Professor Shelagh Malham
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Room: Marine Centre Wales Phone:01248 383252
E-Mail:S.Malham@bangor.ac.uk
I am a Professor in Marine Biology in the School of Ocean Sciences. I completed my BSc (Jt. Hons. Marine Biology and Zoology) and PhD in Octopus immunology at Bangor University. Following a Marie Curie fellowship (on oyster immune function) in Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) station in Roscoff, France and a Return Marie Curie (immunology and genetics of oysters) I was made a Research Lecturer in 2007 and a Senior Research Fellow in 2015. I have been successful in obtaining a number of research council, EU and commercial funding.
My primary research is on environmental impacts on shellfish. This covers four main themes: i) Understanding the current ecological processes and functions which govern shellfish health, ii) Studying the impact of climate change on the abundance, distribution and health of shellfish, iii) Quantifying the terrestrial sources and impacts of pollutants and pathogens on shellfish, iv) As a cross-cutting theme running across these areas of science, my research seeks to understand the cascading effects of these drivers of change on the aquaculture industry, and the wider societal impacts on the ecosystem services that shellfish underpin.
My research is often applied science, driven by industry questions. When combined with novel scientific techniques and taking a holistic, multidisciplinary approach, this produces both cutting-edge science and research impact, with direct benefits to stakeholders as well as the research community.
Research Areas
- 2013
- Published
Physical and biological controls on larval dispersal and connectivity in a highly energetic shelf sea
Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Gimenez, L., Jenkins, S. R. & Malham, S. K., 1 Mar 2013, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 58, 2, p. 505-524Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of spatial contamination patterns for norovirus and faecal indicator bacteria near to a coastal sewage discharge using Mytilus edulis as biosentinels
Winterbourn, J. B., Clements, K., Malham, S., McDonald, J. & Jones, D. L., Jan 2013, 92 McLeod et al (eds.). Proc. 9th Int. Conf. Molluscan Shellfish Safety . p. 89-92Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
- 2012
- Published
Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow: seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea
Coscia, I., Robins, P. E., Porter, J. S., Malham, S. K. & Ironside, J. E., 1 Sept 2012, In: Conservation Genetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2011
- Published
Grazing intensity is a poor indicator of waterborne Escherichia coli O157 activity
Thorn, C. E., Quilliam, R., Williams, P., Malham, S., Cooper, D. M., Jones, D. L. & Reynolds, B., 1 Dec 2011, In: Anaerobe. 17, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial variation of waterborne Escherichia coli - implications for routine water quality monitoring
Quilliam, R. S., Clements, K., Duce, C. E., Cottrill, S. B., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 1 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Water and Health. 9, 4, p. 734-737Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unearthing human pathogens at the agricultural–environment interface: A review of current methods for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 in freshwater ecosystems
Quilliam, R. S., Williams, A. P., Avery, L. M., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Mar 2011, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 140, 3-4, p. 354-360Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
- Published
Summer mortality of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in the Irish Sea: the influence of growth, biochemistry and gametogenesis.
Cotter, E., Malham, S., O'Keefe, S., Lynch, S. A., Latchford, J. W., King, J. W., Beaumont, A. R. & Culloty, S. C., 24 May 2010, In: Aquaculture. 303, 1-4, p. 8-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2009
- Published
Summer mortality of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in the Irish Sea: The influence of temperature and nutrients on health and survival.
Malham, S., Cotter, E., O'Keeffe, S., Lynch, S., Culloty, S. C., King, J. W., Latchford, J. W. & Beaumont, A., 1 Feb 2009, In: Aquaculture. 287, 1-2, p. 128-138Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
- Published
Changes in the immune response and metabolic fingerprint of the mussel, Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus) in response to lowered salinity and physical stress.
Bussell, J. A., Gidman, E. A., Causton, D. R., Gwynn-Jones, D., Malham, S. K., Jones, M. L., Reynolds, B. & Seed, R., 7 Apr 2008, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 358, 1, p. 78-85Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
- Published
A methodology for screening haemolymph of intertidal mussels, Mytilus edulis, using FT-IR spectroscopy as a tool for environmental assesment.
Gidman, E. A., Jones, M. L., Bussell, J. A., Malham, S., Reynolds, B., Seed, R., Causton, D. R., Johnson, H. E. & Gwynn-Jones, D., 1 Dec 2007, In: Metabolomics. 3, 4, p. 465-473Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review