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Professor Alex Douglas

Personal Chair

Accepting PhDs

About

Email Address: a.douglas@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number: +44 (0)1224 272873
Office Address: 411 Zoology Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
Tillydrone Avenue
AB24 2TZ
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School/Department: School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

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Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Co-lead of the Medical Statistics Team
Member of the mangement team of the Centre for Genome Enabled Biology and Medicine (CGEBM).
Member of the Steering Committee for the High Performance Computing facility, University of Aberdeen.

External Memberships

Member of BBSRC Pool of Experts
Academic advisor British Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Research Assessor for the Carnegie Trust

Prizes and Awards

University of Aberdeen Excellence Awards - Best Taught Postgraduate lecturer 2017

Research

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences, Nutrition and Health, Biomedical Sciences, Applied Health Sciences.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

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Biological and Environmental Sciences

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Nutrition and Health

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Biomedical Sciences

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Applied Health Sciences

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Research Specialisms

Applied Statistics
Statistical Modelling
Bioinformatics
Medical Statistics
Statistics

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Funding and Grants

2021 -2022

Artificial intelligence approaches to improve diagnosis of gill disease in Atlantic salmon (AIGD). SAIC & The DataLab, £44K.

Professor Sam Martin (UoA) and Dr Alex Douglas.

2020 - 2022

Spatial and temporal drivers of gill pathology in Atlantic Salmon. SAIC, £160K.

Professor Sam Martin (UoA) and Dr Alex Douglas.

2017 - 2020

Assessing harbour deepening on bottlenose dolphins in Charleston. South Carolina Aquarium, £80K.

Professor David Lusseau (DBT), Dr Alex Douglas, Dr Dorian Houser (National Marine Mammal Foundation, USA), Dr Patricia Fair (USDOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS, USA).

2017 - 2021

The role of hypothalmic neuropeptide network in regulating tissues sizes in response to diet energy content and composition. BBSRC, £550K.

Professor John Speakman (UoA and Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr Alex Douglas.

2017 - 2019

Clinical nutrition and the treatment of Atlantic salmon gill diseases. SAIC, £284K.

Professor Sam Martin (UoA) and Dr Alex Douglas.

2017 - 2018

A collaborative feasibility study of the use of eDNA for ecosystem monitoring. Scottish Government, £12K

Dr Alex Douglas and Dr Iveta Matejusova (MSS).

2016 - 2019

Piezophillic adaptationin deep sea amphipods. NERC. £421K.

Professor Stu Piertney (UoA) and Dr Alex Douglas.

2015 - 2018

The genomic landscape of adaptive radiation in the Jaera albifrons species complex . NERC. £340K.

Professor Stu Piertney (UoA) and Dr Alex Douglas.

2015 - 2017

Gut health and immune function: the emerging role of gut microbiota in sustainable aquaculture. BBSRC-NERC, £212K.

Professor Sam Martin (UoA), Dr Alex Douglas, Dr Petra Lewis (UoA), Dr Daniel Merrifield (University of Plymouth), Dr Rachel Lawrence (Royal Veterinary College), Professor Douglas Tocher (University of Stirling), Professor Simon Davies(University of Plymouth).

2015 - 2016

The health black box in PCOD. Understanding the onset of health impacts caused by disturbances. ONR, £260K.

Dr David Lusseau (UoA), Dr Alex Douglas, Professor John Speakman (UoA and Chinese Academy of Sciences), Dr Dorian Houser (National Marine Mammal Foundation, USA), Dr Patricia Fair (USDOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS, USA), Mark Styczynski (Georgia Institute of Technolofy, USA).

2015- 2018

Explaining niche separation in tropical forests: feedbacks between root-fungal symbioses and soil phosphorus partitioning . NERC. £521K.

Professor David Burslem (UoA), Professor David Johnson (UoA), Dr Andy Taylor (UoA), Dr Alex Douglas.

2013 - 2016

Genome-wide association mapping and landscape scale modelling of heritable ionomic diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana populations. BBSRC. £605K

Professor David Salt (UoA), Dr Alex Douglas, Professor Pete Smith (UoA).

2013 - 2016

The human fetal liver: development and response to maternal drug use. MRC, £600K,

Professor P. Fowler (UoA), Dr Alex Douglas (UoA), Dr David Hay (University of Edinburgh), Professor John Iredale (University of Edinburgh), Professor P.O’shaughnessy (University of Glasgow).

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

I am Programme Coordinator for PGR Quantitative Research and Skills in the School of Biological Sciences with overall responsibility for the strategic direction, curricula development, coordination and provision of statistics teaching and training for the postgraduate community.

I also coordinate and teach multiple courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in the field, in the classroom and also online. Currently I teach on:

Undergraduate

BI29Z3 'Biodiversity Field Course'

Postgraduate Taught

MSc BI5009 'Experimental Design and Analysis' (course coordinator)

MSc BI5010 'Statistics for Complex Study designs' (course coordinator)

Postgraduate Research

QUADRAT and SUPER NERC DTPs 'An Introduction to R for biologists' (course coordinator)

QUADRAT NERC DTP 'An Introduction to Linear Modelling Using R' (course coordinator)

PGR 'An Introduction to R' (course coordinator)

PGR 'An Introduction to Statistical Modelling in R' (course coordinator)

PGR ' An Introduction to Generalised Linear Modelling using R' (course coordinator)

Previous Teaching

UG BI3010 'Statistical Analysis of Biological Data' (course coordinator)

MSc BI5505 'Introduction to Bayesian Inference' (course coordinator)

MSc ZO5304 'Population and Community Ecology'

I have also written a free open access book which introduces researchers to using R for robust and reproducible research.

https://intro2r.com/

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

I am a personal tutor for 16 undergraduate students

Publications

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Modulation of metabolic and immunoregulatory pathways in the gut transcriptome of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) after early nutritional programming during first feeding with plant-based diet
2024 - Published
Tawfik, M. M., Betancor, M. B., McMillan, S., Norambuena, F., Tocher, D. R., Douglas, A., Martin, S.
Frontiers in Immunology, vol. 15, 1412821
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1412821
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23744/1/Tawfik_etal_FiI_Modulation_of_Metabolic_VOR.pdf
Modulation of gut microbiota composition and predicted metabolic capacity after nutritional programming with a plant-rich diet in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): insights across developmental stages
2024 - Published
Tawfik, M. M., Lorgen-Ritchie, M., Krol, E., McMillan, S., Norambuena, F., Bolnick, D. I., Douglas, A., Tocher, D. R., Betancor, M. B., Martin, S.
Animal Microbiome, vol. 6, 38
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-024-00321-8
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23923/1/Tawfik_etal_AM_Modulation_of_gut_VOR.pdf
In utero exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances and the human fetal liver metabolome in Scotland: a cross-sectional study
2024 - Published
Hyötyläinen, T., McGlinchey, A., Salihovic, S., Schubert, A., Douglas, A., Hay, D. C., O'Shaughnessy, P. J., Iredale, J. P., Shaw, S., Fowler, P. A., Orešič, M.
The Lancet Planetary Health, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. e5-e17
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00257-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22516/1/Hyotylainen_etal_TLPH_In_Utero_Exposures_VOR.pdf
Maternal High Fat Diet in Lactation Impacts Hypothalamic Neurogenesis and Neurotrophic Development, Leading to Later Life Susceptibility to Obesity in Male but Not Female Mice
2023 - Published
Xu, Y., Yang, D., Wang, L., Król, E., Mazidi, M., Li, L., Huang, Y., Niu, C., Liu, X., Lam, S. M., Shui, G., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), vol. 10, no. 35, e2305472
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202305472
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22125/1/Xu_Etal_AS_Maternal_High_Fat_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] https://abdn.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/1eee9266-3146-40f8-bff8-5f2c57f77b65
The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: XIX. Impact of graded calorie restriction on protein expression in the liver
2023 - Published
Wang, L., Derous, D., Huang, X., Mitchell, S. E., Douglas, A., Lusseau, D., Wang, Y., Speakman, J. R.
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 78, no. 7, pp. 1125-1134
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glad017
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21646/1/Wang_etal_JGA_Effects_Graded_Levels_XIX_VOR.pdf
Fur removal promotes an earlier expression of involution-related genes in mammary gland of lactating mice
2023 - Published
Krol, E., Turner, F., Derous, D., Mitchell, S. E., Martin, S., Douglas, A., Speakman, J.
Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, pp. 171-192
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-023-01474-9
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19855/1/Krol_etal_JCPB_Fur_Removal_Promotes_VoR.pdf
Untargeted plasma metabolomic analysis of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) indicate protein degradation when in poorer health
2022 - Published
Derous, D., Kebke, A., Fair, P. A., Styczynski, M., Bossart, G. D., Douglas, A., Lusseau, D.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, vol. 42, 100991
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2022.100991
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18875/1/Derous_etal_CNP_Untargeted_Plasma_Metabolomic_VoR.pdf
Effects of dietary macronutrients on the hepatic transcriptome and serum metabolome in mice
2022 - Published
Wu, Y., Green, C. L., Wang, G., Yang, D., Li, L., Li, B., Wang, L., Li, M., Li, J., Xu, Y., Zhang, X., Niu, C., Hu, S., Togo, J., Mazidi, M., Derous, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J.
Aging Cell, vol. 21, no. 4, e13585
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.13585
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18425/1/Wu_etal_AC_Effects_of_dietary_VOR.pdf
Chronic environmental perturbation influences microbial community assembly patterns
2022 - Published
Potts, L. D., Douglas, A., Perez Calderon, L. J., Witte, U., Prosser, J., Gubry-Rangin, C.
Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 2300-2311
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05106
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19953/2/Potts_etal_EST_ChronicEnvironmentalPertubation_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Environmental DNA Based Surveillance for the Highly Invasive Carpet Sea Squirt Didemnum vexillum: A Targeted Single-Species Approach
2021 - Published
Matejusova, I., Graham, J., Bland, F., Lacaze, J. P., Herman, G., Brown, L., Dalgarno, E., Bishop, J. D., Kakkonen, J. E., Smith, K. F., Douglas, A.
Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 8, 728456
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.728456
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17305/1/Matejusova_etal_FMS_Environmental_DNA_based_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The effects of graded calorie restriction XVII: Multitissue metabolomics reveals synthesis of carnitine and NAD, and tRNA charging as key pathways
2021 - Published
García-Flores, L. A., Green, C. L., Mitchell, S. E., Promislow, D. E., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 118, no. 31, e2101977118
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101977118
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Metabolic response of dolphins to short-term fasting reveals physiological changes that differ from the traditional fasting model
2021 - Published
Houser, D. S., Derous, D., Douglas, A., Lusseau, D.
Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 224, no. 9, jeb238915
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.238915
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18786/1/Houser_etal_JEB_Metabolic_Response_Of_VoR.pdf
Very-low-protein diets lead to reduced food intake and weight loss, linked to inhibition of hypothalamic mTOR signaling, in mice
2021 - Published
Wu, Y., Li, B., Li, L., Mitchell, S. E., Green, C. L., D'Agostino, G., Wang, G., Wang, L., Li, M., Li, J., Niu, C., Jin, Z., Wang, A., Zheng, Y., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
Cell Metabolism, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. P888-904.E6
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2021.01.017
1,135 ionomes reveal the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana
2021 - Published
Campos, A. C. A. L., vanDijk, W. F. A., Ramakrishna, P., Giles, T., Korte, P., Douglas, A., Smith, P., Salt, D. E.
The Plant Journal, vol. 106, no. 2, pp. 536-554
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15177
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16357/1/Campos_etal_1135_ionomes_reveal_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: XVI. Metabolomic changes in the cerebellum indicate activation of hypothalamocerebellar connections driven by hunger responses
2021 - Published
Green, C. L., Mitchell, S. E., Derous, D., García-Flores, L. A., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Han, J. J., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 601-610
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://osf.io/4wfpa/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa261
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17357/1/Green_etal_JGA_Effects_graded_levels_XVI_AAM.pdf
Genome-wide association mapping for grain manganese in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using a multi-experiment approach
2021 - Published
Ruang-areerate, P., Travis, A., Pinson, S. R. M., Tarpley, L., Eizenga, G. C., Guerinot, M. L., Salt, D. E., Douglas, A., Price, A. H., Norton, G. J.
Heredity, vol. 126, no. 3, pp. 505-520
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-020-00390-w
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16390/1/Ruang_et_al_HER_GenomeWideAssociationMapping_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Genetic loci regulating cadmium content in rice grains
2021 - Published
Norton, G., Travis, A., Ruangareerate, P., Nicol, G. W., Adeosun, A. A., Hossain, M., Islam, R., Douglas, A., Price, A. H.
Euphytica, vol. 217, no. 3, 35
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-020-02752-1
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15948/1/Norton_etal_Genetic_loci_regulatin_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Effects of dietary macronutrients and body composition on glucose homeostasis in mice
2021 - Published
Hu, S., Togo, J., Wang, L., Wu, Y., Yang, D., Xu, Y., Li, L., Li, B., Li, M., Li, J., Wang, G., Zhang, X., Niu, C., Mazidi, M., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
National Science Review, vol. 8, no. 1, nwaa177
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa177
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16785/1/Hu_etal_NSR_effects_of_dietary_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Comparative genomics of cetartiodactyla: energy metabolism underpins the transition to an aquatic lifestyle
2021 - Published
Derous, D., Sahu, J., Douglas, A., Lusseau, D., Wenzel, M.
Conservation Physiology, vol. 9, no. 1, coaa136
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa136
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18025/1/Derous_etal_CP_Comparitive_Genomics_Cetartiodactyla_VoR.pdf
Plasma proteome responses in salmonid fish following immunization
2020 - Published
Bakke, F. K., Monte, M. M., Stead, D. A., Causey, D. R., Douglas, A., Macqueen, D. J., Dooley, H.
Frontiers in Immunology, vol. 11, pp. 1-20
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.581070
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15498/1/Bakke_PlasmaProteomeResponses_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Integration of Transcriptome, Gross Morphology and Histopathology in the Gill of Sea Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar): Lessons from Multi-site Sampling
2020 - Published
Krol, E., Noguera, P., Shaw, S., Costelloe, E., Gajardo, K., Valdenegro, V., Bickerdike, R., Douglas, A., Martin, S. A. M.
Frontiers in Genetics, vol. 11, 610
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.00610
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14543/1/Krol_et_al_FIG_IntegrationOfTranscriptome_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction XV: phase space attractors reveal distinct behavioral phenotypes
2020 - Published
Sun, D., Liu, F., Mitchell, S. E., Ma, H., Derous, D., Wang, Y., Han, J. J., Daniel E.L., P., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R., Chen, L.
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 858-866
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa055
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15966/1/Sun_etal_Effects_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The carbohydrate-insulin model does not explain the impact of varying dietary macronutrients on the body weight and adiposity of mice
2020 - Published
Hu, S., Wang, L., Togo, J., Yang, D., Xu, Y., Wu, Y., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
Molecular Metabolism, vol. 32, pp. 27-43
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2019.11.010
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13558/1/HU_CarbohydrateInsulinModel_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The Effects of Graded Levels of Calorie Restriction: XIV. Global Metabolomics Screen Reveals Brown Adipose Tissue Changes in Amino Acids, Catecholamines, and Antioxidants After Short-Term Restriction in C57BL/6 Mice
2020 - Published
Green, C. L., Mitchell, S. E., Derous, D., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Han, J. J., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 218-229
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz023
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13574/1/Green_etal_JGer_Effects_graded_XIV_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gerona/glz023/5435643
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Fetal androgen exposure is a determinant of adult male metabolic health
2019 - Published
Siemienowicz, K., Filis, P., Shaw, S., Douglas, A., Thomas, J., Mulroy, S., Howie, F., Fowler, P. A., Duncan, W. C., Rae, M. T.
Scientific Reports, vol. 9, 20195
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56790-4
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13456/1/Siemienowicz_etal_SciRep_Fetal_Androgen_VOR.pdf
Genome-wide Associations Reveal Human-Mouse Genetic Convergence and Modifiers of Myogenesis, CPNE1 and STC2
2019 - Published
Hernandez Cordero, A. I., Gonzales, N. M., Parker, C. C., Sokoloff, G., Vandenbergh, D. J., Cheng, R., Abney, M., Sko, A., Douglas, A., Palmer, A. A., Gregory, J. S., Lionikas, A.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 105, no. 6, pp. 1222-1236
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.10.014
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14346/1/Cordero_et_al_AJHG_Genome_wide_associations_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Genetic loci regulating arsenic content in rice grains when grown flooded or under alternative wetting and drying irrigation
2019 - Published
Norton, G., Travis, A. J., Talukdar, P., Sumon, M. H., Rafiqul, M., Price, A. H., Douglas, A.
Rice, vol. 12, 54
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] http://snp-seek.irri.org/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-019-0307-9
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12630/1/Genetic_loci_regulating_arsenic_content_in_rice_grains_when_grown_flooded_or_under_alternative_wetting_and_drying_irrigation.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Spatial Effects and GWA Mapping of Root Colonization Assessed in the Interaction Between the Rice Diversity Panel 1 and an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus
2019 - Published
Davidson, H. E., Shrestha, R., Cornulier, T., Douglas, A., Travis, T., Johnson, D., Price, A. H.
Frontiers in plant science, vol. 10, 633
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.00633/full#supplementary-material
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00633
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12276/1/fpls_10_00633.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Evaluation of Early Nutritional Programming on Fish Performance, Intestinal Transcriptome and Microbiome in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
2019 - Published
Tawfik, M. M. M., Douglas, A., Tocher, D. R., Martin, S.
20th (Zebra)Fish Immunology and Vaccination Workshop, pp. 1
Contributions to Conferences: Posters
The Effects of Graded Levels of Calorie Restriction: XIII. Global Metabolomics Screen Reveals Graded Changes in Circulating Amino Acids, Vitamins, and Bile Acids in the Plasma of C57BL/6 Mice
2019 - Published
Green, C. L., Soltow, Q. A., Mitchell, S. E., Derous, D., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Han, J. J., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Jones, D. P., Speakman, J. R.
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 16-26
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gly058
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11691/1/The_Effects_of_Graded_Levels_of_Calorie_Restriction.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Adaptations of energy metabolism in cetaceans have consequences for their response to foraging disruption
2019 - Published
Derous, D., Sahu, J., Douglas, A., Lusseau, D., Wenzel, M.
Working Papers: Preprint Papers
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/709154
Genetic diversity among geographically distant isolates of Neoparamoeba perurans
2019 - Published
Hansen, H., Botwright, N., Cook, M., Douglas, A., Downes, J., Gallagher, M. D., Ruane, N., Matejusova, I.
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol. 137, no. 2, pp. 81-87
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03433
Dietary Fat, but Not Protein or Carbohydrate, Regulates Energy Intake and Causes Adiposity in Mice
2018 - Published
Hu, S., Wang, L., Yang, D., Li, L., Togo, J., Wu, Y., Liu, Q., Li, B., Li, M., Wang, G., Zhang, X., Niu, C., Li, J., Xu, Y., Couper, E., Whittington-Davies, A., Mazidi, M., Luo, L., Wang, S., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
Cell Metabolism, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 415-431
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.06.010
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12553/1/Cell_Metabolism_Accepted_Manuscript.pdf
Genome Wide Association mapping of grain and straw biomass traits in the rice Bengal and Assam Aus Panel (BAAP) grown under alternate wetting and drying and permanently flooded irrigation
2018 - Published
Norton, G. J., Travis, A. J., Douglas, A., Fairley, S., De Paiva Alves, E., Ruang-areerate, P., Naredo, E., McNally, K. L., Hossain, M., Islam, R., Price, A. H.
Frontiers in plant science, vol. 9, 1223
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01223
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11040/1/Genome_Wide_Association_Mapping_of_Grain_and_Straw_Biomass_Traits_in_the_Rice_Bengal_and_Assam_Aus_Panel_.pdf
Microbiome composition within a sympatric species complex of intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons)
2018 - Published
Wenzel, M. A., Douglas, A., Piertney, S. B.
PloS ONE, vol. 13, no. 8, e0202212
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202212
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11028/1/Microbiome_composition_within_a_sympatric_species_complex_of_intertidal_isopods_Jaera_albifrons.pdf
The Effects of Graded Levels of Calorie Restriction: X. Transcriptomic Responses of Epididymal Adipose Tissue
2018 - Published
Derous, D., Mitchell, S. E., Green, C. L., Wang, Y., Han, J. D. J., Chen, L., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 279-288
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx101
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10142/1/The_Effects_of_Graded_Levels_of_Calorie_Restriction.pdf
Quantification of ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulfate, nicotine, and its metabolites in human fetal liver and placenta
2018 - Published
Swortwood, M. J., Bartock, S. H., Scheidweiler, K. B., Shaw, S., Filis, P., Douglas, A., O'Shaughnessy, P. J., Soffientini, U., Lucendo-Villarin, B., Iredale, J. P., Hay, D. C., Fowler, P. A., Huestis, M. A.
Forensic Toxicology, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 102-112
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-017-0389-2
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11404/1/Swortwood_et_al_ForensToxicol17_ethyl_glu_ethyl_sulf_nicotine_metabs_human_fetal_liver_placenta_1_.pdf
Phylogenomic signatures of speciation and phylogeography in a species complex of sympatric intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons).
2018 - Published
Wenzel, M., Douglas, A., Piertney, S.
Evolution 2018: Joint congress on Evolutionary Biology
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Effects of algal enrichment and salinity on sediment particle reworking activity and associated nutrient generation mediated by the intertidal polychaete Hediste diversicolor
2017 - Published
Murray, F., Solan, M., Douglas, A.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 495, pp. 75-82
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.06.002
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10734/2/Murray_et_al_submitted.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10734/1/Fig_1.tif
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- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10734/4/Fig_4.tif
Analysis of adipose tissue immune gene expression after vaccination of rainbow trout with adjuvanted bacterins reveals an association with side effects
2017 - Published
Veenstra, K. A., Wang, T., Alnabulsi, A., Douglas, A., Russell, K. S., Tubbs, L., Arous, J. B., Secombes, C. J.
Molecular Immunology, vol. 88, pp. 89-98
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2017.05.026
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10599/2/adipose_paper_CORRECTED_v3.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10599/7/Fig_1.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10599/3/Figure2.tiff
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- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10599/6/Figure6.tiff
The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: XI. Evaluation of the main hypotheses underpinning the life extension effects of CR using the hepatic transcriptome
2017 - Published
Derous, D., Mitchell, S. E., Wang, L., Green, C. L., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Han, J. J., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
Aging, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 1770-1824
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101269
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9096/1/The_effects_of_graded_levels_of_calorie_restriction_XI._Evaluation_of_the_main_hypotheses_underpinning_the_life_extension_effects_of_CR_using_the_hepatic_transcriptome.pdf
The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: IX. Global metabolomic screen reveals modulation of carnitines, sphingolipids and bile acids in the liver of C57BL/6 mice
2017 - Published
Green, C. L., Mitchell, S. E., Derous, D., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Han, J. J., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Douglas, A., Speakman, J. R.
Aging Cell, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 529-540
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.12570
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8135/3/Green_et_al_2017_Aging_Cell_1_.pdf
Assessing the consequences of environmental impacts: variation in species responses has unpredictable functional effects
2017 - Published
Murray, F., Widdicombe, S., McNeill, C. L., Douglas, A.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 583, pp. 35-47
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12358
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11448/3/Murray_et_al.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11448/1/Murray_et_al_Appendix_v3.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11448/2/Murray_Fig1.tif
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- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11448/5/Murray_Fig3.tif
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11448/4/Murray_Fig4.tif
RADseq-based phylogenomics fully resolves evolutionary relationships in a species complex of sympatric intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons).
2017 - Published
Wenzel, M., Mifsud, D. V., Douglas, A., Piertney, S.
European Society of Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) XVI Congress
Contributions to Conferences: Posters
The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: VIII. impact of short term calorie and protein restriction on basal metabolic rate in the C57BL/6 mouse
2017 - Published
Mitchell, S. E., Tang, Z. H., Kerbois, C., Delville, C., Derous, D., Green, C. L., Wang, Y., Han, J. J. D., Chen, L., Douglas, A., Lusseau, D., Promislow, D. E. L., Speakman, J. R.
Oncotarget, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 17453-17474
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.15294
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8366/1/The_effects_of_graded_levels_of_calorie_restriction.pdf
The genomic landscape of pre-zygotic reproductive isolation in a sympatric species complex of intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons)
2017 - Published
Wenzel, M., Mifsud, D. V., Douglas, A., Piertney, S.
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
A heavy metal P-type ATPase OsHMA4 prevents copper accumulation in rice grain
2016 - Published
Huang, X., Deng, F., Yamaji, N., Pinson, S. R. M., Fujii-Kashino, M., Danku, J., Douglas, A., Guerinot, M. L., Salt, D. E., Ma, J. F.
Nature Communications, vol. 7, pp. 1-13
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12138
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/6239/1/ncomms12138.pdf
Gut health and integrity in atlantic salmon fed plant protein diets
2016 - Published
Krol, E., Douglas, A., Secombes, C. J., Martin, S. A. M.
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, vol. 53, pp. 69
Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: VII. Topological rearrangement of hypothalamic aging networks
2016 - Published
Derous, D., Mitchell, S. E., Green, C. L., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Speakman, J. R., Douglas, A.
Aging, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 917-931
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100944
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10744/1/aging_08_0917.pdf
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The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: VI. Impact of short-term graded calorie restriction on transcriptomic responses of the hypothalamic hunger and circadian signaling pathways
2016 - Published
Derous, D., Mitchell, S. E., Green, C. L., Chen, L., Han, J. J., Wang, Y., Promislow, D. E. L., Lusseau, D., Speakman, J. R., Douglas, A.
Aging, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 642-661
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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100895
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5562/2/aging_08_642.pdf

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Modulation of metabolic and immunoregulatory pathways in the gut transcriptome of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) after early nutritional programming during first feeding with plant-based diet

Modulation of gut microbiota composition and predicted metabolic capacity after nutritional programming with a plant-rich diet in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): insights across developmental stages

In utero exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances and the human fetal liver metabolome in Scotland: a cross-sectional study

Maternal High Fat Diet in Lactation Impacts Hypothalamic Neurogenesis and Neurotrophic Development, Leading to Later Life Susceptibility to Obesity in Male but Not Female Mice

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: XIX. Impact of graded calorie restriction on protein expression in the liver

Fur removal promotes an earlier expression of involution-related genes in mammary gland of lactating mice

Untargeted plasma metabolomic analysis of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) indicate protein degradation when in poorer health

Effects of dietary macronutrients on the hepatic transcriptome and serum metabolome in mice

Chronic environmental perturbation influences microbial community assembly patterns

Environmental DNA Based Surveillance for the Highly Invasive Carpet Sea Squirt Didemnum vexillum: A Targeted Single-Species Approach

The effects of graded calorie restriction XVII: Multitissue metabolomics reveals synthesis of carnitine and NAD, and tRNA charging as key pathways

Metabolic response of dolphins to short-term fasting reveals physiological changes that differ from the traditional fasting model

Very-low-protein diets lead to reduced food intake and weight loss, linked to inhibition of hypothalamic mTOR signaling, in mice

1,135 ionomes reveal the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: XVI. Metabolomic changes in the cerebellum indicate activation of hypothalamocerebellar connections driven by hunger responses

Genome-wide association mapping for grain manganese in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using a multi-experiment approach

Genetic loci regulating cadmium content in rice grains

Effects of dietary macronutrients and body composition on glucose homeostasis in mice

Comparative genomics of cetartiodactyla: energy metabolism underpins the transition to an aquatic lifestyle

Plasma proteome responses in salmonid fish following immunization

Integration of Transcriptome, Gross Morphology and Histopathology in the Gill of Sea Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar): Lessons from Multi-site Sampling

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction XV: phase space attractors reveal distinct behavioral phenotypes

The carbohydrate-insulin model does not explain the impact of varying dietary macronutrients on the body weight and adiposity of mice

The Effects of Graded Levels of Calorie Restriction: XIV. Global Metabolomics Screen Reveals Brown Adipose Tissue Changes in Amino Acids, Catecholamines, and Antioxidants After Short-Term Restriction in C57BL/6 Mice

Fetal androgen exposure is a determinant of adult male metabolic health

Genome-wide Associations Reveal Human-Mouse Genetic Convergence and Modifiers of Myogenesis, CPNE1 and STC2

Genetic loci regulating arsenic content in rice grains when grown flooded or under alternative wetting and drying irrigation

Spatial Effects and GWA Mapping of Root Colonization Assessed in the Interaction Between the Rice Diversity Panel 1 and an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus

Evaluation of Early Nutritional Programming on Fish Performance, Intestinal Transcriptome and Microbiome in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

The Effects of Graded Levels of Calorie Restriction: XIII. Global Metabolomics Screen Reveals Graded Changes in Circulating Amino Acids, Vitamins, and Bile Acids in the Plasma of C57BL/6 Mice

Adaptations of energy metabolism in cetaceans have consequences for their response to foraging disruption

Genetic diversity among geographically distant isolates of Neoparamoeba perurans

Dietary Fat, but Not Protein or Carbohydrate, Regulates Energy Intake and Causes Adiposity in Mice

Genome Wide Association mapping of grain and straw biomass traits in the rice Bengal and Assam Aus Panel (BAAP) grown under alternate wetting and drying and permanently flooded irrigation

Microbiome composition within a sympatric species complex of intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons)

The Effects of Graded Levels of Calorie Restriction: X. Transcriptomic Responses of Epididymal Adipose Tissue

Quantification of ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulfate, nicotine, and its metabolites in human fetal liver and placenta

Phylogenomic signatures of speciation and phylogeography in a species complex of sympatric intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons).

Effects of algal enrichment and salinity on sediment particle reworking activity and associated nutrient generation mediated by the intertidal polychaete Hediste diversicolor

Analysis of adipose tissue immune gene expression after vaccination of rainbow trout with adjuvanted bacterins reveals an association with side effects

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: XI. Evaluation of the main hypotheses underpinning the life extension effects of CR using the hepatic transcriptome

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: IX. Global metabolomic screen reveals modulation of carnitines, sphingolipids and bile acids in the liver of C57BL/6 mice

Assessing the consequences of environmental impacts: variation in species responses has unpredictable functional effects

RADseq-based phylogenomics fully resolves evolutionary relationships in a species complex of sympatric intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons).

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: VIII. impact of short term calorie and protein restriction on basal metabolic rate in the C57BL/6 mouse

The genomic landscape of pre-zygotic reproductive isolation in a sympatric species complex of intertidal isopods (Jaera albifrons)

A heavy metal P-type ATPase OsHMA4 prevents copper accumulation in rice grain

Gut health and integrity in atlantic salmon fed plant protein diets

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: VII. Topological rearrangement of hypothalamic aging networks

The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction: VI. Impact of short-term graded calorie restriction on transcriptomic responses of the hypothalamic hunger and circadian signaling pathways

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