Name: Peter ANDRUS，Post-doctoral Researcher
Email: [email protected]
Office Tel: 021-63846590
Research interest: Gastropod-borne parasitic disease; Human schistosomiasis
Dr. Peter Andrus is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. He received a Bachelors degree in Zoology from Liverpool John Moores University in 2018, and a PhD in molecular parasitology at the University of Nottingham in 2023. His doctoral research focused on human schistosomiasis in East Africa and its intermediate snail host, Biomphalaria. Currently, Dr. Andrus' research focuses on gastropod-borne parasites and disease, with particular interests in: (i) researching the genetic diversity of intermediate gastropod hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in East China; (ii) investigating the co-evolutionary dynamics and compatibility of snail-parasite interactions; (iii) studying the effects of abiotic and biotic factors on the infection dynamics of snail populations; (iv) applying geometric, morphometric techniques to improve the accuracy of identifying intermediate snail hosts through shell morphology; and (v) developing more environmentally friendly gastropod control programs using nematode-based biological control agents.
Publications
Zhao, Y. B., Jiang, L., Fang, W., Chen, S. R., Liu, Y. H., Zhao, S.H., Andrus, P. S., Li, T. M. & Guo, Y. H. (2024). A new diagnostic technique for identifying Angiostrongylus spp. larvae in intermediate snail species by examining the buccal cavity. Parasites & Vectors.
Andrus, P. S., Joof, E., & Wade, C. M. (2024). Differentiation of Bulinus senegalensis and Bulinus forskalii Snails in West Africa Using Morphometric Analysis. Acta Parasitologica.
Zhang, G., Naggs, F., Andrus, P. S., & Wade, C. M. (2024). Phylogenetic insights into the terrestrial snails Helicoidei (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) with special emphasis on the Camaenidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
Andrus, P. S., Stothard, J. R., & Wade, C. M. (2023). Seasonal patterns of Schistosoma mansoni infection within Biomphalaria snails at the Ugandan shorelines of Lake Albert and Lake Victoria. PLoS neglected tropical diseases.
Andrus, P. S., Stothard, J. R., Kabatereine, N. B. & Wade, C. M. (2023). Comparing shell size and shape with canonical variate analysis of sympatric Biomphalaria species within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
Andrus, P. S., Rae, R., & Wade, C. M. (2022). Nematodes and trematodes associated with terrestrial gastropods in Nottingham, England. Journal of Helminthology.
Joof, E., Andrus, P. S., Sowunmi, K., Onyango, V. M., & Wade, C. M. (2020). Comparing PCR techniques against conventional cercarial shedding methods for detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection in Biomphalaria snails. Acta Tropica.
Andrus, P. S. & Rae, R. (2019). Development of Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita as new genetic model. Journal of Helminthology.
Andrus, P. S., Ingle, O., Coleman, T., & Rae, R. (2018). Gastropod parasitic nematodes are attracted to hyaluronic acid in snail mucus by cGMP signalling. Journal of helminthology.
Andrus, P. S. & Rae, R. (2018). Natural variation in chemoattraction in the gastropod parasitic nematodes Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, P. neopapillosa and P. californica exposed to slug mucus. Nematology.
