Mrs Jacquie Ireland

Lead Technical Specialist

University of Stirling Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Mrs Jacquie Ireland

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About me

I am the Lead Technical Specialist for the Faculty of Natural Sciences Molecular Biology Team and am based within the Institute of Aquaculture, where I have worked since 1999. My work mainly involves RNA & DNA isolation/quantification, PCR, real-time PCR and next-generation sequencing as well as many sampling trips to the university’s Marine Environmental Research Laboratory at Machrihanish. I have recently developed an in situ hybridisation protocol which allows us to explore the site of expression of various mRNAs in sea lice and salmon tissues and have been involved in establishing protocols for the use of the Institute’s laser capture microscope. I also support the lab practical sessions in the Institute for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Previous posts have included working in the Institute’s cell culture/virology facility, research on human hepatitis “B” vaccine escape mutants (Institute of Virology, Glasgow University), on the osmoregulation of marine fish larvae (Department of Biological Sciences, Stirling University) and as an M.L.S.O. in Haematology and Blood Transfusion. I am first author on 2 publications and co-author on 21 others.

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Article

Vogeler S, Carboni S, Li X, Ireland JH, Miller-Ezzy P & Joyce A (2021) Cloning and characterisation of NMDA receptors in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) in relation to metamorphosis and catecholamine synthesis. Developmental Biology, 469, pp. 144-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.10.008


Article

Robledo D, Taggart J, Ireland J, McAndrew B, Starkey W, Haley CS, Hamilton A, Guy DR, Mota-Velasco JC, Gheyas AA, Tinch AE, Verner-Jeffreys DW, Paley RK, Rimmer GSE, Tew IJ, Bishop SC, Bron J & Houston RD (2016) Gene expression comparison of resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon fry challenged with Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus reveals a marked contrast in immune response. BMC Genomics, 17, Art. No.: 279. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2600-y


Lecture

Monaghan S, McNair C, McDonald HC, Ireland J, Hamilton S, Knox D, Roy W, Thompson K, Adams A, Richards R, Smith P, Bassett DI, Matthew C, Preston AC, Groves F, Boyd S, Kanellos T, Asper D & Bron J (2014) Recombinant vaccine efficacy trials against infectious larval salmon lice stages following intraperitoneal immunisation of Atlantic salmon with 9 vaccine candidates (Presentation) 10th International Sea Lice Conference, Portland, ME, USA, 31.08.2014-05.09.2014. http://sealice2014.businesscatalyst.com/assets/abstract-book-v6.2-final2.pdf


Conference Proceeding

Carmichael SN, Bekaert M, Taggart J, Ireland J, Christie HRL, Bassett DI, Bron J, Skuce P, Gharbi K & Skern-Mauritzen R (2014) Use of RAD sequencing to isolate a sex-specific SNP marker in the salmonlouse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1837). In: Sea Lice 2014: The 10th International Sea Lice Conference Book of Abstracts. 10th International Sea Lice Conference, Portland, ME, USA, 31.08.2014-05.09.2014. Portland, ME, USA: Fish Vet Group, p. 54. http://sealice2014.businesscatalyst.com/assets/abstract-book-v6.2-final2.pdf


Article

Carmichael SN, Bron J, Taggart J, Ireland J, Bekaert M, Burgess S, Skuce P, Nisbet A, Gharbi K & Sturm A (2013) Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) showing varying emamectin benzoate susceptibilities differ in neuronal acetylcholine receptor and GABA-gated chloride channel mRNA expression. BMC Genomics, 14, Art. No.: 408. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-408