Research Activities – Associate Professor R.J. Russell

APPLIED & ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Ronald J. Russell, M.A., Ph.D.(GLAS.) – Senior Lecturer in Microbiology.

E-mail: rrussell@tcd.ie

Applied Microbiology and Immunology in these areas: -

• Development and optimisation of electrochemically-activated (ECA) solutions and defining their effects on microbial, m ammalian and plant cells.
• Delivery systems for natural and ECA-based antimicrobials.
• Decontamination of reusable medical devices.
• Microbial environmental indicators.
• Microbial remediation/revitalisation of soils.
• Microbiological policy, legislation and Standards .
• Aquatic microbiology and  Aerobiology.
• New microbial applications for conductance/ impedance monitoring, detection, identification and taxonomy.
• Food and environmental microbiology.