Michelle MccormackGalway-Mayo Institute of Technology | GMIT · Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Michelle Mccormack
PhD
About
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Citations
Citations since 2017
Additional affiliations
November 2020 - present
April 2019 - December 2020
Position
- Researcher
Description
- Working on the DAFM-funded ADIOS project investigating Amoebic gill disease (AGD) in salmon
September 2010 - April 2017
Proofing Irlandaise
Position
- Lecturer
Description
- I established an independent company which provided editing and proof-reading services to francophone scientists seeking publication in English journals. My role required the delivery of high quality accurate proofs of research content, which were intended for submission to peer-reviewed journals including The Journal of Nutrition, Cell Transplantation and NMR in Biomedicine. Regular and effective communication with clients, attention to detail and working to a dead line were essential skills fo
Education
September 2005 - September 2008
Field of study
- Investigation of pancreatic β-cell function using imaging and proteomic approaches.
September 2004 - June 2005
October 1999 - June 2003
Publications
Publications (6)
Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) is a disease affecting cultured Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) which is caused by Paramoeba perurans. The immunomodulatory impact of functional foods has previously been demonstrated in salmon. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of a novel fish feed in mitigating the severity and progression of AGD in Atlant...
In aquaculture, recurrence rates of amoebic gill disease (AGD) caused by the ectoparasite Paramoeba perurans are high and no prophylactic strategies exist for disease prevention. In this study, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were initially inoculated with P. perurans and following the development of amoebic gill disease were treated with freshwater...
Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD), caused by the ectoparasite Paramoeba perurans is characterised by hyperplasia of the gill epithelium and lamellar fusion. In this study, the initial host response of naïve Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) inoculated with P. perurans was investigated. Using gel-free proteomic techniques and mass spectrometry gill and serum s...
ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels located on the beta cell plasma membrane play a critical role in regulating insulin secretion and are targets for the sulfonylurea class of antihyperglycaemic drugs. Recent reports suggest that these channels may also reside on insulin-containing dense-core vesicles and mitochondria. The aim of this study was to...
Distribution of various organelles in the OptiPrep density gradient fractions. MIN6 cell homogenates were fractionated by OptiPrep density gradient centrifugation and analysed by immunoblotting to determine the distribution of (a) insulin receptor (a marker protein for the plasma membrane), (b) mGPDH (a marker for mitochondria), (c) LAMP-1 (a marke...
Distribution of various organelles in the OptiPrep density gradient fractions. MIN6 cell homogenates were fractionated by OptiPrep density gradient centrifugation and analysed by immunoblotting to determine the distribution of (a) insulin receptor (a marker protein for the plasma membrane), (b) mGPDH (a marker for mitochondria), (c) LAMP-1 (a marke...
