Ironside, Joe - Aberystwyth University - Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

个人简介

I obtained a BSc(Hons) in Biology and an MSc in Ecology from Bangor University before moving to The University of Leeds to engage in PhD studies of the evolution of parasitic sex ratio distortion in amphipod crustaceans. After a period of postdoctoral research into sex chromosome evolution at Birmingham University, I joined Aberystwyth University as Lecturer in Animal Genetics. Since then, I have continued my studies of sex-ratio distorting parasites, particularly the microsporidian parasites of crustaceans. I have broadened my research to study microsporidian phylogenetics and life cycles, particularly the evolution of sex in these unusual organisms. I have also studied the population genetics of the parasites' crustacean and mollusc hosts and this has led to research into conservation genetics of commercially harvested shellfish. I teach at all levels, from foundation, through undergraduate to masters and have developed several modules in genetics and evolutionary biology. I also participate in the governance of Aberystwyth University as a member of its Senate and Council.

研究领域

Parasitic sex-ratio distortion, evolution of sex chromosomes, parasite biodiversity, population and conservation genetics of shellfish and other animals.

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Watson, H., McKeown, N., Coscia, I., Wootton, E., Ironside, J. 2016. Population genetic structure of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the Irish Sea and implications for the effectiveness of the first British marine protected area. Fisheries Research 183 pp. 287-293. Arundell, K., Dunn, A., Alexander, J.L., Shearman, R., Archer, N.L., Ironside, J. 2015. Enemy release and genetic founder effects in invasive killer shrimp populations of Great Britain. Biological Invasions 17 (5) pp. 1439-1451. Ironside, J., Alexander, J.L. 2015. Microsporidian parasites feminise hosts without paramyxean co-infection: support for convergent evolution of parasitic feminisation. International Journal for Parasitology 45 (6) pp. 427-433. Cadair Ironside, J.E. 2013. Diversity and recombination of dispersed ribosomal DNA and protein coding genes in microsporidia. PLoS One 8 (2) e55878 Cadair Ovcharenko, M.O., Świątek, P., Ironside, J.E., Skalski, T. 2013. Orthosomella lipae sp. n. (Microsporidia) a parasite of the weevil, Liophloeus lentus Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 112 (1) pp. 33-40. Coscia, I., Robins, P., Porter, J., Malham, S., Ironside, J.E. 2012. Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow: seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea: Conservation Genetics. Conservation Genetics 14 (2) pp. 1-16. Other Wilkinson, T.J., Rock, J., Whiteley, N.M., Ovcharenko, M.O., Ironside, J.E. 2011. Genetic diversity of the feminising microsporidian parasite Dictyocoela: new insights into host-specificity, sex and phylogeography. International Journal for Parasitology 41 (9) pp. 959-966. Lawton, S.P., Hirai, H., Ironside, J.E., Johnston, D.A., Rollinson, D. 2011. Genomes and geography: genomic insights into the evolution and phylogeography of the genus Schistosoma. Parasites & Vectors 4 (1) 131 pp. Paper 131. Cadair Ironside, J.E., Smith, J.E., Hatcher, M.J., Dunn, A.M. 2011. Should sex ratio distorting parasites abandon horizontal transmission? BMC Evolutionary Biology 11 370 Cadair