Projects

• The role of structural variants in driving genome evolution during biological invasions

  Participants:

  • Aaron Comeault (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  21/03/2022 – 30/04/2023

• 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

• Snakebite risk mapping in Rajasthan, India

  Participants:

  • Anita Malhotra (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  10/08/2021 – 09/09/2023

• Understanding snake venom variation: integrating the role of diet and defence

  Participants:

  • Wolfgang Wüster (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/03/2021 – 31/03/2024

• BACSTOP

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/09/2020 – 31/05/2023

• FUTURE OAK: Engineering the oak microbiome to future-proof an arboreal icon

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/09/2020 – 30/09/2023

• KESS II Phd with Woodland Heritage BUK2213

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/08/2020 – 31/07/2023

• KESS II East PhD Upgrade with Brymbo Heritage Trust- BUK2E026

  Participants:

  • Alexander Papadopulos (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/06/2020 – 31/05/2023

• KESS II Phd with Pontur Research Ltd BUK2E007

  Participants:

  • Amy Ellison (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/03/2020 – 31/03/2023

• SYNBIOGAS

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/01/2020 – 30/07/2023

• Collibya and oak decline

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/01/2019 – 31/01/2023

• Forecasting potential biodiversity losses in Wallacea from ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes

  Participants:

  • Alexander Papadopulos (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  12/11/2018 – 30/09/2022

• Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments PANDORA (Grant no. 773713)

  Participants:

  • Alexander Papadopulos (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/05/2018 – 31/12/2199

• KESS II Phd with Welsh Mountain Zoo- BUK2140

  Participants:

  • Wolfgang Wüster (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/10/2017 – 01/11/2022

• Understanding the ecological relevance of eDNA in freshwater lotic ecosystems

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/12/2015 – 16/10/2022

  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.

  Links:

  • http://lofresh.bangor.ac.uk/

Projects completed in the last 5 years

• HEFCW HEIR bridging funding for R44R06 / F008297 (BB/T011076/1)

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/05/2021 – 31/08/2021

• HEFCW HEIR bridging funding for R44R13/ F008616 (BB/T01069X/1)

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/05/2021 – 08/11/2021

• Rapid, parallel adaptation in the Anthropocene - top up grant

  Participants:

  • Alexander Papadopulos (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  19/02/2021 – 13/09/2022

• Wallacea region - understanding biodiversity and evolutionary responses to environmental change

  Participants:

  • Alexander Papadopulos (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/01/2021 – 28/02/2022

• CHRONOFEED: Harnessing chronobiology for precision aquaculture nutrition & health.

  Participants:

  • Amy Ellison (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/12/2020 – 04/11/2021

• Mapping for Conservation of Native Tilapia Resources in East Africa - extension

  Participants:

  • George Turner (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/10/2020 – 09/09/2022

  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.

  Links:

  • http://tilapiamap.org

• KESS II Phd with Bodorgan Est BUK2E024

  Participants:

  • Anita Malhotra (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/04/2020 – 31/12/2023

• FUTUREFISH: The role of circadian rhythms, immunity and infection in enhancing aquaculture

  Participants:

  • Amy Ellison (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/04/2019 – 30/09/2021

• Can phenotypic plasticity and DNA methylation promote adaptive radiation?

  Participants:

  • George Turner (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  25/02/2019 – 12/09/2022

• Oak Declines PDRA - Kajamuhan

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/03/2018 – 30/06/2021

• Rapid, parallel adaptation in the Anthropocene

  Participants:

  • Alexander Papadopulos (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  19/02/2018 – 05/03/2021

  Links:

  • http://labadopulos.co.uk

• KESS II PhD with Dwr Cymru BUK299

  Participants:

  • Gary Carvalho (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/02/2018 – 31/03/2022

• KESS II Phd with National Botanic Garden of Wales- BUK2139

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/12/2017 – 01/03/2021

• Fungal genomics PDRA

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/11/2017 – 06/09/2021

• KESS II Phd with NRW- BUK2147

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/11/2017 – 31/10/2021

• Exploring the ecology of airborne pollen diversity using environmental DNA analysis and identifying links to hay fever

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/10/2017 – 31/08/2021

  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.

  Links:

  • http://pollergen.bangor.ac.uk/

• Mortality of UK plantation oak

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/10/2017 – 06/09/2021

• SHIELD: Solutions to Human-Induced tumours of wild sea turtles

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/09/2017 – 30/09/2020

• MarDNA - characterising marine biodiversity using NGS approaches

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/08/2017 – 21/09/2022

• ADAPT – Ancient DNA studies of Adaptive Processes through Time

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/10/2016 – 21/07/2020

• CASE studentship award - William Perry

  Participants:

  • Gary Carvalho (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/10/2016 – 31/05/2020

• Gene expression analysis of microorganisms in Acute Oak Decline

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/05/2016 – 01/08/2019

• Genetic tools to resolve taxonomy of Manta and Mobula rays

  Participants:

  • Gary Carvalho (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/05/2016 – 01/08/2019

• Andrew Griffiths AOD RO post

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/03/2016 – 31/10/2017

• Using genetics to understand pollen deposition:enhancing bio-aerosol models

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/03/2016 – 21/09/2022

• Impacts of climate change on multispecies systems - from genes to ecosystems

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/01/2016 – 01/08/2019

• KESS II PhD with National Botanic Garden of Wales- BUK228

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/11/2015 – 28/02/2020

• Identification, ecology and function of Armillaria species associated with oak

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/10/2015 – 01/08/2019

• Genomic approaches to identification of wild tilapia resources for aquaculture

  Participants:

  • George Turner (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/04/2015 – 30/09/2020

• Genome-Wide Analysis of the Evolution of New Species

  Participants:

  • George Turner (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  06/10/2014 – 28/02/2018

• Characterisation of the Fibrobacteres phylum

  Participants:

  • James McDonald (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/07/2014 – 28/02/2021

• Going with the flow? The genetic and genomic basis for snake venom evolution.

  Participants:

  • Wolfgang Wüster (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  29/04/2014 – 10/10/2017

• 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.

  Links:

  • http://bites.bangor.ac.uk

• AQUATRACE

  Participants:

  • Gary Carvalho (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/11/2012 – 01/08/2019

  Links:

  • http://mefgl.bangor.ac.uk/projects.php

• FishProbio

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/11/2012 – 01/08/2019

• Gene expression in the snake venom system

  Participants:

  • Wolfgang Wüster (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/09/2012 – 01/09/2020

• Sequencing the Antarctic marine microbial eukaryotic biosphere.

  Participants:

  • Si Creer (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/01/2012 – 01/08/2022

• Marie Curie Ief - F Costa

  Participants:

  • Gary Carvalho (PI)

  Start – End dates:

  01/01/2006 – 01/08/2019