Research Interests
Projects available on:
- Molecular Diagnostics: Polyomic approaches to helminth biomarker discovery
- Host-parasite interactions: The roles of extracellular nucleic acids in host-parasite interaction
- Schistosomiasis: Functional genomics approaches to study of snail-schistosome interactions, and development of innovative new approaches to vector control
Public outreach & key achievements
- Meetings Secretary, British Society for Parasitology
- Editorial Board Member, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology (Elsevier)
- Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing)
- STEMNET ambassador
Research students
| PhD Title |
Functions and diagnostic applications of liver fluke microRNAs |
| Name | Caoimhe Herron |
| Years of study | 2020-2023 |
| Country | NI |
| PhD Title |
Can many biomarkers make light work of liver fluke diagnostics? |
| Name | Christopher Wray |
| Years of study | 2020-2024 |
| Country | NI |