Role
Human Biosciences Programme Coordinator; Biomedical Science Locality Theme Lead for Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry Special Study Units; School Academic Liaison Coordinator with University of Plymouth Colleges; School Project Coordinator with National Marine Aquarium and Paignton Zoo Environmental Park; Faculty of Science and Technology Human Ethics Committee Member.
Qualifications & background
Visiting Lecturer, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1998
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Genetics, University of Plymouth, 1976-present
Institute of Cancer Research Postdoctoral Cytogeneticist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, 1975
PhD, Population Cytogenetics, University of London, 1975
Temporary Lecturer, Polytechnic of North London, 1974
MSc (by research), Cytogenetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manchester, 1971
Part-time Lecturer, Oldham Technical College, 1969-1971
Part-time Lecturer, Openshaw Technical College, 1969-1971
Part-time Lecturer, Salford Technical College, 1969-1971
BSc (Hons) Zoology, University of London, 1969
Professional membership
Member of:
The Genetics Society, The British Society for Human Genetics, The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
Roles on external bodies
2012-present: Member, National Marine Aquarium Ethics Committee.
2011-present: Member, Zoos Expert Committee. The Zoos Expert Committee provides UK Ministers with independent technical advice on zoo policy matters. Its key role is to provide advice and recommendations on measures to encourage the role of zoos in conservation, education and scientific research; and advise on the operation and implementation of the zoo licensing system in the UK.
2008-2011: Member, Zoos Forum - the independent advisory body which reports to Defra Ministers. The Forum advised government on zoo licensing and policy matters.
2005-2012: Member, Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust Animal Ethics Committee.
Teaching interests
Module leader for:
ANIM506 Animal Conservation
BI05118 Aquarium Sciences and Conservation
BIOL3418 Medical Genetics http://www2.plymouth.ac.uk/hgenetics/
BIOL3301 Biology of Marine Vertebrates
BIOL2302 Genetic Continuity and Diversity
BIOM1003 Genetics and Development
Staff serving as external examiners
External examiner for four PhD students at University College Swansea and the University of Stirling
Research interests
My current interests lie with conservation genetics of freshwater fish and, in particular, viviparous fishes endemic to Mexico.
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Previously supervised 3 PhD and 2 MPhil students as well as several MSc students
Grants & contracts
2005/2006 funding and sponsorship for the wadifish project:
Higher Education Innovation Fund 2 £10,000
North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo £5,000
Project AWARE (UK) £2,000
YSI Environmental £3,900 (equipment and software)
Ocean World Productions £1,450 (vehicle and accommodation costs)
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. £800 (equipment)
1999 - 2008. Industrial sponsorship for a visiting lecturer in Aquarium Sciences and Conservation to teach on the MRes Applied Fish Biology programme rising to £4,500 per annum.
Publications
Price, D. J. 2012. Genetic strategies for captive breeding of viviparous fishes for conservation and other purposes: practicalities and limitations. In Viviparous Fishes II (eds. M. C. Uribe and Grier, H. J.). pp13-30. New Life Publications, Florida, in press.
Jordan, W. C., Cross, T. F., Crozier, W. W., Ferguson, A., Galvin, P., Hurrell, R. H., McGinnity, P., Martin, S. A. M., Moffett, I. J. J., Price, D. J., Youngson, A. F. and Verspoor, E. 2005. Allozyme variation in Atlantic salmon from the British Isles: associations with geography and the environment. Journal of Fish Biology, 67 (Supplement A), 146-168
Price, D. J. 2005. Genetic considerations in the conservation of freshwater viviparous fish. In Viviparous Fishes (eds. M. C. Uribe and Grier, H. J.). pp351-364. New Life Publications, Florida.
Burgess, P., McMahon, S. and Price, D. J. 2005. Conservation of Trinidadian populations of Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (Poeciliidae). In Viviparous Fishes (eds. M. C. Uribe and Grier, H. J.), pp425-434. New Life Publications, Florida.
Brice, G. and Price, D. J. 2004. The use of enrichments to reduce the frequency of stereotypical behaviour in a captive ocelot Leopardus pardalis at Porfell Animal land, Cornwall. In: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Symposium on Zoo Research (ed. C. Macdonald), p257-268. The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London. ISSN 1479-7100.
Brooking, Z. A. and Price, D. J. 2004. The effect of human presence on the behavioural and distributional patterns of two species of captive penguins, African (Spheniscus demersus) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) on being transferred into a new enclosure at Living Coasts, Devon. In: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Symposium on Zoo Research (ed. C. Macdonald), p170-179. The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London. ISSN 1479-7100.
Jeffery, S. B. And Price, D. J. 2004. The effect of environmental factors on the behaviour of captive red-fronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus). In: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Symposium on Zoo Research (ed. C. Macdonald), p280-291. The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London. ISSN 1479-7100.
Price, D. J. and Clayton, G. M. 1999. Genotype-environment interactions in the susceptibility of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, to Ichthyophthirius multifiliis infections. Aquaculture, 173, 149-160.
Reports & invited lectures
Keynote Lecturer at XIII Encuentro Nacional de Acuariofilia, Acapulco, Mexico, 2009: "Genetics of ornamental fishes". Organised by Comite Estatal Sistema Producto Pez Ornato Del Estado De Morelos (COESPPOEM), Mexico
Invited Lecturer at 10th Annual BIAZA Research Symposium, Hull, 2008: "Scientific research in public aquariums"
Invited Lecturer at III International Symposium on Viviparous Fishes, Morelia, Mexico, 2006: "Genetic strategies for captive breeding of vivparous fishes for conservation and other purposes: practicalities and limitations"
Invited Lecturer at II International Symposium on Viviparous Fishes, Queretaro, Mexico, 2002: "Genetic considerations in the conservation of freshwater livebearing fish, with particular reference to the family Goodeidae"
Other academic activities
2005 External advisor for PGDip Genetics and Counselling Skills at University of the West of England
