Professor Andrew Barnes
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Andrew Barnes

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Background

Dr Andy Barnes obtained his BSc (Hons) in Microbiology from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and his PhD from the Medical School, University of Edinburgh. Andy worked for the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department and at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh before joining a small Canadian biotech company, Aqua Health Ltd, specialising in vaccines for aquaculture in 1993. In 1999, Aqua Health was bought by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis and Andy worked in their animal health division for 4 years before beginning an academic career at The University of Queensland. Currently in the School of Biological Sciences, Andy’s Aquatic Animal Health Lab researches vaccines for the aquaculture industry and investigates health and immunity in aquatic animals ranging from reef-building corals, through prawns and oysters, to barramundi, stingrays and grouper.

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Professor Andrew Barnes is:
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Fields of research

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Biological Sciences Fisheries sciences Microbiology Veterinary sciences Zoology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Heriot-Watt University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
  • Graduate Certificate in Education, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Aquaculture vaccines

    Research and development of vaccines against bacterial, viral and parasitic conditions in farmed aquatic animals

  • Comparative immunology

    Discovery of immune functional systems in non-model organisms

  • Host-directed bacterial evolution

    How novel bacterial strains arise driven by immune selection

Search Professor Andrew Barnes’s works on UQ eSpace

134 works between 1990 and 2025
All (134) Journal Article (118) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (7) Other Outputs (5)

81 - 100 of 134 works

2010

Journal Article

Reduced salinity, but not estuarine acidification, is a cause of immune-suppression in the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata

Green, Timothy J. and Barnes, Andrew C. (2010). Reduced salinity, but not estuarine acidification, is a cause of immune-suppression in the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 402, 161-170. doi: 10.3354/meps08430

Reduced salinity, but not estuarine acidification, is a cause of immune-suppression in the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata

2010

Journal Article

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the actin and crustacean hyperglycemic hormone genes and their correlation with individual growth performance in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Nguyen, MT, Barnes, AC, Mather, PB, Li, YT and Lyons, RE (2010). Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the actin and crustacean hyperglycemic hormone genes and their correlation with individual growth performance in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. AQUACULTURE, 301 (1-4), 7-15. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.02.001

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the actin and crustacean hyperglycemic hormone genes and their correlation with individual growth performance in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

2010

Journal Article

Estimates of strain additive and non-additive genetic effects for growth traits in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam

Ngyen, Minh Thanh, Nguyen, Nguyen Hong, Ponzoni, Raul W., Vu, Nguyen Than, Barnes, Andrew C. and Mather, Peter B. (2010). Estimates of strain additive and non-additive genetic effects for growth traits in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam. Aquaculture, 299 (1-4), 30-36. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.12.011

Estimates of strain additive and non-additive genetic effects for growth traits in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam

2009

Journal Article

Isolation of a novel strain of Bacillus pumilus from penaeid shrimp that is inhibitory against marine pathogens.

Hill, J.E., Baiano, J.C.F. and Barnes, A.C. (2009). Isolation of a novel strain of Bacillus pumilus from penaeid shrimp that is inhibitory against marine pathogens.. Journal of Fish Diseases, 32 (12), 1007-1016. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01084.x

Isolation of a novel strain of Bacillus pumilus from penaeid shrimp that is inhibitory against marine pathogens.

2009

Journal Article

Towards Control of Streptococcus iniae

Baiano, JCF and Barnes, AC (2009). Towards Control of Streptococcus iniae. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 15 (12), 1891-1896. doi: 10.3201/eid1512.090232

Towards Control of Streptococcus iniae

2009

Journal Article

Inhibitor of REL/NF-KB is regulated in Sydney rock oysters in response to specific double-stranded RNA and Vibrio alginolyticus, but the major immune anti-oxidants EcSOD and Prx6 are non-inducible

Green, Timothy and Barnes, Andrew (2009). Inhibitor of REL/NF-KB is regulated in Sydney rock oysters in response to specific double-stranded RNA and Vibrio alginolyticus, but the major immune anti-oxidants EcSOD and Prx6 are non-inducible. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 27 (2), 260-265. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.05.005

Inhibitor of REL/NF-KB is regulated in Sydney rock oysters in response to specific double-stranded RNA and Vibrio alginolyticus, but the major immune anti-oxidants EcSOD and Prx6 are non-inducible

2009

Journal Article

Differing cell population structure reflects differing activity of Percoll-separated pronephros and peritoneal leucocytes from barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

Tumbol, RA, Baiano, JCF and Barnes, AC (2009). Differing cell population structure reflects differing activity of Percoll-separated pronephros and peritoneal leucocytes from barramundi (Lates calcarifer). AQUACULTURE, 292 (3-4), 180-188. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.04.030

Differing cell population structure reflects differing activity of Percoll-separated pronephros and peritoneal leucocytes from barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

2009

Journal Article

Differential expression of genes encoding anti-oxidant enzymes in Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata (Gould) selected for disease resistance

Green, Timothy J., Dixon, Tom J., Devic, Emilie, Adlard, Robert D. and Barnes, Andrew C. (2009). Differential expression of genes encoding anti-oxidant enzymes in Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata (Gould) selected for disease resistance. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 26 (5), 799-810. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.03.003

Differential expression of genes encoding anti-oxidant enzymes in Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata (Gould) selected for disease resistance

2009

Journal Article

Host-Directed Evolution of a Novel Lactate Oxidase in Streptococcus iniae Isolates from Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

Nawawi, RA, Baiano, JCF, Kvennefors, ECE and Barnes, AC (2009). Host-Directed Evolution of a Novel Lactate Oxidase in Streptococcus iniae Isolates from Barramundi (Lates calcarifer). APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 75 (9), 2908-2919. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02147-08

Host-Directed Evolution of a Novel Lactate Oxidase in Streptococcus iniae Isolates from Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

2009

Journal Article

Linear and branched beta(1-3) D-glucans activate but do not prime teleost macrophages in vitro and are inactivated by dilute acid: Implications for dietary immunostimulation

Kudrenko, Ben, Snape, Natale and Barnes, Andrew C. (2009). Linear and branched beta(1-3) D-glucans activate but do not prime teleost macrophages in vitro and are inactivated by dilute acid: Implications for dietary immunostimulation. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 26 (3), 443-450. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.01.009

Linear and branched beta(1-3) D-glucans activate but do not prime teleost macrophages in vitro and are inactivated by dilute acid: Implications for dietary immunostimulation

2009

Journal Article

Evaluation of growth performance in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam

Thanh, NM, Ponzoni, RW, Nguyen, NH, Vu, NT, Barnes, A and Mather, PB (2009). Evaluation of growth performance in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam. AQUACULTURE, 287 (1-2), 75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.10.051

Evaluation of growth performance in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam

2009

Conference Publication

Three-dimensional, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the zebrafish brain

Ullmann, J. F. P., Cowin, G., Barnes, A. and Collin, S. P. (2009). Three-dimensional, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the zebrafish brain. Society for Neuroscience 38th Annual meeting, Washington DC, United States, 15-19 November 2008.

Three-dimensional, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the zebrafish brain

2009

Book Chapter

Development of vaccines and management of viral diseases of crustaceans

Van Hulten, M., Johnson, K.N. and Barnes, A.C. (2009). Development of vaccines and management of viral diseases of crustaceans. Shellfish Safety and Quality. (pp. 359-383) edited by Sandra Shumway and Gary E. Rodrick. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Woodhead Publishing . doi: 10.1533/9781845695576.3.359

Development of vaccines and management of viral diseases of crustaceans

2008

Journal Article

An ancient and variable mannose-binding lectin from the coral Acropora millepora binds both pathogens and symbionts

Kvennefors, E.Charlotte E., Leggat, William, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Degnan, Bernard M. and Barnes, Andrew C. (2008). An ancient and variable mannose-binding lectin from the coral Acropora millepora binds both pathogens and symbionts. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 32 (12), 1582-1592. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2008.05.010

An ancient and variable mannose-binding lectin from the coral Acropora millepora binds both pathogens and symbionts

2008

Journal Article

“Vaccination” of Shrimp Against Viral Pathogens: Phenomenology and Underlying Mechanisms

Johnson, K. N., van Hulten, M.C.W. and Barnes, A. C. (2008). “Vaccination” of Shrimp Against Viral Pathogens: Phenomenology and Underlying Mechanisms. Vaccine, 26 (38), 4885-4892. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.07.019

“Vaccination” of Shrimp Against Viral Pathogens: Phenomenology and Underlying Mechanisms

2008

Journal Article

Wildlife as reservoirs for parasites infecting commercial species: Host specificity and a redescription of Kudoa amamiensis from teleost fish in Australia

Burger, M. A. A., Barnes, A. C. and Adlard, R. D. (2008). Wildlife as reservoirs for parasites infecting commercial species: Host specificity and a redescription of Kudoa amamiensis from teleost fish in Australia. Journal of Fish Diseases, 31 (11), 835-844. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2008.00958.x

Wildlife as reservoirs for parasites infecting commercial species: Host specificity and a redescription of Kudoa amamiensis from teleost fish in Australia

2008

Journal Article

Parasites, pathological conditions and mortality in QX-resistant and wild-caught Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata

Green, Timothy J., Jones, Brian J., Adlard, Robert D. and Barnes, Andrew C. (2008). Parasites, pathological conditions and mortality in QX-resistant and wild-caught Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata. Aquaculture, 280 (1-4), 35-38. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.04.004

Parasites, pathological conditions and mortality in QX-resistant and wild-caught Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata

2008

Journal Article

Identification and molecular characterisation of a fibrinogen binding protein from Streptococcus iniae

Baiano, Justice C. F., Tumbol, Reiny A., Umapathy, Aarti and Barnes, Andrew C. (2008). Identification and molecular characterisation of a fibrinogen binding protein from Streptococcus iniae. BMC Microbiology, 8 (1) 67, Article Number: 67. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-67

Identification and molecular characterisation of a fibrinogen binding protein from Streptococcus iniae

2008

Journal Article

Genetic variability amongst Streptococcus iniae isolates from Australia

Nawawi, R. A., Baiano, J. and Barnes, A. C. (2008). Genetic variability amongst Streptococcus iniae isolates from Australia. Journal of Fish Diseases, 31 (4), 305-309. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00880.x

Genetic variability amongst Streptococcus iniae isolates from Australia

2008

Journal Article

Microbial community analysis of water, foregut, and hindgut during growth of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, in closed-system aquaculture

Johnson, Crystal N., Barnes, Sue, Ogle, John, Grimes, D. Jay, Chang, Yun-Juan, Peacock, Aaron D. and Kline, Liz (2008). Microbial community analysis of water, foregut, and hindgut during growth of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, in closed-system aquaculture. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 39 (2), 251-258. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2008.00155.x

Microbial community analysis of water, foregut, and hindgut during growth of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, in closed-system aquaculture

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Future-proofing Lactococcus garvieae vaccines for Australian farmed trout in a warming climate
    CRC SAAFE Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Emerging Aquatic Diseases: a novel diagnostic pipeline and management framework
    Cawthron Institute Trust Board
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    SAAFE CRC Program Lead: Research Program 3 - Solutions
    CRC SAAFE Ltd
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Feeding trials in black tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon
    Ridley AgriProducts Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Capacity building for a Trans-Tasman network of expertise in aquatic animal Health (Royal Society of New Zealand Catalyst: Seeding grant led by The Cawthron Institute)
    Cawthron Institute Trust Board
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Future-proofing the salmon farming industry through feeds for thermal tolerance (CRC-P administered by Ridley Agriproducts)
    Ridley AgriProducts Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Blue Economy Biofouling Challenges and Possible Solutions
    Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Inspire Challenge 2019 Winner: Clear Insights from Fuzzy Data
    WorldFish
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Linking nutrition with health and resilience in aquaculture
    Ridley Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    A trivalent vaccine for sustainable yellowtail kingfish growout
    Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Vaccination for emergency and long-term control of nodavirus in Australian marine aquaculture
    Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Diversity and evolution of Tenacibaculum maritimum from Tasmania by whole genome sequencing
    Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Using innate and adaptive immunity to infer performance of kingfish on experimental diets
    South Australian Research and Development Institute
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Better adjuvants for the short farm cycle and more rapid disease onset in warm water fish
    SEPPIC Shanghai Chemical Specialities (SSCS)
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Integrative blood coagulation research core facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A state-of-the-art spinning disc confocal microscope for high speed imaging of live cells and super resolution microscopy
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    A re-evaluation of Yersinia vaccines for the Tasmanian salmon industry
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    A pan-genome reverse vaccinology approach to disease prevention in farmed fish
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Regarding a study involving an experimental infection of black-lip pearl oysters Pinctada margaritifera by a strand of Perkinsus olseni.
    French Polynesia Government Ministry of Marine Resources
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Fighting disease on farms: How do vaccinations drive evolution of new pathogen strains?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Diseases in Sydney rock oysters (Saccostrea Glomerata): Risk factors and immuno-modulation in a multi-stress and a changing climate context
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Investigation of an emerging bacterial disease in wild Queensland gropers, marine fish and stingrays with production of diagnostic tools to reduce the spread of disease to other states of Australia
    Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Tooling-up non-model organisms in the post-genomic era: equipment for the analysis of molecular and cellular processes in animals of evolutionary and commercial interest
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Comparison of Archaeal diversity and nutrient fluxes within the sediments of Lake Wivenhoe
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Histopathological and Physiological Changes of Australian Bass Livers as Indicators of Environmental Stress and Pollution
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    The essence of being an animal: sponge allorecognition and the evolution of individuality
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Aquatic animal health subprogram: Rapid strain identification of the bacterial fish pathogen Streptococcus iniae and development of an effective polyvalent vaccine for Australian barramundi.
    Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Aquaculture of the tropical abalone: identifying and selecting for factors promoting high settlement, survival and growth
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    C-Type Lectins And Innate Immunity In Barramundi
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Sensory indicators to optimize feeding and growth in the aquaculture industry: The development of a new biosynthetic microdiet for finfish
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Investigation of Methods to Induce and Synchronise Moult Cycle in the Blue Swimmer Crab, Portunus pelagicus, and the Three Spot Crab, Protunus sanguinolentus for Commercial Soft -Shell Crab Production
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Antiviral immunity and effect of nucleotide-supplemented feed in Penaeid prawns
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Interaction of Streptococcus iniae With The Cellular Immune System of Barramundi, Lates calcarifer L.
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Andrew Barnes is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Shields up! Protecting the mucosal interface of salmon in a warming ocean

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chloe English

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Preliminary study to develop workflows for use of low-cost state of the art technology and big data to diagnose bacterial fish diseases in resource limited settings using Streptococcosis as a model

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Scott Beatson, Dr Oleksandra Rudenko

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Design and evaluation of oral vaccines for barramundi based on microparticle technology

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Oleksandra Rudenko, Dr Alberto Baldelli

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using low-cost state of the art technology and big data to help smallholder fish farmers to diagnose and control disease

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Scott Beatson, Dr Oleksandra Rudenko

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Shields up! Protecting the mucosal interface of salmon in a warming ocean

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chloe English

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Preliminary study to develop workflows for use of low-cost state of the art technology and big data to diagnose bacterial fish diseases in resource limited settings using Streptococcosis as a model

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Scott Beatson, Dr Oleksandra Rudenko

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Nutritional immunology and physiology of cold stress in barramundi

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effects of Chronic Heat Stress on Mucosal Epithelial Health in Sea-Water Stage Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Response to Dietary Interventions

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chloe English

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Antimicrobial surface treatments for reduction of microbial biofouling in aquaculture systems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ilje Pikaar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Antimicrobial surface treatments for reduction of microbial biofouling in aquaculture systems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ilje Pikaar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Antimicrobial surface treatments for reduction of microbial biofouling in aquaculture systems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ilje Pikaar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    In vivo and in vitro investigation of growth and nutrition in barramundi

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Animal immunity
  • Animal vaccines
  • Aquaculture
  • Bacteriology
  • Immunology
  • Vaccine technology - veterinary
  • Veterinary vaccine technology
  • Virology

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