Professor James McDonald
Honorary Professor
Contact info
James McDonald is Professor of microbial ecology at Bangor University.
Current research themes include microbiome analysis of biomass-degrading microorganisms for biofuels and biotechnology, high-throughput methods for the detection of human pathogens in aquatic environments, and microbiome analysis of the complex tree disease, Acute Oak Decline.
His group applies a combination of microbiological culture techniques and contemporary ‘omics’ technologies (e.g. genomics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics) to address these research themes.
Location: 2nd Floor ECW Building
Tel: +44 (0)1248 383077
Personal webpage: https://www.jamesmcdonaldlab.com/
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Adoption of viral environmental surveillance tools to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic [REF2021]
Jones, D. (Participant), McDonald, J. (Participant), Farkas, K. (Participant), Malham, S. (Participant), Le Vay, L. (Participant), Jago, C. (Participant), Robins, P. (Participant) & Jones, J. P. G. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Health/Quality of life, Policy and Public Services