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Dr Arthur Morris
HCRW Advanced Research Fellow
School of Biosciences
Overview
Health and Care Research Wales (Welsh Government) Research Fellow 2024-2027 - Unleashing Modern Genomics for Precision Public Health Surveillance of Cryptosporidium
My research focuses on developing and applying computational methods to analyze pathogen genomes. By collaborating closely with Public Health Wales, I aim to seamlessly integrate these bleeding edge tools and methodologies into clinical practice.
My research interests include:
- Cryptosporidium Genomics: Employing population genomics to deepen our understanding of this single-celled parasite and devise strategies to disrupt its transmission.
- Novel Computational Methodologies: Creating novel software for efficient pathogen genome analysis, designed for implementation by public health agencies.
- Wastewater Surveillance: Analyzing DNA from waste-water to monitor pathogen prevalence within the local population.
- SARS-CoV-2 Epidemiology: Investigating the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Wales throughout the pandemic.
Publication
2023
- Morris, A. V., Price, A. and Connor, T. 2023. Afanc: a metagenomics tool for variant level disambiguation of NGS datasets. [Online]. bioRXiv. (10.1101/2023.10.05.560444) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.05.560444
- Cotton, S. et al. 2023. Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes. Journal of Hospital Infection 135, pp. 28-36. (10.1016/j.jhin.2023.02.010)
2022
- Willett, B. J. et al. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is an immune escape variant with an altered cell entry pathway. Nature Microbiology 7, pp. 1161-1179. (10.1038/s41564-022-01143-7)
- Eales, O. et al. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 lineage dynamics in England from September to November 2021: high diversity of Delta sub-lineages and increased transmissibility of AY.4.2. BMC Infectious Diseases 22(1), article number: 647. (10.1186/s12879-022-07628-4)
- Nickbakhsh, S. et al. 2022. Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a university outbreak setting and implications for public health planning. Scientific Reports 12(1), article number: 11735. (10.1038/s41598-022-15661-1)
- Kläser, K. et al. 2022. COVID-19 due to the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant compared to B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of SARS-CoV-2: a prospective observational cohort study. Scientific Reports 12(1), article number: 10904. (10.1038/s41598-022-14016-0)
2021
- Vöhringer, H. S. et al. 2021. Genomic reconstruction of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in England. Nature 600(7889), pp. 506-511. (10.1038/s41586-021-04069-y)
2020
- Morris, A., Pachebat, J., Tyson, G., Robinson, G., Chalmers, R. and Swain, M. 2020. Generating reliable genome assemblies of intestinal protozoans from clinical samples for the purpose of biomarker discovery. Presented at: Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies BIOSTEC 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, 22-24 February 2019 Presented at Roque, A. et al. eds.Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 1211. Springer, Cham pp. 216-241., (10.1007/978-3-030-46970-2_11)
2019
- Morris, A., Robinson, G., Swain, M. T. and Chalmers, R. M. 2019. Direct sequencing of Cryptosporidium in stool samples for public health. Frontiers in Public Health 7 (10.3389/fpubh.2019.00360)
- Swain, M., Chalmers, R., Robinson, G., Pachebat, J. and Morris, A. 2019. Identifying and resolving genome misassembly issues important for biomarker discovery in the protozoan parasite, cryptosporidium. Presented at: 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, Prague, Czech Republic, 22–24 February 2019Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, Vol. 3. pp. 90-100., (10.5220/0007397200900100)
2017
- Castro, P. D. J. and Morris, A. V. 2017. Burrowing mites in companion animals. UK-VET Companion animal 22(8), pp. 446-452. (10.12968/coan.2017.22.8.446)
2016
- Castro, P. D. J. and Morris, A. V. 2016. Feline lungworm: biology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment. The Veterinary Nurse 7(9), pp. 508-513. (10.12968/vetn.2016.7.9.508)
Articles
- Cotton, S. et al. 2023. Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes. Journal of Hospital Infection 135, pp. 28-36. (10.1016/j.jhin.2023.02.010)
- Willett, B. J. et al. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is an immune escape variant with an altered cell entry pathway. Nature Microbiology 7, pp. 1161-1179. (10.1038/s41564-022-01143-7)
- Eales, O. et al. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 lineage dynamics in England from September to November 2021: high diversity of Delta sub-lineages and increased transmissibility of AY.4.2. BMC Infectious Diseases 22(1), article number: 647. (10.1186/s12879-022-07628-4)
- Nickbakhsh, S. et al. 2022. Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a university outbreak setting and implications for public health planning. Scientific Reports 12(1), article number: 11735. (10.1038/s41598-022-15661-1)
- Kläser, K. et al. 2022. COVID-19 due to the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant compared to B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of SARS-CoV-2: a prospective observational cohort study. Scientific Reports 12(1), article number: 10904. (10.1038/s41598-022-14016-0)
- Vöhringer, H. S. et al. 2021. Genomic reconstruction of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in England. Nature 600(7889), pp. 506-511. (10.1038/s41586-021-04069-y)
- Morris, A., Robinson, G., Swain, M. T. and Chalmers, R. M. 2019. Direct sequencing of Cryptosporidium in stool samples for public health. Frontiers in Public Health 7 (10.3389/fpubh.2019.00360)
- Castro, P. D. J. and Morris, A. V. 2017. Burrowing mites in companion animals. UK-VET Companion animal 22(8), pp. 446-452. (10.12968/coan.2017.22.8.446)
- Castro, P. D. J. and Morris, A. V. 2016. Feline lungworm: biology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment. The Veterinary Nurse 7(9), pp. 508-513. (10.12968/vetn.2016.7.9.508)
Conferences
- Morris, A., Pachebat, J., Tyson, G., Robinson, G., Chalmers, R. and Swain, M. 2020. Generating reliable genome assemblies of intestinal protozoans from clinical samples for the purpose of biomarker discovery. Presented at: Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies BIOSTEC 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, 22-24 February 2019 Presented at Roque, A. et al. eds.Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 1211. Springer, Cham pp. 216-241., (10.1007/978-3-030-46970-2_11)
- Swain, M., Chalmers, R., Robinson, G., Pachebat, J. and Morris, A. 2019. Identifying and resolving genome misassembly issues important for biomarker discovery in the protozoan parasite, cryptosporidium. Presented at: 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, Prague, Czech Republic, 22–24 February 2019Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, Vol. 3. pp. 90-100., (10.5220/0007397200900100)
Websites
- Morris, A. V., Price, A. and Connor, T. 2023. Afanc: a metagenomics tool for variant level disambiguation of NGS datasets. [Online]. bioRXiv. (10.1101/2023.10.05.560444) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.05.560444
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Bioinformatics and computational biology
- Pathogen Genomics
- Biostatistics