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Previous employer
- 2014-2020 Senior lecturer in Molecular Parasitology, Kingston Unversity London
- 2009-2014 Lecturer in Organismal Biology, Kingston University London
- 2005-2009 PhD student the Natural History Museum & University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Research interests
- Evolutionary genetics and molecular epidemiology of pathogens, with particular interest in helminths and disease vectors of domestic and wild ungulates and birds
- Evolution of emerging and zoonotic vector borne diseases
- Ecology and evolution of pathogens of wildlife and negelected tropical diseases of veterinary importance
- Pathogen-host interactions form molecular to population level
- Application of molecular techniques and phylogenetics to address epidemiological problems
Projects
Current and ongoing research projects:
- Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary biology of fluke and their intermediate snail vectors
- Molecular ecology of marine mammals and their pathogens
- Population genetics of ticks in the highlands
Supervision
Current Postgraduate Supervision:
I have supervised a significant number of postgraduate research students to completion as both first supervisor (Director of studies) and co-supervisor. Currently, I supervise the following projects
- PhD projects
- Are humans an antigenic sink for the zoonotic blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum: Molecular epidemiology of antigenic variation (Awarding institute Kingston University London)
- The affects of population genetic variation on antigenic variation in the zoononitc nematode Ascarias
- Masters of Science by Research
- Evoluationary history and vaccine target variation of the tropical liver fluke Fasciola gigantica
Teaching
I have over 12 years of experiance in teaching and learning from other institutes and at SRUC I am currently involved in:
- Development of postgraduate and undergaduate courses associated with topics in veterinary biosciences, epidemiology and infectious disease control
- Delivery of lectures, assessments and involved in associated QA procedures
- Supporting academic staff in the development of new programmes and delivery of sessions
- Involved in building capacity for supervising postgraduate research students in Inverness
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Evolutionary genomics and molecular epidemiology of Schistosoma blood flukes of veterinary and medical importance, The Natural History Museum, London
14 Sept 2005 → 30 Sept 2009
Award Date: 12 Nov 2010
Master, Biology & Control of Parasites and Diseases Vectors, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
25 Aug 2004 → 22 Jul 2009
Award Date: 14 Nov 2005
Bachelor, Zoology, University of Aberdeen
14 Sept 1999 → 21 Jul 2003
Award Date: 21 Jul 2003
External positions
BMC Journal Parasites and Vectors
The Natural History Museum, London
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Projects
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Life In The Belly Of A Whale: Genomic And Population Genetic Approaches To Disentangle The Adaptations Of The Parasitic Liver Fluke Campula Oblonga And How It Interacts With Its Cetacean Host
Lawton, S. (Supervisor) & Beaton, K. (PhD Student)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: PhD project
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UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme
Thomson, M. (PI), Boerlage, A. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI), Lawton, S. (CoI), Landeryou, T. (CoI) & Soutar, R. (CoI)
1/03/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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EPIC IV: Scottish Government's Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks, 2022 - 2025 (EPIC IV)
Toma, L. (CoI), Tongue, S. (CoI), Eze, J. (CoI), Hutchinson, I. (CoI), Stirling, J. (CoI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI), Lawton, S. (CoI), Denniston, J. (CoI), Berezowski, J. (CoI), Barnes, A. (PI), Sparks, N. (CoI) & Soliman, T. (Researcher)
1/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-2 Zoonoses And Emerging Diseases.
Lawton, S. (PI), Whyte, F. (CoI), Khattak, F. (CoI), Baughan, J. (CoI), Tongue, S. (CoI), Boerlage, A. (CoI), Galgano, S. (CoI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI), Khalid, Z. (CoI), Denniston, J. (CoI), Athanasiadou, S. (CoI), Nale, J. (CoI) & Landeryou, T. (CoI)
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Divergence across mitochondrial genomes of sympatric members of the Schistosoma indicum group and clues into the evolution of Schistosoma spindale
Jones, B. P., Norman, B. F., Borrett, H. E., Attwood, S. W., Mondal, M. M. H., Walker, A. J., Webster, J. P., Jayanthe Rajapakse, P. R. V. & Lawton, S. P., 12 Feb 2020, (First published) In: Scientific Reports. 10, 2480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (Scopus) -
Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail
Adema, C. M., Hillier, L. W., Jones, C. S., Loker, E. S., Knight, M., Minx, P., Oliveira, G., Raghavan, N., Shedlock, A., do Amaral, L. R., Arican-Goktas, H. D., Assis, J. G., Baba, E. H., Baron, O. L., Bayne, C. J., Bickham-Wright, U., Biggar, K. K., Blouin, M., Bonning, B. C. & Botka, C. & 60 others, , 16 May 2017, (First published) In: Nature Communications. 8, p. 15451Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access193 Citations (Scopus) -
Signatures of mito-nuclear discordance in Schistosoma turkestanicum indicate a complex evolutionary history of emergence in Europe
Lawton, S. P., Bowen, L. I., Emery, A. M. & Majoros, G., Nov 2017, In: Parasitology. 144, 13, p. 1752-1762 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Molecular characterization of Fasciola jacksoni from wild elephants (Elephas maximus maximus) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic evaluation
Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., Lawton, S. P., Karunathilake, K. J. K., Perera, B. V. P., Nguyen, N. T. B. & Le, T. H., Sept 2019, In: Parasitology. 146, 10, p. 1247-1255 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Comparative mitogenomics of the zoonotic parasite Echinostoma revolutum resolves taxonomic relationships within the 'E. revolutum' species group and the Echinostomata (Platyhelminthes Digenea)
Le, T. H., Pham, L. T. K., Doan, H. T. T., Le, X. T. K., Saijuntha, W., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J. & Lawton, S. P., Apr 2020, In: Parasitology. 147, 5, p. 566-576 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus)