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/

  1. Adoption of viral environmental surveillance tools to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic [REF2021]

    Davey Jones (Participant), James McDonald (Participant), Kata Farkas (Participant), Shelagh Malham (Participant), Lewis Le Vay (Participant), Colin Jago (Participant), Peter Robins (Participant) & Julia Patricia Gordon Jones (Participant)

    Impact: Economic, Environmental, Health/Quality of life, Policy and Public Services