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Research output per year
Overview
Profile summary
- Research Fellow in Aquatic Animal Health and Welfare - Fish Nutrition and Health Research Team
Professional memberships
- Fish Nutrition and Health Research Team - Research Fellow
- Environmental and Applied Biology - Research Group
- Marine Institute
- Member of British Society for Immunology
- Member of International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology (ISDCI)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Supervised research degrees
Higher Education supervision:
- Currently active as second supervisor on 2 Ph.Ds
- Second and third supervisor to 3 Ph.D. studentships to completion
Teaching interests
Teaching - Current
- BIOL307 - Fish Haematology
- BIOL307 – Histology
- ANIM5009 – Aquarium health
- BIO504 – Health and Production in Aquaculture
- BIO5132– Fish and Shellfish Immunology
Roles on external bodies
- Member of the Editorial Board for Frontiers in Microbiology - Aquatic microbiology section•
- Grant applications: The Royal Society
- Journals: >15 leading journals in the fields of aquaculture, microbiology, immunology and
biochemistry
Additional information
Qualifications:
- 2002-2005 - BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Oceanography
- 2007-2008 - MRes (Distinction) Applied Fish Biology
- 2009- 2013 - Ph.D. Biological Sciences - thesis title 'The Assessment of selected novel feed ingredients to replace fishmeal on the nutrition and health status of ornamental fish'
- 2016 - Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PGCAP)
Research interests:
My principal research interests are in the field of immunonutrition in mono-gastric animals. Particulalry my main interests focus on the effects of feeding probiotic and prebiotic candidates on aquatic animal mucosal health and the immunological fate of mucosal tissues.
Grants contracts:
• Lallemand-CRISPS PhD studentship, 2025-2028 (PI), £91,000
• LalProMucoBath project, jointly funded by Lallemand and SoBMS, 2025-2026 (PI), £30,000
• Commercial contract, Lallemand SAS (PI), £1,600
• Commercial contract, Lallemand SAS (co-I), £6,000
• Travel grants (ERASMUS, UKRI, others) (PI): >£5,000
Other academic activities:
Reviewed for:
- Aquaculture International
- Aquaculture Research
- Aquaculture Nutrition
- Journal of Aquaculture Research and Development
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
- Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
- Journal of Applied Aquaculture
- Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
- Open Veterinary Journal
- Fish and Shellfish Immunology
- Scientific Reports
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
- Member of the academic review board for Frontiers in microbiology
Links:
Loop profile - https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/624193/overview
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Academic qualifications
22 Education and teaching, Other postgraduate qualification (e.g. PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma), PGCAP - fellow og higher education in teaching and education , University of Plymouth
Award Date: 1 Sept 2016
Research Interests
- Aquaculture
- Aquatic Immunology
- Precision animal feeds
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Prebiotic and probiotic applications in fish and crustaceans
Pontefract, N., Sykes, L., Rawling, M. & Merrifield, D., 17 Jan 2025, Feed and Feeding for Fish and Shellfish: Nutritional Management . Kumar, V. (ed.). 2 ed. America : Academic Press, Vol. 2. p. 213-247 35 p. 10.1016/B978-0-443-21556-8.00015-6Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Alternative Protein Sources in Tilapia Feeds: Perspectives from Africa
Maulu, S., Odu-Onikosi, S., Abarra, S., Momoh, T., Joshua, F. & Rawling, M., 19 Sept 2024, Sustainable Feed Ingredients and Additives for Aquaculture Farming: Perspectives from Africa and Asia. Springer Nature, p. 43-80 (Sustainability Sciences in Asia and Africa).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Modulation of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Intestinal Mucosal Barrier Function Fed Different Postbiotics and a Probiotic from Lactobacilli
Rawling, M., Schiavone, M., Mugnier, A., Leclercq, E., Merrifield, D., Foey, A. & Apper, E., 30 Nov 2023, In: Microorganisms. 11, 12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Yeast cell wall extracts from Saccharomyces cerevisiae varying in structure and composition differentially shape the innate immunity and mucosal tissue responses of the intestine of zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Rawling, M., Schiavone, M., Apper, E., Merrifield, D. L., Castex, M., Leclercq, E. & Foey, A., 25 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers in Immunology. 14, 0Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel dietary multi-strain yeast fraction modulates intestinal toll-like-receptor signalling and mucosal responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Rawling, M., Leclercq, E., Foey, A., Castex, M. & Merrifield, D., 12 Jan 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 0, 0Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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