Dr Aidan Emery
Researcher and Culture Facility Manager
Division: LS Invertebrates Division
Summary
Acting as a researcher and also providing research support, I work in parasitology research projects and also maintain infrastructure to support us in our role as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the identification and characterisation of schistosomes and their snail intermediate hosts. My research interests focus on host/parasite interactions, genetics and biology, particularly schistosomes (blood flukes) and their snail intermediate hosts.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons), University of Salford, United Kingdom, 1987 - 2000
- PhD, Imperial College, University of London, United Kingdom, 1991 - 1995
Degrees
Employment history
- Researcher and Laboratory Manager, The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2000 - ongoing
- Post-doctoral research fellow, University of Aberdeen, Zoology, United Kingdom, 1996 - 2000
Academic
Grants
SCAN: The Schistosomiasis Collections at the Natural History Museum
Role: Principal investigatorEmery A
Funding: Wellcome Trust
Total value £607,466 (to Museum £607,466)
Dates: 2015 - 2019
A Biological Repository for Schistosomiasis Research
Role: Principal investigatorEmery A
Funding: Wellcome Trust
Total value £332,446 (to Museum £332,446)
Dates: 2011 - 2014
BBR-CryoArks: Enhancing frozen collections for non-model and endangered animal taxa
Co-investigator: Emery AM
Funding: BBSRC
Total value £965,428 (to Museum £256,766)
Dates: 2018 - 2021
Epidemiology and evolution of zoonotic schistosomiasis in a changing world
Co-investigator: Emery AM
Funding: BBSRC
Total value £763,444 (to Museum £120,903)
Dates: 2015 - 2018
Water Infrastructure for Schistosomiasis-Endemic Regions (WISER)
Co-investigator: Emery AM
Funding: EPSRC
Publications
Oey H, Zakrzewski M, Gravermann K, Young ND, Korhonen PK, Gobert GN, Nawaratna S, Hasan S, Martínez DM, You H, Lavin M, Jones MK, Ragan MA, Stoye J, Oleaga A, Emery AM, Webster BL, Rollinson D, Gasser RB, McManus DP, Krause L (null) Whole-genome sequence of the bovine blood fluke Schistosoma bovis supports interspecific hybridization with S. haematobium. PLOS Pathogens, 15 (1) : e1007513 - e1007513. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007513
Le Clec'h W, Chevalier FD, McDew-White M, Allan F, Webster BL, Gouvras AN, Kinunghi S, Tchuem Tchuenté L-A, Garba A, Mohammed KA, Ame SM, Webster JP, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Anderson TJC (2018) Whole genome amplification and exome sequencing of archived schistosome miracidia. Parasitology, 145 (13) : 1739 - 1747. doi: 10.1017/s0031182018000811
Allan F, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Emery AM, Paulo R, Mirante C, Sebastião A, Brito M, Rollinson D (2017) Mapping freshwater snails in north-western Angola: distribution, identity and molecular diversity of medically important taxa. Parasites & Vectors, 10 (1) : doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2395-y
LAWTON SP, BOWEN LI, EMERY AM, MAJOROS G (2017) Signatures of mito-nuclear discordance in Schistosoma turkestanicum indicate a complex evolutionary history of emergence in Europe. Parasitology, 144 (13) : 1752 - 1762. doi: 10.1017/s0031182017000920
Gouvras AN, Allan F, Kinung’hi S, Rabone M, Emery A, Angelo T, Pennance T, Webster B, Nagai H, Rollinson D (2017) Longitudinal survey on the distribution of Biomphalaria sudanica and B. choanomophala in Mwanza region, on the shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania: implications for schistosomiasis transmission and control. Parasites & Vectors, 10 (1) : doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2252-z
Ressurreição M, Elbeyioglu F, Kirk RS, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Page NM, Walker AJ (2016) Molecular characterization of host-parasite cell signalling in Schistosoma mansoni during early development. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) : doi: 10.1038/srep35614
Crellen T, Allan F, David S, Durrant C, Huckvale T, Holroyd N, Emery AM, Rollinson D, Aanensen DM, Berriman M, Webster JP, Cotton JA (2016) Whole genome resequencing of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni reveals population history and effects of selection. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) : doi: 10.1038/srep20954
Ressurreição M, Kirk RS, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Page NM, Walker AJ (2015) Sensory Protein Kinase Signaling inSchistosoma mansoniCercariae: Host Location and Invasion. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 212 (11) : 1787 - 1797. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv464
Webster BL, Rabone M, Pennance T, Emery AM, Allan F, Gouvras A, Knopp S, Garba A, Hamidou AA, Mohammed KA, Ame SM, Rollinson D, Webster JP (2015) Development of novel multiplex microsatellite polymerase chain reactions to enable high-throughput population genetic studies of Schistosoma haematobium. Parasites & Vectors, 8 (1) : doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1044-6
Webster BL, Rabone M, Pennance T, Emery AM, Allan F, Gouvras A, Knopp S, Garba A, Hamidou AA, Mohammed KA, Ame SM, Rollinson D, Webster JP (2015) Erratum to: Development of novel multiplex microsatellite polymerase chain reactions to enable high-throughput population genetic studies of Schistosoma haematobium. Parasites & Vectors, 8 (1) : doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1134-5
Allan F, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Paulo R, Emery AM, Mirante C, Sebastiao A, Luciano A, Ficato A, Van-Dunem P, Brito M, Rollinson D (2015) Mapping freshwater snails in Angola: distribution, identity and molecular diversity of medically important taxa. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 20 : 54 - 54.
Ressurreição M, De Saram P, Kirk RS, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Page NM, Davies AJ, Walker AJ (null) Protein Kinase C and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Regulate Movement, Attachment, Pairing and Egg Release in Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8 (6) : e2924 - e2924. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002924
Zahoor Z, Lockyer AE, Davies AJ, Kirk RS, Emery AM, Rollinson D, Jones CS, Noble LR, Walker AJ (null) Differences in the Gene Expression Profiles of Haemocytes from Schistosome-Susceptible and -Resistant Biomphalaria glabrata Exposed to Schistosoma mansoni Excretory-Secretory Products. PLoS ONE, 9 (3) : e93215 - e93215. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093215
Allan F, Dunn AM, Emery AM, Stothard JR, Johnston DA, Kane RA, Khamis AN, Mohammed KA, Rollinson D (2013) Use of sentinel snails for the detection of Schistosoma haematobium transmission on Zanzibar and observations on transmission patterns. Acta Tropica, 128 (2) : 234 - 240. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.01.003
Glenn TC, Lance SL, McKee AM, Webster BL, Emery AM, Zerlotini A, Oliveira G, Rollinson D, Faircloth BC (2013) Significant variance in genetic diversity among populations of Schistosoma haematobium detected using microsatellite DNA loci from a genome-wide database. Parasites & Vectors, 6 (1) : doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-300
Marco A, Kozomara A, Hui JHL, Emery AM, Rollinson D, Griffiths-Jones S, Ronshaugen M (null) Sex-Biased Expression of MicroRNAs in Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 (9) : e2402 - e2402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002402
de Saram PSR, Ressurreição M, Davies AJ, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Walker AJ (null) Functional Mapping of Protein Kinase A Reveals Its Importance in Adult Schistosoma mansoni Motor Activity. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 (1) : e1988 - e1988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001988
Lockyer AE, Emery AM, Kane RA, Walker AJ, Mayer CD, Mitta G, Coustau C, Adema CM, Hanelt B, Rollinson D, Noble LR, Jones CS (null) Early Differential Gene Expression in Haemocytes from Resistant and Susceptible Biomphalaria glabrata Strains in Response to Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS ONE, 7 (12) : e51102 - e51102. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051102
Webster BL, Emery AM, Webster JP, Gouvras A, Garba A, Diaw O, Seye MM, Tchuente LAT, Simoonga C, Mwanga J, Lange C, Kariuki C, Mohammed KA, Stothard JR, Rollinson D (null) Genetic Diversity within Schistosoma haematobium: DNA Barcoding Reveals Two Distinct Groups. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6 (10) : e1882 - e1882. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001882
Emery AM, Allan FE, Rabone ME, Rollinson D (2012) Schistosomiasis collection at NHM (SCAN). Parasites & Vectors, 5 (1) : doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-185
Ressurreição M, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Walker AJ (2011) A role for p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in early post-embryonic development of Schistosoma mansoni. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 180 (1) : 51 - 55. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.07.002
GOWER CM, GABRIELLI AF, SACKO M, DEMBELÉ R, GOLAN R, EMERY AM, ROLLINSON D, WEBSTER JP (2011) Population genetics ofSchistosoma haematobium:development of novel microsatellite markers and their application to schistosomiasis control in Mali. Parasitology, 138 (8) : 978 - 994. doi: 10.1017/s0031182011000722
Ressurreição M, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Walker AJ (2011) A role for p38 MAPK in the regulation of ciliary motion in a eukaryote. BMC Cell Biology, 12 (1) : doi: 10.1186/1471-2121-12-6
Ludtmann MHR, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Walker AJ (2009) Protein kinase C signalling during miracidium to mother sporocyst development in the helminth parasite, Schistosoma mansoni. International Journal for Parasitology, 39 (11) : 1223 - 1233. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.002
Kane RA, Stothard JR, Emery AM, Rollinson D (2008) Molecular characterization of freshwater snails in the genus Bulinus: a role for barcodes?. Parasites & Vectors, 1 (1) : 15 - 15. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-1-15
GOLAN R, GOWER CM, EMERY AM, ROLLINSON D, WEBSTER JP (2008) Isolation and characterization of the first polymorphic microsatellite markers for Schistosoma haematobium and their application in multiplex reactions of larval stages. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8 (3) : 647 - 649. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.02031.x
Akinwale OP, Laurent T, Mertens P, Leclipteux T, Rollinson D, Kane R, Emery A, Ajayi MB, Akande DO, Fesobi TW (2008) Detection of schistosomes polymerase chain reaction amplified DNA by oligochromatographic dipstick. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 160 (2) : 167 - 170. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.04.003
Wilkinson S, Emery AM, Khamis IS, Mgeni AF, Stothard JR, Rollinson D (2007) Spatial and temporal population genetic survey of Bulinus globosus from Zanzibar: an intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium. Journal of Zoology, 272 (3) : 329 - 339. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00274.x
GOWER CM, SHRIVASTAVA J, LAMBERTON PHL, ROLLINSON D, WEBSTER BL, EMERY A, KABATEREINE NB, WEBSTER JP (2007) Development and application of an ethically and epidemiologically advantageous assay for the multi-locus microsatellite analysis of Schistosoma mansoni. Parasitology, 134 (4) : 523 - 536. doi: 10.1017/s0031182006001685
DeJong RJ, EMERY AM, Adema CM (2004) The mitochondrial genome of Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda:Basommatophora), intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni. Journal of Parasitology, 90 : 991 - 997.
Emery AM, Loxton NJ, Stothard JR, Jones CS, Spinks J, Llewellyn-Hughes J, Noble LR, Rollinson D (null) Microsatellites in the freshwater snail Bulinus globosus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Zanzibar. Molecular Ecology Notes, 3 (1) : 108 - 110. doi: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00368.x
Emery AM, Wilson IJ, Craig S, Boyle PR, Noble LR (2001) Assignment of paternity groups without access to parental genotypes: multiple mating and developmental plasticity in squid. Molecular Ecology, 10 (5) : 1265 - 1278. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2001.01258.x
Greatorex EC, Jones CS, Murphy J, Key LN, Emery AM, Boyle PR (2000) Microsatellite markers for investigating population structure in Octopus vulgaris (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Molecular Ecology, 9 (5) : 641 - 642. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00882-7.x
Emery AM, Shaw PW, Greatorex EC, Boyle PR, Noble LR (2000) New microsatellite markers for assessment of paternity in the squid Loligo forbesi (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Molecular Ecology, 9 (1) : 110 - 112. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00764-3.x
Emery AM, Ready PD, Billingsley PF, Djamgoz MBA (1995) A single isoform of the Na+/K+-ATPase α-subunit in Diptera: evidence from characterization of the first extracellular domain. Insect Molecular Biology, 4 (3) : 179 - 192. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1995.tb00024.x