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Dr Jonathan Cox
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Academic Biography
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, University of Bath 1993-
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Centre for Protein Engineering, Cambridge, 1992-1993
- SERC Postoctoral Fellowship, University Chemical Laboratory, Cambridge, 1990-1992
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University Chemical Laboratory, Cambridge, 1989-1990
- PhD (Durham) 1989
- BSc (Durham) 1986
Research Interests
I am interested in fish olfaction. I am particularly interested in the mechanism by which odorant molecules in the external environment reach the olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity of cartilaginous fish (hagfish, sharks, rays and chimaeras). Investigating this mechanism involves first determining the three-dimensional anatomy of the olfactory region by microcomputed X-ray tomography (micro-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Micro-CT and MRI scans are then converted into virtual models by image processing, and the virtual models are either subsequently converted into physical models for experimental fluid dynamics, or into a suitable format for computational fluid dynamics.
My research involves collaboration with many individuals and organisations around the world, including Simpleware, the Natural History Museum, the University of Glasgow, Penn Sate University and Guelph University.
Publications
Rygg, A. D., Cox, J. P. L., Abel, R., Webb, A. G., Smith, N. B. and Craven, B. A., 2013. A computational study of the hydrodynamics in the nasal region of a hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tudes) : Implications for olfaction. PLoS ONE, 8 (3), e59783.
Cox, J. P. L., 2012. Forthcoming. Ciliary function in the olfactory organs of sharks and rays. Fish and Fisheries
Holmes, W. M., Cotton, R., Xuan, V. B., Rygg, A. D., Craven, B. A., Abel, R. L., Slack, R. and Cox, J. P. L., 2011. Three-dimensional structure of the nasal passageway of a hagfish and its implications for olfaction. Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 294 (6), pp. 1045-1056.
Abel, R. L., Maclaine, J. S., Cotton, R., Xuan, V. B., Nickels, T. B., Clark, T. H., Wang, Z. and Cox, J. P. L., 2010. Functional morphology of the nasal region of a hammerhead shark. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 155 (4), pp. 464-475.
Cox, J., Abel, R., Xuan, V. B., Cotton, R., Young, P., Baker, M., Tabor, G. and Nickels, T., 2009. Fluid flow in and around the olfactory organ of a hammerhead shark. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 153A (2), S68-S68.
Cox, J., Tabor, G., Baker, M., Young, P., Cotton, R., Xuan, V. B. and Holmes, W., 2009. Three-dimensional structure and hydrodynamics of the nasal passageway of a hagfish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 153A (2), S125-S125.
Ma, W. M. J., Pereira Morais, M. P., D'Hooge, F., van den Elsen, J. M. H., Cox, J. P. L., James, T. D. and Fossey, J. S., 2009. Dye displacement assay for saccharide detection with boronate hydrogels. Chemical Communications, 2009 (5), pp. 532-534.
Cox, J. P. L., 2008. Hydrodynamic aspects of fish olfaction. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 5 (23), pp. 575-593.
