The Read Group

Andy Bell

Location: 518 Mueller Lab
Telephone: +1 814 865 3052
Email: Andy Bell
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JOBS:
Pennsylvania State University (2008-present)
Senior research associate

University of Edinburgh (2003- 2007)
Post-doctoral research assistant

University of Glasgow (2000-2003)
Post-doctoral research assistant

University of Stirling (1999-2000)
Post-doctoral research assistant

Tokyo University of Fisheries (1996-1999)
Research fellow

 

 

DEGREES:
PhD University of Stirling & Natural History Museum, London (1996)
BSc (Hons) Zoology & Biochemistry, University of Leeds (1989 )

Publications

Bell, A. S., Gibson, D. I. & Sommerville, C. (1997). Chaetotaxy and armature of Ichthyocotylurus erraticus (Rudolphi, 1809) and I. variegatus (Creplin, 1825) cercariae (Digenea, Strigeidae). Parasitology Research 83(1): 70-76.

Bell, A. S., Gibson, D. I. & Sommerville, C. (1997). Chaetotaxy and surface structures of the miracidia of Ichthyocotylurus erraticus (Rudolphi, 1809), I. variegatus (Creplin, 1825) and Apatemon gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819). Systematic Parasitology 36(3): 203-212.

Bell, A. S., Sommerville, C. & Gibson, D. I. (1998). Karyotype and chromosome morphologies of three strigeid digeneans: Ichthyocotylurus erraticus (Rudolphi, 1809), I. variegatus (Creplin, 1825) and Apatemon gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819). Systematic Parasitology 41(3): 169-178.

Bell, A. S., Sommerville, C. & Gibson, D. I. (1999). Cercarial emergence of Ichthyocotylurus erraticus (Rudolphi, 1809), I. variegatus (Creplin, 1825) and Apatemon gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819). Parasitology Research 85(5): 387-392.

Bell, A. S., Yokoyama, H., Aoki, T., Takahashi, M. & Maruyama, K. (1999). Single and nested polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of Microsporidium seriolae (Microspora), the causative agent of “Beko” disease in yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 37 127-134.

Bell, A. S., Aoki, T. & Yokoyama, H. (2001). Phylogenetic relationships among microsporidia based on rDNA sequence data, with particular reference to fish-infecting Microsporidium Balbiani 1884 species. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 48(3): 258-265.

Bell, A. S., Sommerville, C. & Valtonen, E. T. (2001) A molecular phylogeny of the genus Ichthyocotylurus (Digenea, Strigeidae). International Journal for Parasitology 31: 833-842.

Bell, A. S., Sommerville, C. & Gibson, D. I. (2002). Multivariate analyses of morphometrical features of Apatemon gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819) and A. annuligerum (Nordmann, 1832) (Digenea, Strigeidae) metacercariae. Systematic Parasitology 51: 121-133.

Lee, S-J., Yokoyama, H., & Bell, A. S. (2002). Occurrence of a new microsporidian in the skeletal muscle of the flying fish Cypselurus pinnatibarbatus japonicus (Exocoetidae) from Yakushima, Japan. Folia Parasitologica 49: 9-15.

Bell, A. S. & Sommerville, C. (2002). Molecular evidence for the synonymy of Apatemon gracilis and A. annuligerum, strigeids parasitic as metacercariae in freshwater fishes. Journal of Helminthology 76: 193-198

Bell, A. S. & Ranford-Cartwright, L. (2002). Quantitative real-time PCR. Trends in Parasitology 18(8): 347-352. PDF

Freeman, M., Bell, A. S. & Sommerville, C. (2003). Occurrence of a new hyperparasitic microsporidian infecting the sea louse Lepioptherius salmonis. Journal of Fish Disease 26: 667-676.

Bell, A. S., & Ranford-Cartwright, L. (2004). Real-time quantification of Plasmodium falciparum DNA. International Journal for Parasitology: 34(7) 795-802.

de Roode, J.C., Culleton, R., Bell, A.S., & Read, A.F. (2004). Competitive release of drug resistance following drug treatment of mixed Plasmodium chabaudi infections. Malaria Journal 3:33. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-3-33.

Mackinnon, M.J., Bell, A., & Read, A.F. (2005). The effects of mosquito transmission and population bottlenecking on virulence, multiplication rate and resetting in rodent malaria. International Journal for Parasitology 35: 145-153. PDF

de Roode, J.C., Pansini, R., Cheesman, S.J., Helinski, M.E.H., Huijben, S., Wargo, A.R., Bell, A.S., Chan, B.H.K., Walliker, D., & Read, A.F. (2005). Virulence and competitive ability in genetically diverse malaria infections. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.102: 7624-7628 PDF

Raberg, L., de Roode, C.J., Bell, A.S., Stamou, P., Gray, D., & Read, A.F (2006). Within-host competition in genetically diverse malaria infections: the role of immune-mediated interactions. American Naturalist.168 (1). PDF

Bell, A.S., de Roode, C.J., Sim, D. & Read, A. F. (2006) . Within-host competition in genetically diverse malaria infections: parasite virulence and competitive success. Evolution. 60 (7):1358-1371. PDF

Bell, A.S., Blanford, S., Jenkins, N., Thomas, M.B., & Read, A.F. (2009). Real-time quantitative PCR for analysis of candidate fungal biopesticides against malaria: technique validation and first applications. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 100: 160-168. PDF