Projects
Active Projects
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Participants:
- Amy Ellison (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/07/2023 – 14/11/2024
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Participants:
- Aaron Comeault (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/12/2022 – 31/12/2023
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The amphibian skin microbiome-immune interface and its impact on disease outcomes
Participants:
- Amy Ellison (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/03/2022 – 31/03/2025
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Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/12/2021 – 30/12/2025
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Snakebite risk mapping in Rajasthan, India
Participants:
- Anita Malhotra (PI)
Start – End dates:
10/08/2021 – 30/09/2024
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Understanding snake venom variation: integrating the role of diet and defence
Participants:
- Wolfgang Wüster (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/03/2021 – 31/03/2024
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Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/09/2020 – 30/04/2024
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FUTURE OAK: Engineering the oak microbiome to future-proof an arboreal icon
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/09/2020 – 30/05/2024
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KESS II Phd with Woodland Heritage BUK2213
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/08/2020 – 31/12/2023
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KESS II East PhD Upgrade with Brymbo Heritage Trust- BUK2E026
Participants:
Start – End dates:
01/06/2020 – 30/11/2023
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Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/01/2020 – 31/01/2024
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Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments PANDORA (Grant no. 773713)
Participants:
Start – End dates:
01/05/2018 – 31/12/2199
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Rapid, parallel adaptation in the Anthropocene
Participants:
Start – End dates:
19/02/2018 – 30/09/2023
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Using genetics to understand pollen deposition:enhancing bio-aerosol models
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/03/2016 – 30/09/2023
Past Projects
Projects completed in the last 5 years
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Global Wales – Wales-Telangana Universities Partnerships Project
Participants:
- Anita Malhotra (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/04/2023 – 31/08/2023
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The role of structural variants in driving genome evolution during biological invasions
Participants:
- Aaron Comeault (PI)
Start – End dates:
21/03/2022 – 01/08/2022
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HEFCW HEIR bridging funding for R44R06 / F008297 (BB/T011076/1)
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/05/2021 – 31/08/2021
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HEFCW HEIR bridging funding for R44R13/ F008616 (BB/T01069X/1)
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/05/2021 – 01/08/2022
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Rapid, parallel adaptation in the Anthropocene - top up grant
Participants:
Start – End dates:
19/02/2021 – 01/08/2022
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Wallacea region - understanding biodiversity and evolutionary responses to environmental change
Participants:
Start – End dates:
01/01/2021 – 01/08/2022
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CHRONOFEED: Harnessing chronobiology for precision aquaculture nutrition & health.
Participants:
- Amy Ellison (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/12/2020 – 01/08/2022
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Mapping for Conservation of Native Tilapia Resources in East Africa - extension
Participants:
- George Turner (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/10/2020 – 01/08/2022
Description:
This project aims to compile nation-wide distribution records for tilapia in Kenya and Tanzania using the free to download and use smartphone app 'TilapiaMap'. This will provide an easy to use resource for rapid identification of tilapia in the field accessible to all. These observations are mapped and data made available for free download, so that developments and species distributions can be monitored and ultimately made available to policy makers. The project will provide training in species identification and help with species verification.
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KESS II Phd with Bodorgan Est BUK2E024
Participants:
- Anita Malhotra (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/04/2020 – 01/08/2022
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KESS II Phd with Pontur Research Ltd BUK2E007
Participants:
- Amy Ellison (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/03/2020 – 15/08/2023
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FUTUREFISH: The role of circadian rhythms, immunity and infection in enhancing aquaculture
Participants:
- Amy Ellison (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/04/2019 – 01/08/2022
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Can phenotypic plasticity and DNA methylation promote adaptive radiation?
Participants:
- George Turner (PI)
Start – End dates:
25/02/2019 – 01/08/2022
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Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/01/2019 – 27/07/2023
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Participants:
Start – End dates:
12/11/2018 – 01/08/2022
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Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/03/2018 – 30/06/2021
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KESS II PhD with Dwr Cymru BUK299
Participants:
- Gary Carvalho (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/02/2018 – 31/08/2023
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KESS II Phd with National Botanic Garden of Wales- BUK2139
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/12/2017 – 01/08/2022
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Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/11/2017 – 01/08/2022
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Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/11/2017 – 31/08/2023
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Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/10/2017 – 01/08/2022
Description:
Linking grass pollen biodiversity and human health: an environmental genomics approach
PollerGEN is a group of interdisciplinary researchers funded by NERC to understand grass pollen deposition. We aim to revolutionise the way that pollen is measured, model spatial and temporal deposition from different species of grass pollen and identify linkages to human health.
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KESS II Phd with Welsh Mountain Zoo- BUK2140
Participants:
- Wolfgang Wüster (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/10/2017 – 10/08/2023
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Mortality of UK plantation oak
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/10/2017 – 01/08/2022
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SHIELD: Solutions to Human-Induced tumours of wild sea turtles
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/09/2017 – 30/09/2020
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MarDNA - characterising marine biodiversity using NGS approaches
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/08/2017 – 28/02/2023
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ADAPT – Ancient DNA studies of Adaptive Processes through Time
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/10/2016 – 21/07/2020
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CASE studentship award - William Perry
Participants:
- Gary Carvalho (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/10/2016 – 31/05/2020
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Gene expression analysis of microorganisms in Acute Oak Decline
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/05/2016 – 01/08/2019
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Genetic tools to resolve taxonomy of Manta and Mobula rays
Participants:
- Gary Carvalho (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/05/2016 – 01/08/2019
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Impacts of climate change on multispecies systems - from genes to ecosystems
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/01/2016 – 01/08/2019
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Understanding the ecological relevance of eDNA in freshwater lotic ecosystems
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/12/2015 – 01/08/2022
Description:
LOFRESH is a multi-institution collaborative initiative funded by a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Highlight Topic grant to improve our ability to utilize environmental DNA (eDNA) for tracking the presence and abundance of species in and around freshwater habitats. Environmental DNA refers to shed cells or extracellular DNA from organisms as they pass through an environment (e.g. water, soil and air), or die and decay. By doing so, animals and plants leave traces of their DNA in the environment that can be detected using a number of molecular genetic approaches.
We expect that our findings will provide valuable insights for the fields of freshwater ecology, biomonitoring and environmental assessment. Launched in March 2016, LOFRESH aims to understand the dynamics between living communities and lotic (i.e. riverine) eDNA in relation to spatial and environmental variation.
While led by Bangor University, LOFRESH is also directly supported by The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), Cardiff University and the University of Birmingham.
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KESS II PhD with National Botanic Garden of Wales- BUK228
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/11/2015 – 01/08/2022
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Identification, ecology and function of Armillaria species associated with oak
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/10/2015 – 01/08/2019
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Genomic approaches to identification of wild tilapia resources for aquaculture
Participants:
- George Turner (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/04/2015 – 30/09/2020
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Characterisation of the Fibrobacteres phylum
Participants:
- James McDonald (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/07/2014 – 28/02/2021
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Biodiversity Informatics and Technology Exchange for Snakebite Management
Participants:
- Anita Malhotra (PI)
Start – End dates:
15/12/2013 – 01/08/2019
Description:
India has the globally highest annual death rate from venomous snake bites and in some states it is the largest contributor to mortality, exceeding even AIDS and malaria. Data on snakebite is significantly lacking from the north-eastern and Himalayan belt States, where the “Big Four” medically significant venomous snakes are replaced by different sets of venomous snakes. This has serious consequences for the ability to treat cases of snakebite.
Clinical management of snakebites requires timely administration of antivenom (referred to in India as anti-snake-venom serum, or ASVS), neutralizing the life-threatening toxins in snake venom. However, venom composition varies both between and within species, and so the design and production of efficient antivenins depends on thorough understanding of venomous snake diversity and distribution. The resulting biological information and standards from this project will contribute to improving the outcome of snakebite and provide a baseline for future work.
This project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under the grant agreement number PIRSES-GA-2013-612131, with additional funding from the Bangor University ESRC Impact Acceleration Account.
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Participants:
- Gary Carvalho (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/11/2012 – 01/08/2022
Links:
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Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/11/2012 – 01/08/2022
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Gene expression in the snake venom system
Participants:
- Wolfgang Wüster (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/09/2012 – 01/09/2020
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Sequencing the Antarctic marine microbial eukaryotic biosphere.
Participants:
- Si Creer (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/01/2012 – 04/09/2023
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Participants:
- Gary Carvalho (PI)
Start – End dates:
01/01/2006 – 01/08/2022