I have always had an interest in the applied aspects of zoology and graduated from the University of Leeds, U.K. in 1975 having obtained a degree in Agricultural Zoology. At that time the aquaculture industry was in its infancy within the UK but was showing the signs of rapid expansion. I therefore took the opportunity to specialise in the interactions between parasites and lower vertebrates and undertook doctoral training at the University of Sunderland, UK. In 1979 I arrived at Keele University and joined the parasitology research group as a post-doctoral researcher and was appointed to a lectureship in 1986. Since then I have developed an extensive research profile in the area of fish\disease interactions and have published widely in this area. In 1991 I established “Keele Water” an environmental consultancy specialising in freshwater and fisheries. The laboratory carries out fish disease diagnosis under Section 30 of the Freshwater Fish Diseases Act of 1975 and 1983 and the “Buyer Beware Policy”. This has been extended to include the production of environmental impact assessments, a requirement in most large scale developments. I am a member of the British Society for Parasitology, European Association of Fish Pathologists, Fisheries Society of the British Isles and Insitute of Fisheries Managers. In addition, I have also co-ordinated a Marie Curie Training Network which incorporates nine research European institutes including three industrial partners. I am also a Fellow of the Society of Biology in the UK

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