Colin Alexander
- Bsc in Mathematical Sciences, University of Paisley.
- Diploma in Actuarial Science, Heriot Watt University.
- PhD 'Spectral Analysis of Spatial Point Patterns in Complex Study Regions', Rothamsted Research and The Open University.
- Biometrician, Rothamsted Research.
- Joined BioSS in 2007.
Areas of Expertise
- EU SAFEFOODS project.
- Spatial Statistics.
- Multivariate Methods.
- Genstat.
Bibliography
- McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Austin, C.; Dobson, G.; Verrall, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Graham, J.; Hackett, C. (2023) Quantitative trait loci mapping of polyphenol metabolites from a ‘Latham’ x ‘Glen Moy’ red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L) cross, Metabolomics, 19(8), Art. 7
- Menezes, R.; Foito, A.; Jardim, C.; Costa, I.; Garcia, G.; Rosado-Ramos, R.; Freitag, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Outeiro, T.F.; Stewart, D.; Santos, C.N. (2020) Bioprospection of natural sources of polyphenols with therapeutic potential for redox-related diseases., Antioxidants, 9, Article No.789.
- Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Begg, G.S.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R.; Young, M. (2018) Plant responses to an integrated cropping system designed to maintain yield whilst enhancing soil properties and biodiversity., Agronomy, 8, Article No. 229.
- Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Pont, S.D.A.; McRae, D.; Sungartas, J.A.; Palau, R.; Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Foito, A.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2018) Impact of conventional and integrated management systems on the water-soluble vitamin content in potatoes, field beans and cereals., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 831-841.
- Herold, M.B.; Giles, M.E.; Alexander, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Daniell, T.J. (2018) Variable response of nirK and nirS containing denitrifier communities to long term pH manipulation and cultivation, FEMS Microbiological Letters, 364(7), art.fny035
- Mclean, K.; Palarea-Albaladejo, J.; Currie, C.G.; Imrie, L.H.J.; Manson, E.D.T.; Fraser-Pitt, D.; Wright, F.; Alexander, C.J.; Pollock, K.G.J.; Allison, L.; Hanson, M.; Smith, D.G.E. (2018) Rapid and robust analytical protocol for E. coli STEC bacteria subspecies differentiation using whole cell MALDI mass spectrometry, Talanta, 182, 164-170
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Mcrae, D.; McCue, K.F.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2016) Impact of light-exposure on the metabolite balance of transgenic potato tubers with modified glycoalkaloid biosynthesis., Food Chemistry, 200, 263-273.
- Deasy, W.; Shepherd, T.; Alexander, C.J.; Birch, A.N.E.; Evans, K.A. (2016) Development and validation of a SPME-GC-MS method for in situ passive sampling of root volatiles from glasshouse-grown broccoli plants undergoing below-ground herbivory by larvae of cabbage root fly, Delia radicum L., Phytochemical Analysis, 27, 375-393.
- Deasy, W.; Shepherd, T.; Alexander, C.J.; Birch, A.N.E.; Evans, K.A. (2016) Field based evaluation of a novel SPME-GC-MS method for investigation of below-ground interaction between brassica roots and larvae of cabbage root fly, Delia radicum L., Phytochemical Analysis, 27, 343-353.
- de Jesus, D.S.; de Oliveira, C.M.G.; Gastauer, M.; Alexander, C.; Oliveira, R.D.D. (2015) Longidorids from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with focus on the morphometric variability of Xiphinema krugi (Nematoda: Longidoridae) populations., Tropical Plant Pathology, 40, 88-101.
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.A.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Stewart, D.; McCue, K.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Modifying glycoalkaloid content in transgenic potato - Metabolome impacts., Food Chemistry, 187, 437-443.
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.J.; Hackett, C.A.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Rockhold, D.; Belknap, W.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Impacts on the metabolome of down-regulating polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers., Transgenic Research, 24, 447-461.
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Pont, S.D.A.; Stewart, D.; McNicol, J.W.; Wilcockson, S.J.; Leifert, C.; Davies, H.V. (2014) Effect of agricultural production systems on the potato metabolome., Metabolomics, 10, 212-224.
- Winder, L.; Alexander, C.J.; Woolley, C.; Perry, J.N.; Holland, J.M. (2014) Cereal aphid colony turnover and persistence in winter wheat., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e106822.
- Chapman, S.; Stevens, L.J.; Boevink, P.C.; Engelhardt, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Harrower, B.; Champouret, N.; McGeachy, K.; Van Weymers, P.S.M.; Chen, X.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2014) Detection of the virulent form of AVR3a from phytophthora infestans following artificial evolution of potato resistance gene R3a., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e110158.
- Winder, L.; Alexander, C.J.; Woolley, C.; Perry, J.N.; Holland, J.M. (2013) The spatial distribution of canopy-resident and ground-resident cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum) in winter wheat., Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 7, 21-32.
- Daniell, T.J.; Davidson, J.; Alexander, C.J.; Caul, S.; Roberts, D. (2012) Improved real-time PCR estimation of gene copy number in soil extracts using an artificial reference., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 91, 38-44.
- Dobson, G.; Vasukuttan, V.; Alexander, C.J. (2012) Evaluation of different protocols for the analysis of lipophilic plant metabolites by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry using potato as a model, Metabolomics, 8, 880-893
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.A.; Sungurtas, J.; McNicol, J.W.; Sewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2010) Metabolomic analysis of the potato tuber life cycle., Metabolomics, 6, 274-291.
- McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Austin, C.; Dobson, G.; Verrall, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Hancock, R.D.; Graham, J.; Hackett, C. (2023) Quantitative trait loci mapping of polyphenol metabolites from a ‘Latham’ x ‘Glen Moy’ red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L) cross, Metabolomics, 19(8), Art. 7
- Menezes, R.; Foito, A.; Jardim, C.; Costa, I.; Garcia, G.; Rosado-Ramos, R.; Freitag, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Outeiro, T.F.; Stewart, D.; Santos, C.N. (2020) Bioprospection of natural sources of polyphenols with therapeutic potential for redox-related diseases., Antioxidants, 9, Article No.789.
- Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Begg, G.S.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R.; Young, M. (2018) Plant responses to an integrated cropping system designed to maintain yield whilst enhancing soil properties and biodiversity., Agronomy, 8, Article No. 229.
- Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Pont, S.D.A.; McRae, D.; Sungartas, J.A.; Palau, R.; Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Foito, A.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2018) Impact of conventional and integrated management systems on the water-soluble vitamin content in potatoes, field beans and cereals., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 831-841.
- Herold, M.B.; Giles, M.E.; Alexander, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Daniell, T.J. (2018) Variable response of nirK and nirS containing denitrifier communities to long term pH manipulation and cultivation, FEMS Microbiological Letters, 364(7), art.fny035
- Mclean, K.; Palarea-Albaladejo, J.; Currie, C.G.; Imrie, L.H.J.; Manson, E.D.T.; Fraser-Pitt, D.; Wright, F.; Alexander, C.J.; Pollock, K.G.J.; Allison, L.; Hanson, M.; Smith, D.G.E. (2018) Rapid and robust analytical protocol for E. coli STEC bacteria subspecies differentiation using whole cell MALDI mass spectrometry, Talanta, 182, 164-170
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Mcrae, D.; McCue, K.F.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2016) Impact of light-exposure on the metabolite balance of transgenic potato tubers with modified glycoalkaloid biosynthesis., Food Chemistry, 200, 263-273.
- Deasy, W.; Shepherd, T.; Alexander, C.J.; Birch, A.N.E.; Evans, K.A. (2016) Development and validation of a SPME-GC-MS method for in situ passive sampling of root volatiles from glasshouse-grown broccoli plants undergoing below-ground herbivory by larvae of cabbage root fly, Delia radicum L., Phytochemical Analysis, 27, 375-393.
- Deasy, W.; Shepherd, T.; Alexander, C.J.; Birch, A.N.E.; Evans, K.A. (2016) Field based evaluation of a novel SPME-GC-MS method for investigation of below-ground interaction between brassica roots and larvae of cabbage root fly, Delia radicum L., Phytochemical Analysis, 27, 343-353.
- de Jesus, D.S.; de Oliveira, C.M.G.; Gastauer, M.; Alexander, C.; Oliveira, R.D.D. (2015) Longidorids from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with focus on the morphometric variability of Xiphinema krugi (Nematoda: Longidoridae) populations., Tropical Plant Pathology, 40, 88-101.
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.A.; McNicol, J.W.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Stewart, D.; McCue, K.; Belknap, W.R.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Modifying glycoalkaloid content in transgenic potato - Metabolome impacts., Food Chemistry, 187, 437-443.
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.J.; Hackett, C.A.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Rockhold, D.; Belknap, W.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Impacts on the metabolome of down-regulating polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers., Transgenic Research, 24, 447-461.
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Hackett, C.A.; Alexander, C.J.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Pont, S.D.A.; Stewart, D.; McNicol, J.W.; Wilcockson, S.J.; Leifert, C.; Davies, H.V. (2014) Effect of agricultural production systems on the potato metabolome., Metabolomics, 10, 212-224.
- Winder, L.; Alexander, C.J.; Woolley, C.; Perry, J.N.; Holland, J.M. (2014) Cereal aphid colony turnover and persistence in winter wheat., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e106822.
- Chapman, S.; Stevens, L.J.; Boevink, P.C.; Engelhardt, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Harrower, B.; Champouret, N.; McGeachy, K.; Van Weymers, P.S.M.; Chen, X.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2014) Detection of the virulent form of AVR3a from phytophthora infestans following artificial evolution of potato resistance gene R3a., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e110158.
- Winder, L.; Alexander, C.J.; Woolley, C.; Perry, J.N.; Holland, J.M. (2013) The spatial distribution of canopy-resident and ground-resident cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum) in winter wheat., Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 7, 21-32.
- Daniell, T.J.; Davidson, J.; Alexander, C.J.; Caul, S.; Roberts, D. (2012) Improved real-time PCR estimation of gene copy number in soil extracts using an artificial reference., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 91, 38-44.
- Dobson, G.; Vasukuttan, V.; Alexander, C.J. (2012) Evaluation of different protocols for the analysis of lipophilic plant metabolites by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry using potato as a model, Metabolomics, 8, 880-893
- Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.A.; Sungurtas, J.; McNicol, J.W.; Sewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2010) Metabolomic analysis of the potato tuber life cycle., Metabolomics, 6, 274-291.
- Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Allwood, W.; Palau, R.; McRae, D.; Pont, S.; Sungurtas, J.; Alexander, C.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L. (2017) Comparison of rapeseed grown sustainably and conventionally. A comparison of the quality of oil and meal from winter oilseed rape grown under sustainable and conventional practices., International Conference on Natural Product Biotechnology, AECC, Aberdeen, 25-26 September 2017.
- Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Palau, R.; McRae, D.; Pont , S.; Sungurtus, J.; Alexander, C.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L. (2017) A comparison of the quality of oil and meal from rapeseed grown under sustainable and conventional cultivation practices., Scottish Lipid Discussion Group, University of St Andrews, 4 September 2017.
- Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.; Pont, S.; Palau, R.; Alexander, C.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L. (2016) Comparing the effects of different cultivation practices on the metabolite composition of cereal crops., Cereals in Practice, Saphock Farm, Oldmeldrum, 5 July 2016. (Poster).
- Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Palau, R.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.; Alexander, C.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2016) Comparison of rapeseed grown sustainably and conventionally. A comparison of the quality of oil and meal from winter oilseed rape grown under sustainable and conventional cultivation practices., Agriculture and the Environment XI, What Future for our Farming Systems?: Environmental Challenges and Integrated Solutions. Edinburgh, 1-2 March 2016. (Poster).
- Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.; Pont, S.; Palau, R.; Alexander, C.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2016) A comparison of the metabolite compositions of spring barley, winter barley and winter wheat grown under sustainable and conventional cultivation practices using a GC-MS metabolomics approach., Agriculture and the Environment XI, What Future for our Farming Systems?: Environmental Challenges and Integrated Solutions. Edinburgh, 1-2 March 2016. (Poster).
- Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.; Pont, S.; Palau, R.; Alexander, C.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L. (2016) Comparing the effects of different cultivation practices on the metabolite composition of cereal crops., Scottish Metabolomics Network Meeting at the Centre for Health Sciences, Inverness, 16-17 November 2016.
- Chapman, S.; Stevens, L.; Boevink, P.; Engelhardt, S.; Alexander, C.; Champouret, N.; Birch, P.; Hein, I. (2014) Artificial evolution of the potato resistance gene R3a to detect the virulent form of AVR3a., British Society for Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting, University of St Andrews, 1-2 September 2014. (Poster)
- Alexander, C.J.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Sungurtas, J.A.; McNicol, J.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2012) Statistical Analysis of combined metabolomics datasets from the potato tuber life cycle., Metabomeeting, University of Manchester, 25-27 September 2012.
