary schools with a commitment to research, education and clinical care. A vet with experience of the private and public sector, Reid has worked in Africa, the USA, is a Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney, is senior vice president of the European College of Veterinary Public Health and a member of the UK Veterinary Products Committee. He currently serves on the Scottish Science Advisory Committee and, until recently, was a member of the international scientific steering group of the Danish EpiLab. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's National Academy, and sat on the Society's inquiries into Foot and Mouth Disease and Infectious Salmon Anaemia.
