Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
2024-present: President, Irish Society for Parasitology
2024-present: Honorary Professor, Science amp; Engineering | Swansea University (Wales)
2022-present: Principal InvestigatorLecturer (SNS) | Ryan InstituteUniversity of Galway
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2019-2022: Associate Professor (Reader), Biosciences | Swansea University (Wales)
2017-2019: Senior Lecturer, Biosciences | Swansea University (Wales)
2015-2016: Lecturer, Biosciences | Swansea University (Wales) 2014-2015: PDRA, Marine Molecular Microbiology | University of Stirling (Scotland) | NERC funded
2009-2013: PhD Candidate amp; Teaching Assistant | University of Stirling (Scotland)
2008: SFI UREKA Scholarship in Chemical Biology | Medical Mycology, Maynooth University
Research Interests
-Shellfish Health, Welfare, Stress, Physiology, Disease, Epizootiology-Invertebrate Immunology and Pathology-Developing insects as alternative in vivo models (3Rs research)-Shellfish Aquaculture and Fisheries-Marine Toxicology-Multi-functional Roles of Oxygen TransportBinding Proteins
Teaching Interests
Head of Year 4, Zoology | Practice based learning | Developing (wet) laboratory skills | Threshold concepts in the Biological Sciences
Education/Academic qualification
BSc, PGCert., PhD
External positions
President, Irish Society for Parasitology
1 Jun 2024 → …
Honorary Professor - Science and Engineering, Swansea University
1 May 2024 → …
Accepting PhD Students
- Accepting PhD Students
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cuticle immunity and susceptibility to infection in Galleria mellonella larvae envenomed by the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor
Grizanova, E. V., Coates, C. J., Hudishkina, V., Agasyeva, I. & Dubovskiy, I. M., 1 Feb 2027, In: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Prevalence, distribution and gravidity of the parasitic isopod Bopyrus crangorum among common prawns Palaemon serratus
Conneely, E. A. & Coates, C. J., 2 Feb 2027, In: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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A computational pathology approach to assessing tissue damage in parasitised crustaceans
Conneely, E. A. & Coates, C. J., 11 Jun 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference (Published) › Abstract
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Crustaceans (pain and welfare considerations)
Crump, A., Albalat, A., Coates, C. & Powell, A., 9 Feb 2026, In Pain and Suffering in Farmed Animal . Springer, p. 449-467 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Dietary supplementation of calcium butyrate modulates hepatopancreatic trypsin activity in Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei
Valente, C. D. S., de Oliveira, A. P., Kracizy, R. O., Coates, C. J., Brazão, C. C., Koppenol, A., Cazarolli, L. H. & Ballester, E. L. C., 2 Sept 2026, In: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research . 54, 4, p. 625-634 10 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Invited Speaker, Galleria mellonella Workshop (Edge Hill University, UK)
Coates, C. J. (Mentor)
15 Sept 2025Activity: Other
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Desa Bolger
Coates, C. J. (Mentor)
2025 → 2029Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
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Conor Byrne
Coates, C. J. (Mentor)
2025 → 2029Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
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Invited Seminar Speaker, Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London
Coates, C. J. (Other)
Jun 2024Activity: Other