I am currently a research fellow at The University of Nottingham based within DeepSEQ; the bioinformatics and genomics core facility. I have a very general interest in genomics and bioinformatics, with particular focus on ecological genetics. My work involves using cutting edge next-generation sequencing technologies and bioinformatics approaches to answer a broad range of biological questions.
My previous roles have included research and training at the NEOF facility at The University of Sheffield, and roles involving the use of genomics and bioinformatics approaches for diet analysis in A. mellifera, and qPCR approaches to describe changes in the gut microbiome of B. terrestris. My PhD and role as a research associate at Manchester Metropolitan University involved various next-generation sequencing methods and applications in conservation and ecology. I also have experience as a research rechnician at The University of Manchester in both the soil ecology group and genomics core facility.

Get in touch: graeme.fox@nottingham.ac.uk / @graefox

Published Work

2022

Graeme Fox, Latha R. Vellaniparambil, Loreto Ros, Joshua Sammy, Richard F. Preziosi, Jennifer K. Rowntree (2022) Complex urban environments provide Apis mellifera with a richer plant forage than suburban and more rural landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. Volume 12, Issue 11 e9490. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9490

Steven, W.J. Canty, John Paul Kennedy, Graeme Fox, Kenan Matterson, Vanessa L. González, Mayra L. Núñez-Vallecillo, Richard F. Preziosi & Jennifer K. Rowntree (2022) Mangrove diversity is more than fringe deep. Scientific Reports 12, Article Number 1695 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05847-y

2021

Alex Williams, Holly Langridge, Angela L. Straathof, Graeme Fox, Howbeer Muhammadali, Katherine A. Hollywood, Royston Goodacre & Franciska T. de Vries (2021) Comparing root exudate collection techniques: An improved hybrid method. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108391

Steven, W.J. Canty, Graeme Fox, Jennifer K. Rowntree, Richard F. Preziosi (2021) Genetic structure of a remnant Acropora cervicornis population. Scientific Reports. 11:3523. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83112-4

2020

Milena Benavides-Serrato, Yully Fernanda Contreras-Rueda, Lina M. Barrios-Gardelis, Graeme Fox, Thomas D. Hughes, Néstor Hernando Campos-Campos, Richard F. Preziosi (2020) Isolation and characterization of 17 polymorphic microsatellite loci for a sea urchin (Echinometra lucunter: Echinometridae). Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat. 44(172): 759-767. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.1113

2019

Graeme Fox, Richard F. Preziosi, Rachael A. Antwis, Fraser J. Combe, W. Edwin Harris, Ian R. Hartley, Andrew C. Kitchener, Selvino R. de Kort, Anne-Isola Nekaris, Milena Benavides-Serrato, Jennifer K. Rowntree (2019) Multi-individual microsatellite identification: a multiple genome approach to microsatellite design (MiMi). Molecular Ecology Resources DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13065

2018

Graeme Fox, Iulia Darolti, Jean-Denis Hibbitt, Richard F. Preziosi, John L. Fitzpatrick, Jennifer K. Rowntree (2018) Genetic assessment of ex situ populations to aid species conservation and maintain heterozygosity in non-model species. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research. 6(2): 50-56.

Combe F, Taylor-Cox E, Fox G, Sandri T, Davis N, Jones M, Cain B, Mallon D, Harris E (2018) Rapid isolation and characterization of microsatellites in the critically endangered Mountain Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci). Journal of Genetics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-018-0922-z

Rachael Antwis, Sarah Griffiths, Xavier Harrison, Ché Weldon, Michael Wood, Abigail Pretorius, Kevin Hopkins, Graeme Fox, and Richard Preziosi (2018) Genetic Variability and Ontogeny Predict Microbiome Structure in a Disease-Challenged Montane Amphibian. Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0167-0

D'Cruze N, Singh B, Mookerjee A, Hunter K, Brassey CA, Rowntree J, Megson S, Fox G, Louies J, Sharath RS Macdonald DW (2018) What’s in a name? Wildlife traders evade authorities using code words. Oryx. 52(1). 13-15

2017

Ramirez K, Knight C, de Hollander M, Brearley F, Constantinides C, Cotton A, Creer S, Crowther T, Davison J , Delgado-Baquerizo M, Dorrepaal E, Elliott D, Fox G, Griffiths R, Hale C, Hartman K, Houlden A, Jones D, Krab E, Maestre F, McGuire K, Monteux S, Orr C, van der Putten W, Roberts I, Robinson D, Rocca J, Rowntree J, Schlaeppi K, Shepherd M, Singh B, Straathof A, Bhatnagar J, Thion C, van der Heijden M, and de Vries F (2017) Detecting macroecological patterns in bacterial communities across independent studies of global soils. Nature Microbiology. (DOI:10.1038/s41564-017-0062-x).

Madhura Castelino, Stephen Eyre, John Moat, Graeme Fox, Paul Martin, Pauline Ho, Mathew Upton & Anne Barton (2017) Optimisation of methods for bacterial skin microbiome investigation: primer selection and comparison of the 454 versus MiSeq platform . BMC Microbiology.7. Article Number 23. DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-0927-4

2016

Griffiths SM, Fox G, Briggs PJ, Donaldson IJ, Hood S, Richardson P, Leaver GW, Truelove NK & Preziosi RF (2016) A Galaxy-based bioinformatics pipeline for optimised, streamlined microsatellite development from Illumina next-generation sequencing data. Conservation Genetics Resources. DOI 10.1007/s12686-016-0570-7

Moat J, Rizoulis A, Fox G & Upton M (2016) Domestic shower hose biofilms contain fungal species capable of causing opportunistic infection. Journal of Water and Health. 14(4). DOI: 10.2166/wh.2016.297

2015

Langarica-Fuentes A, Fox G, Robson GD (2015) Metabarcoding analysis of home composts reveals distinctive fungal communities with a high number of unassigned sequences. Microbiology. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.000153

Dr Madhura Castelino, MBBS, Stephen Eyre, PhD, John Moat, MSc, Graeme Fox, MSc, Paul Martin, MPhil, Umer Ijaz, PhD, Christopher Quince, PhD, Pauline Ho, PhD, Mathew Upton, PhD, Anne Barton, PhD (2015) The skin microbiome in psoriatic arthritis: methodology development and pilot data. The Lancet. 385(1): S27.

2014

Adrian Langarica-Fuentes, Pauline S Handley PhD, Ashley Houlden PhD, Graeme Fox, Geoffrey D Robson PhD (2014) An investigation of the biodiversity of thermophilic and thermotolerant fungal species in composts using culture-based and molecular techniques. Fungal Ecology. 11. 132-144. Elsevier.

Langarica-Fuentes, Adrian; Zafar, Urooj; Heyworth, Alan; Brown, Thomas; Fox, Graeme; Robson, Geoff. (2014) Fungal succession in an in-vessel composting system characterised using DGGE and 454-pyrosequencing. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 88. 296-308

2013

David Penney PhD, Caroline Wadsworth; Graeme Fox; Sandra L Kennedy; Richard F Preziosi; Terence A Brown. (2013) Absence of Ancient DNA in Sub-Fossil Insect Inclusions Preserved in 'Anthropocene' Colombian Copal. PLOSONE 8(9):e73150. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073150

Grants Awarded

November 2020 - awarded a grant from the Eva Crane Trust for the project: "Healthy diet, healthy guts, healthy bees."

Awards

February 2020 - Post-Graduate Research Paper Award (1st place) – Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Conference Talks & Posters

December 2020 - British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2020: Talk titled "A Hive of Activity – GIS and DNA sequencing reveal the effect urban spaces have on bee diet”

December 2019 - British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2019: Talk titled "Why you should be using multiple genomes when developing new microsatellite markers. A new tool for a multiple genome approach to microsatellite design (MiMi)."

December 2016 - British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2016: Poster titled "Ex situ conservation of the endangered undulate ray (Raja undulata)."

Work In The Press

Some work the department performed on trade in 'hatha jodi': a root believed to bring good luck in some cultures:
Trade in the plant has been fuelling illicit trade in animal parts.
This work has been featured at Gizmodo, The Telegraph, and the BBC amongst others, with a range of great headlines.

My work on captive populations of Raja undulata has been featured on BBC Earth and Manchester University News.