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Biography
Associate Professor in MicrobiologySchool of Biological and Chemical SciencesCollege of Science and Engineering.I ama microbiologist, interested in:1. Environmental microbiology and biotechnology;2. International development:sustainable sanitation; pathogen, and antimicrobial resistance, transmission;3. Microbiomes:leveraging the utility of microbiomes, and host-microbe interactions,in the natural and built environment. I am interested inapplying novel,high-resolution microbiomics.My labwebsite is at a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.collinslaboratory.comwww.collinslaboratory.com and my publishing profile is a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:scholar.google.comcitations?user=NNBVxY0AAAAJ amp;hl=en amp;oi=aohere .I have helda Science Foundation Ireland Career Development Award, and I waswas anERC Laureate, Fulbright Scholar (UC Berkeley), Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Scholar, Ireland-Canada University Scholar (UBC, Vancouver), Marie Curie Fellow (Max Planck Institute, Bremen); Irish Research Council Fellow; and a British Science Association Media Fellow at The Irish Times .
Research Interests
Research InterestsMicrobial ecosystems at the interfaces of: - the built and natural environment- international development, relating to: Public - No restriction health; antimicrobial resistance transmission; pathogen transmission; sustainable sanitation- Interactions betweencarbon-, nitrogen-, sulfur- and iron-cycling for innovative, autotrophic management of nutrients- genome-centric, microbial ecology, and ecophysiology, of complex biofilm aggregates and of host-microbe associations- leveraging, and improving the reliability of,microbiomes to protect environmental quality and Public - No restriction health, and tosustain thebuilt environment and the bioeconomy.My research lab is a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.collinslaboratory.comhere and our Public - No restrictionations are a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:scholar.google.comcitations?user=NNBVxY0AAAAJ amp;hl=en amp;oi=aohere .
Teaching Interests
Environmental Microbiology; Evolution; Microbial Ecology; Environmental Biotechnology; Metal-Microbe Interactions
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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Education/Academic qualification
BSc PhD
External positions
Lecturer Above the Bar, NUI Galway
1 Jan 2011 → 30 Jun 2014
Accepting PhD Students
- Accepting PhD Students
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Individual methanogenic granules are whole-ecosystem replicates with reproducible responses to environmental cues
Trego, A., O’Sullivan, S., O’Flaherty, V., Collins, G. & Ijaz, U. Z., Dec 2024, In: Environmental Microbiome. 19, 1, 68.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Microbial strategies driving low concentration substrate degradation for sustainable remediation solutions
Yin, Q., He, K., Collins, G., De Vrieze, J. & Wu, G., Dec 2024, In: npj Clean Water. 7, 1, 52.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
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Removal of metals and emergent contaminants from liquid digestates in constructed wetlands for agricultural reuse
Porras-Socias, P., Tomasino, M. P., Fernandes, J. P., De Menezes, A. B., Fernández, B., Collins, G., Alves, M. J., Castro, R., Gomes, C. R., Almeida, C. M. R. & Mucha, A. P., 2024, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 15, 1388895.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Unifying concepts in methanogenic, aerobic, and anammox sludge granulation
Mills, S., Trego, A. C., Prevedello, M., De Vrieze, J., O'Flaherty, V., Lens, P. N. L. & Collins, G., Jan 2024, In: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 17, 100310.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
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Impact of nitrogen source on vanadium removal during anaerobic digestion process: Investigating the feasibility of anaerobically treating V (V) and nitrate rich wastewaters
Collins, G., 1 Jul 2023, Goldschmidt 2023 Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review
Activities
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Simon Mills University of Galway
Collins, G. (Primary Supervisor)
2022 → 2024Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
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Victor Birlanga University of Galway
Collins, G. (Primary Supervisor)
2022 → 2024Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
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Octavi Domingo University of Galway
Collins, G. (Primary Supervisor)
2019 → 2024Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
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Anna Trego University of Galway
Collins, G. (Primary Supervisor)
2019 → 2024Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
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Anastasiia Kostrytsia University of Galway
Collins, G. (Other)
2018 → 2021Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised