Professor Andrew Rowley

Professor Emeritus (Science)

Faculty of Science and Engineering

a.f.rowley@swansea.ac.uk

Academic Office - 133
First Floor
Wallace Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

Professor Rowley holds a personal chair within Biosciences. He has held several positions during his career in Swansea University including Head of the School of Biological Sciences and Dean of the then Faculty of Science. He currently works part-time in the University.

Professor Rowley is impact lead for Swansea’s UoA7 submission (2016-2020) and is a member of the Royal Society’s International Collaboration Awards Panel (2020-2022). He was also a Panel Chair for the Norwegian Research Council from 2016-2018.

Areas Of Expertise

Disease Ecology
Histopathology
Aquatic Biology
Evolutionary Immunology
Shellfish Aquaculture & Fisheries
Climate Change & Aquatic Disease
Comparative Pathobiology

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

My teaching focus has been in the development of skills within cell biology, immunology and disease ecology. As of 2020-21 onwards, I will not be involved in delivering teaching at undergraduate level.

Award Highlights Collaborations

Publications

Research Highlights

Lorgen-Ritchie, M., Uren Webster, T., McMurtrie, J., Bass, D., Tyler, C., Rowley, A., & Martin, S. (2023). Microbiomes in the context of developing sustainable intensified aquaculture. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1200997, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63703
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1200997
Rowley, A. & Coates, C. (2023). Shell disease syndromes of decapod crustaceans. Environmental Microbiology, 25(5), 931-947.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16344, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16344
Quinn, E., Malkin, S., Bevan, J., Rowley, A., Coates, C., & Thomas, J. (2023). Histopathological survey of putative parasites and pathogens in non-native slipper limpets Crepidula fornicata. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 153, 69-79.
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03722, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62916
http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao03722
Coates, C., Kraev, I., Rowley, A., & Lange, S. (2023). Extracellular vesicle signatures and protein citrullination are modified in shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) infected with Hematodinium sp. Virulence, 14(1)
https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2023.2180932, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62681
Quinn, E., Malkin, S., Thomas, J., POOLE, R., Davies, C., Rowley, A., & Coates, C. (2022). Invasive slipper limpets (Crepidula fornicata) act like a sink, rather than source, of Vibrio spp.. Biological Invasions, 24, 3647-3659.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02868-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60643

All Research

Journal Articles

Davies, C., Rowley, A., Baker-Austin, C., Boerlage, A., Caillon, C., Davies, C., Duperret, L., Martin, S., Mitta, G., Pernet, F., Pratoomyot, J., Shields, J., Shinn, A., Songsungthong, W., Srijuntongsiri, G., Sritunyalucksana, K., Vidal-Dupiol, J., Uren Webster, T., Taengchaiyaphum, S...., & Coates, C. (2024). Diseases of marine fish and shellfish in an age of rapid climate change. iScience, 27(9), 110838
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110838, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110838
Lorgen-Ritchie, M., Uren Webster, T., McMurtrie, J., Bass, D., Tyler, C., Rowley, A., & Martin, S. (2023). Microbiomes in the context of developing sustainable intensified aquaculture. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1200997, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63703
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1200997
Rowley, A. & Coates, C. (2023). Shell disease syndromes of decapod crustaceans. Environmental Microbiology, 25(5), 931-947.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16344, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16344
Quinn, E., Malkin, S., Bevan, J., Rowley, A., Coates, C., & Thomas, J. (2023). Histopathological survey of putative parasites and pathogens in non-native slipper limpets Crepidula fornicata. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 153, 69-79.
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03722, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62916
http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao03722
Coates, C., Kraev, I., Rowley, A., & Lange, S. (2023). Extracellular vesicle signatures and protein citrullination are modified in shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) infected with Hematodinium sp. Virulence, 14(1)
https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2023.2180932, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62681
Quinn, E., Malkin, S., Thomas, J., POOLE, R., Davies, C., Rowley, A., & Coates, C. (2022). Invasive slipper limpets (Crepidula fornicata) act like a sink, rather than source, of Vibrio spp.. Biological Invasions, 24, 3647-3659.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02868-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60643
Quinn, E., Bevan, J., Malkin, S., Eley, M., Coates, C., & Rowley, A. (2022). Invasive slipper limpets Crepidula fornicata are hosts for sterilizing digenean parasites. Parasitology, 149(6), 811-819.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182022000257, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59521
Thompson, J., Weaver, M., Lupatsch, I., Shields, R., Plummer, S., Coates, C., & Rowley, A. (2022). Antagonistic Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Against Pathogenic Vibrios and Their Potential Use as Probiotics in Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Culture. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.807989, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59342
Davies, C., Thomas, J., Malkin, S., Batista, F., Rowley, A., Coates, C., & Bevan, J. (2022). Hematodinium sp. infection does not drive collateral disease contraction in a crustacean host. eLife, 11
https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.70356, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59336
Coates, C. & Rowley, A. (2022). Emerging Diseases and Epizootics in Crabs Under Cultivation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.809759, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59030
Emery, H., Traves, W., Rowley, A., & Coates, C. (2021). The diarrhetic shellfish-poisoning toxin, okadaic acid, provokes gastropathy, dysbiosis and susceptibility to bacterial infection in a non-rodent bioassay, Galleria mellonella. Archives of Toxicology, 95(10), 3361-3376.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-021-03132-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57518
Quinn, E., Malkin, S., Rowley, A., & Coates, C. (2020). Laccase and catecholoxidase activities contribute to innate immunity in slipper limpets, Crepidula fornicata. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 110, 103724
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2020.103724, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54049
Davies, C., Bass, D., Ward, G., Batista, F., Malkin, S., Thomas, J., Bateman, K., Feist, S., Coates, C., & Rowley, A. (2020). Diagnosis and prevalence of two new species of haplosporidians infecting shore crabs Carcinus maenas: Haplosporidium carcini n. sp., and H. cranc n. sp.. Parasitology, 147(11), 1229-1237.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182020000980, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54427
Davies, C., Malkin, S., Thomas, J., Batista, F., Rowley, A., & Coates, C. (2020). Mycosis Is a Disease State Encountered Rarely in Shore Crabs, Carcinus maenas. Pathogens, 9(6), 462
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9060462, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54422
Rowley, A., Davies, C., Malkin, S., Bryan, C., Bevan, J., Batista, F., & Coates, C. (2020). Prevalence and histopathology of the parasitic barnacle, Sacculina carcini in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 171, 107338
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2020.107338, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53465
Edwards, M., Coates, C., & Rowley, A. (2019). Host Range of the Mikrocytid Parasite Paramikrocytos canceri in Decapod Crustaceans. Pathogens, 8(4), 252
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8040252, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52785
Davies, C., Batista, F., Malkin, S., Bevan, J., Bryan, C., Crocombe, P., Coates, C., & Rowley, A. (2019). Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3727-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52056
Emery, H., Johnston, R., Rowley, A., & Coates, C. (2019). Indomethacin-induced gut damage in a surrogate insect model, Galleria mellonella. Archives of Toxicology, 93(8), 2347-2360.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-019-02508-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50946
Coates, C., Lim, J., Harman, K., Rowley, A., Griffiths, D., Emery, H., & Layton, W. (2019). The insect, Galleria mellonella, is a compatible model for evaluating the toxicology of okadaic acid. Cell Biology and Toxicology, 35, 219-232.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10565-018-09448-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44678
Thrupp, T., Rowley, A., & Walker (neeWhitten), M. (2016). A novel bacterial infection of the edible crab, Cancer pagurus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 133, 83-86.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.12.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26358
Thrupp, T., Pope, E., Whitten, M., Bull, J., Wootton, E., Edwards, M., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Walker (neeWhitten), M., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2015). Disease profiles of juvenile edible crabs (Cancer pagurus L.) differ at two geographically-close intertidal sites. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.04.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20853
Rowley, A., Smith, A., & Davies, C. (2015). How Does the Dinoflagellate Parasite Hematodinium Outsmart the Immune System of Its Crustacean Hosts?. PLOS Pathogens, 11(5), e1004724
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004724, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22063
Davies, C. & Rowley, A. (2015). Are European lobsters (Homarus gammarus) susceptible to infection by a temperate Hematodinium sp.?. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 127, 6-10.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.02.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20288
Smith, A. & Rowley, A. (2015). Effects of Experimental Infection of Juvenile Edible Crabs Cancer pagurus with the Parasitic Dinoflagellate Hematodinium sp.. Journal of Shellfish Research, 34(2), 511-519.
https://doi.org/10.2983/035.034.0236, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23609
SMITH, A., HIRSCHLE, L., VOGAN, C., Rowley, A., & McCabe, C. (2014). Parasitization of juvenile edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) by the dinoflagellate, Hematodinium sp.: pathobiology, seasonality and its potential effects on commercial fisheries. Parasitology, 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182014001255, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20214
Davies, C., Johnson, A., Wootton, E., Greenwood, S., Clark, K., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Rowley, A., McCabe, C., & Davies, C. (2014). Effects of population density and body size on disease ecology of the European lobster in a temperate marine conservation zone. ICES Journal of Marine Science
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu237, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20218
Rowley, A., Cross, M., Culloty, S., Lynch, S., Mackenzie, C., Morgan, E., O'Riordan, R., Robins, P., Smith, A., Thrupp, T., Vogan, C., Wootton, E., Malham, S., & McCabe, C. (2014). The potential impact of climate change on the infectious diseases of commercially important shellfish populations in the Irish Sea - a review. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71(4), 741-759.
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst234, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19200
Davies, C., Thomas, G., Maffeis, T., Wootton, E., Penny, M., & Rowley, A. (2014). Detailed surface morphology of the 'lobster louse' copepod, Nicothoe astaci, a haematophagous gill parasite of the European lobster, Homarus americanus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 122, 48-51.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.08.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19189
Lynch, S., Morgan, E., Carlsson, J., Mackenzie, C., Wootton, E., Rowley, A., Malham, S., & Culloty, S. (2014). The health status of mussels, Mytilus spp., in Ireland and Wales with the molecular identification of a previously undescribed haplosporidian. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 118, 59-65.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.02.012, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19186
Whitten, M., Davies, C., Kim, A., Tlusty, M., Wootton, E., Chistoserdov, A., Rowley, A., & Walker (neeWhitten), M. (2014). Cuticles of European and American lobsters harbor diverse bacterial species and differ in disease susceptibility. MicrobiologyOpen, 3(3), 395-409.
https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.174, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19184
Davies, C., Whitten, M., Kim, A., Wootton, E., Maffeis, T., Tlusty, M., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Walker (neeWhitten), M., & McCabe, C. (2014). A comparison of the structure of American (Homarus americanus) and European (Homarus gammarus) lobster cuticle with particular reference to shell disease susceptibility. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 117, 33-41.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.01.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17946
Smith, A., Whitten, M., Hirschle, L., Pope, E., Wootton, E., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Rowley, A., Walker (neeWhitten), M., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2013). Bacterial septicaemia in prerecruit edible crabs, Cancer pagurus L.. Journal of Fish Diseases-n/a.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12163, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15679
Thrupp, T., Lynch, S., Wootton, E., Malham, S., Vogan, C., Culloty, S., Rowley, A., & McCabe, C. (2013). Infection of juvenile edible crabs, Cancer pagurus by a haplosporidian-like parasite. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 114, 92-99.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j/jip.2013.06.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19198
Rowley, A., Pope, E., & Pope, E. (2012). Vaccines and crustacean aquaculture—A mechanistic exploration. Aquaculture, 334-337, 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.12.011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13069
Rowley, A., Morgan, E., Taylor, G., Sunyer, J., Holland, J., Vogan, C., Secombes, C., & McCabe, C. (2012). Interaction between eicosanoids and the complement system in salmonid fish. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 36(1), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2011.05.007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7147
Smith, A., Hamilton, K., Hirschle, L., Wootton, E., Vogan, C., Pope, E., Eastwood, D., Rowley, A., Rowley, A., McCabe, C., Pope, E., & Eastwood, D. (2012). Characterisation and Molecular Epidemiology of a Fungal Infection of Edible Crabs (Cancer pagurus) and its Interaction with the Dinoflagellate Parasite, Hematodinium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79, 783-793.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02945-12, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13692
Wootton, E., Woolmer, A., Vogan, C., Pope, E., Hamilton, K., Rowley, A., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2012). Increased Disease Calls for a Cost-Benefits Review of Marine Reserves. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e51615
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051615, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13691
WOOTTON, E., POPE, E., McCabe, C., ROBERTS, E., Davies, C., & Rowley, A. (2011). Morphology and pathology of the ectoparasitic copepod, Nicothoë astaci (‘lobster louse’) in the European lobster, Homarus gammarus. Parasitology, 138(10), 1285-1295.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118201100093X, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10646
Powell, A., Pope, E., Eddy, F., Roberts, E., Shields, R., Francis, M., Smith, P., Topps, S., Reid, J., Rowley, A., & Pope, E. (2011). Enhanced immune defences in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) post-exposure to a vibrio vaccine. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 107(2), 95-99.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2011.02.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7149
Pope, E., Powell, A., Roberts, E., Shields, R., Wardle, R., & Rowley, A. (2011). Enhanced Cellular Immunity in Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) after ‘Vaccination’. PLoS ONE, 6(6), e20960
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020960, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7150
Thompson, J., Gregory, S., Plummer, S., Shields, R., Rowley, A., Rowley, A., & Shields, R. (2010). An in vitro and in vivo assessment of the potential of Vibrio spp. as probiotics for the Pacific White shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 109(4), 1177-1187.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04743.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa931
Diamond, S., Powell, A., Shields, R., & Rowley, A. (2008). Is spermatophore melanisation in captive shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) a result of an auto-immune response?. Aquaculture, 285(1-4), 14-18.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.08.029, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa934
Pope, E., Ali, A., Conlan, S., Bowen, I., Clare, A., Rowley, A., Rowley, A., & Pope, E. (2008). Myrrh-derived terpenoids as inhibitors of marine biofouling. Aquatic Biology, 4, 175-185.
https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00108, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7148
Vogan, C., Powell, A., Rowley, A., & McCabe, C. (2008). Shell disease in crustaceans – just chitin recycling gone wrong?. Environmental Microbiology, 10(4), 826-835.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01514.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7151
Eddy, F., Powell, A., Gregory, S., Nunan, L., Lightner, D., Dyson, P., Rowley, A., Shields, R., Rowley, A., Dyson, P., & Powell, A. (2007). A novel bacterial disease of the European shore crab, Carcinus maenas molecular pathology and epidemiology. Microbiology, 153(9), 2839
https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.2007/008391-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1467
Maskrey, B. & Rowley, A. (2006). The identification and role of a novel eicosanoid in the reproductive behaviour of barnacles (Balanus balanus). Journal of Experimental Biology, 209(3), 558-566.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02037, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02037
Costa-Ramos, C., Rowley, A., & Rowley, A. (2004). Effect of Extracellular Products of Pseudoalteromonas atlantica on the Edible Crab Cancer pagurus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70(2), 729
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.70.2.729-735.2004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1465
Vogan, C. & Rowley, A. (2003). Hepoxilins and trioxilins in barnacles: an analysis of their potential roles in egg hatching and larval settlement. Journal of Experimental Biology, 206(18), 3219-3226.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00542, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00542
Pope, E. & Rowley, A. (2002). The heart of Ciona intestinalis: eicosanoid generating capacity and the effect of precursor fatty acids and eicosanoids on heart rate. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205, 1577-1583.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14361
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/205/11/1577
Pope, E. & Rowley, A. (2002). The heart of Ciona intestinalis: Eicosanoid-generating capacity and the effects of precursor fatty acids and eicosanoids on heart rate. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 205(11), 1577-1583.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55009
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/205/11/1577

Book Chapters

Rowley, A. (2024). The Immune System and Immune Defence in Crustaceans. Reference Module in Life Sciences Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-128-24465-4.00002-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66587
Rowley, A., Makkonen, J., & Shields, J. (2022). Fungal and oomycete diseases of crustaceans. In AF Rowley, CJ Coates and MMA Whitten (Ed.), Invertebrate Pathology (pp. 436-457). Oxford University Press
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198853756.003.0016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59888
Rowley, A. (2022). Bacterial diseases of crustaceans. Invertebrate Pathology (pp. 400-435). Oxford University Press
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198853756.003.0015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59887
Lynch, S., Rowley, A., Longshaw, M., Malham, S., & Culloty, S. (2022). Diseases of molluscs. Invertebrate Pathology (pp. 171-216). Oxford University Press
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198853756.003.0008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59882
Coates, C., Rowley, A., Smith, L., & Whitten, M. (2022). Host defences of invertebrates to pathogens and parasites. Invertebrate Pathology (pp. 3-40). Oxford University Press
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198853756.003.0001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59881
Bass, D., Rowley, A., & Coates, C. (2022). Diagnostic approaches in invertebrate pathology. Invertebrate Pathology (pp. 61-72). Oxford University Press
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198853756.003.0003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59886
Rowley, A. & Kitamura, S. (2022). Diseases of tunicates and cephalochordates. In AF Rowley, CJ Coates and MMA Whitten (Ed.), Invertebrate Pathology (pp. 589-596). Oxford University Press
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198853756.003.0020, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59889

Edited Books

Rowley, A., Coates, C., & Walker (neeWhitten), M. (Eds.). (2022). Invertebrate Pathology. Oxford University Press.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59224
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/invertebrate-pathology-9780198853756?q=invertebrate%20pathology&lang=en&cc=gb

Supervision

Parasitic diseases of crabs in Swansea bay (current)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Charlotte Davies
DIGENEAN PARASITES OF SHORE CRABS, CARCINUS MAENAS (current)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Charlotte Davies

Key Grants and Projects

BLUEFISH (EU ERDF Ireland-Wales) 2016 - 2020

BLUEFISH partners are Aberystwyth, Bangor and Swansea universities in Wales and BIM, UC Cork and the Marine Institute in Ireland., with Lead partner: Dr Shelagh Malham, Bangor University. Dr Christopher Coates co-PI in Swansea., Total project t amount £5.5 million, Swansea budget, ca. £950 k
Aquaculture Research Collaborative Hub (ARCH-UK) 2016 - 2021

This is a network grant. The main hub members are in Aberdeen, Exeter, Stirling and Swansea universities., £215k to Swansea (£600k overall)

Career History

Lecturer in Zoology, Personal Chair, Swansea University

1978 - Present

Professor Andrew Rowley

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