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James Cotton

@jamesacotton.bsky.social
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I try and do comparative and population genomics of neglected tropical disease (and some other) parasites, as part of @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social

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Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jobs galore at @nhm-london.bsky.social @dissco.bsky.social - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... including Heads of Digitisation and Technical Innovation
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A post-doctoral position is available with Liz Thiele and I working on Guinea worm population genetics in support of the eradication program. Currently funded for a fairly short time, but with prospects of funding renewal.
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Kathryn R Elmer @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have a ca 1.5 yr postdoc available in our team, asking, 'what is the shape of the fitness landscape between oviparity and viviparity?' and 'what drives viviparity to evolve'? 🧬 using 🦎 as a model. closes 16 Sept. Details on EvolDir evoldir.net/brian/evoldi... @glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We are recruiting! - looking for a post-doc to lead on the genetics part of a large multi-disciplinary study of the drivers of persistent schistosomiasis infection and re-infection with a bunch of great partners in Glasgow, the UK, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Malawi.
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Research Assistant/Associate
Job PurposeYou will contribute to/make a leading contribution to the project ‘Identifying drivers of schistosomiasis treatment failure and recommendations for treatment strategies (DRIVERS)’ workin...
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Exactly this, except I was mostly too impatient so my Dad ended up typing most of them
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Adam Hayward @adhayward.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Exciting PhD opportunity on the ecological impacts of anthelmintic use on soil fauna, with a crack supervisory team and expertise from @glasgow.ac.uk, @hutton.ac.uk and @moredunfoundation.bsky.social! Find more details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
There is a PhD position on ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil fauna. A great team of supervisors from 3 Scottish institutions.. fully funded for EU and UK applicants. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Roz Laing and I are looking for a combined lab manager/(PD)RA to contribute to ongoing projects in the lab: initially for 18 months but hopefully a longer-term post, subject to funding. Closing date is 23 March. Please get in touch if you have any questions about the role. tinyurl.com/246m632j
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Research Assistant
We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to contribute to multiple veterinary parasitology projects, working with Professor James Cotton and Dr Roz Laing. The successful candidate w...
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
A slightly late pre-xmas reminder to please apply for these funded PhD positions in parasite genomics/genetics/molecular biology that I'm involved in – the closing date was extended and is now 4th January, so still time to put together an application.
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Adam Hayward @adhayward.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Exciting PhD opportunity on the ecological impacts of anthelmintic use on soil fauna, with a crack supervisory team and expertise from @hutton.ac.uk, @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @moredunfoundation.bsky.social! More info here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Come join us - we are recruiting a postdoc in phylodynamics and epidemiological modelling to join an exciting project on foot-and-mouth-disease virus in African buffalo www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research... Please share widely! #jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
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Research Assistant/Associate
Job Purpose You will contribute to an international collaborative project entitled “Multi-scale infection dynamics from cells to landscapes: FMD in African buffalo”, working with Prof Roman Biek. T...
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
This scheme funds PhD scholarships in Glasgow for black UK-domiciled students. I'm happy to support students interested in my research area, or try and help point potential applicants to more suitable supervisors if your interests don't quite match mine.
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Richard McCulloch @rmc9z.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Our lab has two funded PhDs to start in 2026 via the NorthWestBio programme Project details here www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... ...and here www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... Application deadline is Nov 21st 2025; apply here: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Understanding Pathogens, from Molecules to Phenotypes - Richard McCulloch
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
My colleague Roz Laing also has a veterinary parasitology project next year, investigating how epigenetics might be involved in mediating drug resistance in parasitic nematodes www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate....
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Understanding Pathogens, from Molecules to Phenotypes - Roz Laing
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
#3 Developing improved molecular diagnostics for Cryptosporidium in drinking water, and using these (and some genomics) to understand sources of contamination. Led by Frank Katzer at Moredun and Willie Weir in Glasgow www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - Willie Weir
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
#2 - a project taking a comparative approach to DNA replication and plasticity/mutation in kinetoplastids, expanding work form the 'model' parasites to other kinetoplastid lineages, with Richard McCulloch and Sarah Allinson in Lancaster: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Understanding Pathogens, from Molecules to Phenotypes - Richard McCulloch
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I'm also co-supervising a few other projects: #1: an inter-disciplinary project on chemical biology of Base-J in kinetoplastids, led by Glenn Burley @Strathclyde. We aim to develop some new chemical approaches and apply them to study kinetoplastid genetics. www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Glenn A Burley
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
We have a PhD position in population genomics of sheep scab mites available from October 2026. The project will investigate Psoroptes populations in the context of eradication programs on Scottish island groups and spreading drug resistance. www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - James Cotton
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Well done Lilly!
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Well done Benedict!
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School of Biodiversity One Health and Veterinary Medicine @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk · 25/04/2025
We are recruiting! Applications are open for Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in One Health Microbiology (Research & Teaching Track) grade 7/8/9. To apply, visit www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-l... #worldchangerswelcome
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Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in One Health Microbiology (Research & Teaching Track)
This is the job description for the Senior Lecturer Grade 9 level. Please note the role is available at a Lecturer Grade 7 and 8 level. Please refer to the separate lecturer Grade 7/8 job descripti...
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Gillian Dyer @gilly-bean.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
PhD Opportunity www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Where are all the lice? Development and deployment of molecular detection technologies to quantify salmon lice in Scottish waters. at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Where are all the lice? Development and deployment of molecular detection technologies to quantify salmon lice in Scottish waters. at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Academic colleagues, if we claim to value equity, and if it’s currently not safe for *some* of our colleagues to travel to the US for conferences, then should *any* of us be travelling to the US? Standing up for equity isn’t about our own convenience.
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Trevor @trevorcotton.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
@mchshe.bsky.social Reading the Guardian this morning. You seem to be a good man. Your comment on powerlessness really resonated… I need to do more, and am fortunate enough to be able to make some small difference. Well done!
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
no worries - if i come across a good synthesis of the complex nematode ones I'll let you know. There is also trans-splicing in other flatworms, but not sure what the sequences are. It must be known in some e.g. Echinococcus and Hymenolepis, and probably Fasciola too.
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
We're looking for a post-doc to work on anthelminthic resistance in a new pan-European project. It will involve generating and analysing targeted and whole-genome data from well-phenotyped livestock GIN populations. Please get in touch if you have any questions. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Assistant/Research Associate (anthelmintic resistance management)
Job Purpose We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant/Associate to contribute/make a leading contribution to the project ‘Anthelmogram: the next generation decision making tool for a...
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School of Biodiversity One Health and Veterinary Medicine @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk · 12/02/2025
New research paper from members of SBOHVM! "Chromosomal genome assembly resolves drug resistance loci in the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta" Read here: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Chromosomal genome assembly resolves drug resistance loci in the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta
Author summary Understanding the genetics of anthelmintic resistance is a critical part of the sustainable control of parasitic worms. Here, we have generated a chromosome-scale genome assembly for th...
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Chris Duffield @christineduffield.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Applications are now open for the October 2025 intake of the Leverhulme DTP in Ecological Data Science. Five fully funded PhDs and a "Masters plus PhD" option for eligible students. Apply by 07 March. Read about this year's projects here: ecological-data-science.github.io
Group photo of Leverhulme Ecological Data Science PIs and doctoral candidates, October 2024
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Barbara Stokes @bhstokes.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Hey Bluesky :) Last chance to apply for AFRIBOP 2025 hosted by the University of Glasgow, KEMRI Wellcome Trust, and the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust! Fantastic opportunity - pls share with anyone you think may be interested! Apply here : shorturl.at/2sRFS
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Loch Lomond looking pretty this lunchtime from above Killearn
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
This seems a useful list, and there are others in the thread of replies. Much as we probably shouldn't care about journal 'prestige', its clear not all academics are over it yet.
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
If you are looking for interesting people on here that should be in your 'network', this is very neat bsky-follow-finder.theo.io (from @theo.io).
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Bluesky Network Analyzer
Find accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow.
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
A funded PhD is open on population genetics of the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis, using genomic data to understand mite populations in the context of ongoing control programs. Co-supervised by a great team at @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social and Stew Burgess at MRI. More details at tinyurl.com/a873cvb4.
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Heather Ferguson @drheatherferg.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The School of #Biodiversity, #OneHealth & #VeterinaryMedicine at the #UniversityofGlasgow - my base - is now on Bluesky! Give them a follow if you want to hear about our research & teaching #TeamUofG @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
Funded PhD available with me, Martin Llewellyn and Richard McCulloch at the University of Glasgow to study genome replication and (in)stability across diverse kinetoplastids. Applications (via FindaPhD) taken from Nov 1st - Jan 12th. Enquiries welcome. tinyurl.com/mfz4yh3k
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University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures PhD Programme - Projects - Fundamentals of Life ...
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 02/07/2024
There is a 3-year post-doc position with the fantastic @stewart_burgess @MoredunComms and others as part of a @BBSRC funded collaboration on the genetic basis and evolution of drug resistance in sheep scab - moredun.org.uk/careers/post...
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist | Moredun
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 09/04/2024
Hi - Emily Hotchkiss and I have a fully-funded PhD position on the genetics and epidemiology of Cryptosporidium in dairy calves. Applications due by May 3rd. I'm afraid this one is funded for UK home applicants only. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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FULLY FUNDED PROEJCT - High-resolution molecular approaches to tracing Cryptosporidium transmission and virulence in cattle at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PROEJCT - High-resolution molecular approaches to tracing Cryptosporidium transmission and virulence in cattle at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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