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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Sarah Culloty is a Zoologist and Marine Biologist in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) and the Sustainability Institute. Her main area of research is in ecological parasitology with a particular focus on molluscan diseases. Research centres on pathogen (macroparasites, protozoa, bacteria and viruses) life cycles, epidemiology, diagnostics and approaches to reducing impacts of disease. Recent research looks at the impact of potential climate change drivers on disease development in the marine environment and opportunities for ecosystem restoration
Research Interests
The main emphasis of Prof. Culloty’s research is in the area of ecological parasitology and immunology. Much of her research focuses on diseases of commercially significant bivalve shellfish but research is also ongoing on other invertebrate groups. Disease research is on host:parasite interactions, epidemiology, parasite life cycles, diagnostics and climate change impacts on host:parasite interactions.
Teaching Activities
Prof. Culloty teaches on the following modules: BL1004
UCC Futures (primary)
- Sustainability Institute
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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An inversion on chromosome 8 is associated with individual resistance to Bonamia ostreae in the European flat oyster
Sambade, I. M., Hlordzi, V., Pardo, B. G., Vera, M., Culloty, S. C., Lynch, S. A. & Martínez, P., 30 Jun 2026, In: Aquaculture. 621, 743989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Boom-Bust dynamics in native and non-native mussel Mytilus spp. and their hybrid crosses in Irish near shore environments over two decades
Wickramanayaka, D. N., Culloty, S. C. & Lynch, S. A., Apr 2026, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. 96, 104906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Has an ecological sleeper at it southern invasive limits gone back to sleep? If so, why?
Gallagher, M. C., Borges, T., Culloty, S. C., McAllen, R., Ramsay, N. & O’Riordan, R. M., 2026Research output: Other output › peer-review
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Disentangling the role of chromosome inversions in the structure of flat oyster (Ostrea edulis): origin, adaptation and phylogeography
Sambade, I. M., Hlordzi, V., Blanco, A., Hermida, M., Vera, M., Culloty, S., Bean, T., Lynch, S. A. & Martínez, P., 17 Jun 2025Research output: Other output
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Role of native and invasive non-native marine invertebrate species as carriers for pathogens Vibrio spp. and ostreid herpesvirus-1 μVar
Soppitt, H., Meehan, C., Culloty, S. C. & Lynch, S. A., 2025, In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 162, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Co-occurrence of complex parasite assemblages in the cockle Cerastoderma edule in the Irish coast
Culloty, S. (Speaker), Albuixech-Martí, S. (Speaker) & Lynch, S. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Cockles Molly Malone would be proud of? The growth of Irish cockles (Cerastoderma edule) and potential climate impacts
Culloty, S. (Speaker), Mahony, K. E. (Speaker) & Lynch, S. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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University College Cork (Organisational unit)
Culloty, S. (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Widespread distribution of Haplosporidia in the cockle Cerastoderma edule in Ireland
Culloty, S. (Speaker), Albuixech-Martí, S. (Speaker) & Lynch, S. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Solar radiation: Abiotic stressor or vital disinfectant?
Culloty, S. (Speaker), Kett, G. F. (Speaker), Jansen, M. A. K. (Speaker) & Lynch, S. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Prizes
Press/Media
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‘Nature needs all the help it can get’: projects aim to re-establish oyster reefs
22/08/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Taoiseach Marks Centenary of Landmark Legislation that Helped Transform Irish Agriculture and Food Systems
24/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Honouring a Pioneer: Ocampo Fund Invests in Tyndall’s Future Engineers and Breakthrough Technologies
Scanlon, W., O'Hare, D., Psychogiou, D., Culloty, S. & O'Halloran, J.
15/06/26 → 16/06/26
3 items of Media coverage
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University College Cork welcomes An Taoiseach and UK Prime Minister
Scanlon, W., Culloty, S. & O'Halloran, J.
13/03/26
2 items of Media coverage
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UCC launches the Sustainability Institute
O Gallachoir, B., Cryan, J. F., Culloty, S. & O'Halloran, J.
1/12/25
1 item of Media coverage
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