Dr James Munro
Areas of expertise
- Aquatic disease
- Aquaculture and natural fisheries
Countries of work experience
Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, United States of America, United kingdom.
Overview of experience and qualifications
Dr Munro has a vast amount of expertise in the area of aquatic disease, with professional experience from Asia, Europe and America. Since completing his undergraduate studies in aquaculture at the University of Tasmania, Dr Munro has accumulated a range of research and technical skills, specifically relevant to the study of aquaculture both in developing and developed countries. He has been involved in a diversity of aquaculture projects including; the development of novel disease detection methods, establishing extensive aquaculture systems for sustainable farming, determining the pathogenic mechanisms of disease, researching the interactions between disease outbreaks and farm production, studying the effects of viral mutations and co-infections with respect to virulence and assessing the risks for the importation of farmed animals and their associated diseases on local environments.
Dr Munro was an advisor to the European Community on crustacean diseases.
Dr Munro has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers, government policies and has presented his research at both national and international scientific conferences.
Dr Munro also holds a Graduate Diploma in Education and has experience in teaching aquaculture and microbiology and supervising graduate students.
Professional appointments
2010–present: Senior Lecturer Aquaculture (Academic Level C)/Senior Scientist – Aquatic Animal Health, adjunct appointment between SARDI Aquatic Sciences and School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide.
2008-2010: Research Virologist, Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas).
2007-2008: Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, AquaBounty Technologies.
2006–2007: Aquaculture Development Specialist WorldFish Center, Mekong Region. Adjunct appointment between WorldFish Center and Australian Aid for Development (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development).
2006: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland.
2002-2005: Postgraduate Doctor of Philosophy
Selected recent publications
Munro, J., Callinan, R., Owens, L., Gill associated virus is related to decreased production of Penaeus monodon in Australian prawn farms. Journal of Fish Diseases (In Press).
Munro, J., Boon, V., (2010). Quantitative Determination of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin in Commercial Shrimp Feed Using a Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58, 1429–1433.
Munro, J., Owens, L., (2007). Production of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies against gill-associated virus and the development of an ELISA. Aquaculture 262, 173-182.
Munro, J., Owens, L., (2006). Sensitivity and specificity of current diagnostic tests for gill-associated virus in Penaeus monodon. Journal of Fish Diseases 29, 649-655.
Munro, J., Owens, L., (2005). Haemagglutination as a low cost detection method for gill-associated virus and by inference, yellowhead virus in Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798. Aquaculture Research 36, 1369-1373.
Munro, J., Oakey, J., Bromage, E., Owens, L., (2003). Experimental bacteriophage-mediated virulence in strains of Vibrio harveyi. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 54, 187-194.
Contact
Dr James Munro
Senior Scientist – Aquatic Animal Health (SARDI)
Senior Lecturer – Aquaculture (University of Adelaide)
Corridor Building, Roseworthy Campus
Roseworthy, SA 5371
Tel: +61 8 8313 0081
Fax: +61 8 8303 7956
Email: James.Munro@adelaide.edu.au