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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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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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Assessing Host Health in the common prawn Palaemon serratus infected with the isopod parasite Bopyrus squillarum
Watson, S. & Coates, C. J., 12 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference (Published) › Abstract
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Confirmed spread of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by aerosols is a risk factor in the infection of shrimp ponds
Shinn, A. P., Wongwaradechkul, R., Coates, C. J., Limakom, T., Yamuen, N., Liễu, N., Phan, D. T., Nguyễn, C. C., Van Ballaer, E. & Poulain, M., 15 Mar 2025, In: Aquaculture. 598, 741923.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Haematological deterioration of Hematodinium-infected decapod crustaceans
Conneely, E. A. & Coates, C. J., Feb 2025, In: Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 163, 105307.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Host-parasite dynamics in common prawns, Palaemon serratus, infected with a haematophagous isopod, Bopyrus crangorum
Conneely, E. A. & Coates, C. J., 6 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference (Published) › Poster
Activities
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Invited Speaker, Galleria mellonella Workshop (Edge Hill University, UK)
Coates, C. J. (Mentor)
15 Sep 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