Nicholas Barrett
PhD Student
Biography
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge and the Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation team at the British Antarctic Survey. My research involves investigating the effects of osmotic stress on marine animals, with a focus on the resistance of Antarctic marine species to predicted freshening and lower salinity in the Southern Ocean as a result of climate change.
Education
2020-present: PhD in Antarctic Studies, University of Cambridge (Supervisors: Prof Lloyd Peck and Prof Elizabeth Harper)
2018-2019: MSc in Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Evolution, Imperial College London
2003-2006: BSc (Hons) in Biological Science, University of Exeter
Research interests
- Animal physiology
- Phylogenetics
- Genetics
- Evolution and biodiversity
Collaborations
Barrett, N.J.; Thyrring, J.; Harper, E.M.; Sejr, M.K.; Sørensen, J.G.; Peck, L.S.; Clark, M.S. Molecular Responses to Thermal and Osmotic Stress in Arctic Intertidal Mussels (Mytilus edulis): The Limits of Resilience. Genes 2022, 13, 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13010155
Barrett, N.J.; Hogan, R.I.; Allcock, A.L.; Molodtsova, T.; Hopkins, K.; Wheeler, A.J.; Yesson, C. Phylogenetics and Mitogenome Organisation in Black Corals (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): An Order-Wide Survey Inferred From Complete Mitochondrial Genomes. Frontiers in Marine Science 2020, 7, 440. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00440
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Barrett, Nicholas J. ORCID record for Nicholas J. Barrett, Harper, Elizabeth M., Peck, Lloyd S. ORCID record for Lloyd S. Peck. (2024) The impact of acute low salinity stress on Antarctic echinoderms. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291 (). 12 pp. 10.1098/rspb.2024.1038
Barrett, Nicholas J. ORCID record for Nicholas J. Barrett, Harper, Elizabeth M., Last, Kim S., Reinardy, Helena C., Peck, Lloyd S. ORCID record for Lloyd S. Peck. (2024) Behavioural and physiological impacts of low salinity on the sea urchin Echinus esculentus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 227 (). 12 pp. 10.1242/jeb.246707
2022
Barrett, Nicholas J. ORCID record for Nicholas J. Barrett, Thyrring, Jakob, Harper, Elizabeth M., Sejr, Mikael K., Sørensen, Jesper G., Peck, Lloyd S. ORCID record for Lloyd S. Peck, Clark, Melody S. ORCID record for Melody S. Clark. (2022) Molecular responses to thermal and osmotic stress in Arctic intertidal mussels (Mytilus edulis): The limits of resilience. Genes, 13 (). 22 pp. 10.3390/genes13010155
2024
Increased rainfall threatens UK sea urchins
News 12 February, 2024