Miss Jenna Alexander
Overview
Biography
I am currently working as a research support officer on project whilst undertaking a PhD at the school of Ocean Sciences, 58吃瓜. Prior to this I graduated with a first class degree in 2012 from Liverpool John Moores University and completed an 2016 KESS MPhil in Aberystwyth where I developed an integrated whole genome amplification and sequencing method to characterise Cryptosporidium clinical isolates. I also worked on the Irish Sea Portal Pilot (ISPP) project where I developed molecular assays to detect a number of bivalve species in mixed ocean samples.
Research Interests
The focus of my research is on developing qualitative and quantitative molecular assays to analyse bivalve larval composition within mixed aquatic samples which will be used to study larval dispersal and settlement, community structure and dynamics, identify spawning trends and validate particle tracking models. A number of commercially important species will be targeted, including mussels, cockles, oysters and clams.
This project is part of The Shellfish Centre RD&I operation which aims to promote and develop Wales鈥� shellfish industry through collaborative research projects.
Publications
Alexander, JA., Webb, J., Bayford, PA., McDonald, J., LeVay, L., Malham, SK.听(In preparation).听Fisheries and Aquaculture.听DNA extraction and real-time PCR assay for relative quantification of听Mytilus edulis听larvae from mixed plankton samples.
Ironside, J, E. & Alexander, J. (2015).听鈥�Microsporidian parasites feminize hosts without paramyxean co- infection: support for convergent evolution of parasitic feminization.鈥�听International Journal for Parasitology, 45 (6): 427-433.
Hadfield, S.,听et al. (2015).听鈥淕eneration of whole genome sequences of new听Cryptosporidium hominis听and听Cryptosporidium parvum听isolates directly from stool samples.鈥�听BMC Genomics, 16 (650).
Arundell, K.,听et al. (2014).听鈥淓nemy release and genetic founder effects in invasive killer shrimp populations of Great Britain.鈥�听Biological Invasions, 17 (5): 1-13.
Publications
2021
- Published
Smyth, D., Hayden-Hughes, M., Alexander, J., Bayford, P. & Kregting, L., 31 Jan 2021, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. 41, p. 101585 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Alexander, J., Malham, S., Smyth, D., Webb, J., Fidler, D., Bayford, P., McDonald, J. & Le Vay, L., 15 Feb 2021, In: Aquaculture. 532, 736003.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review