Diddordebau Ymchwil
I am an Environmental Virologist at Bangor University, based within the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. I currently lead the virology component of the BlueAdapt project, which aims to investigate and mitigate the risks posed by waterborne pathogens in a changing climate. My work operates at the intersection of environmental virology, public health, water quality, and climate resilience.
My research focuses on understanding how climate change affects the occurrence and persistence of sewage-borne human viruses in coastal, estuarine, and river environments. This work is critical for assessing public health risks from viral contamination and guiding evidence-based interventions. I have a strong interest in the challenges surrounding bathing water quality, particularly how risk is assessed and then used to manage human exposure to pathogens.
Additionally, I also explore the use of emerging molecular technologies to assess viral prevalence, abundance, and diversity in environmental samples. These tools are invaluable for improving our understanding of viral transmission pathways and strengthening pandemic preparedness.
I earned my PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Salford, Manchester, in 2018, where I investigated resistance to deformed wing virus (DWV) in European honeybees and completed my first Postdoctoral research position at the University of Minnesota USA.
Following this, I joined Bangor University as a Postdoctoral Research Associate during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. My work in the Wastewater surveillance lab focused on developing and optimising methods to concentrate, recover, and detect SARS-CoV-2 and other human-derived viruses from wastewater, using both PCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms. These efforts contributed to the development of wastewater-based epidemiology tools for tracking community infection trends.
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’Rydwyf yn fodlon goruchwylio cwrs PhD
Cyhoeddiadau
2025
- CyhoeddwydComparative impact of sunlight and salinity on human pathogenic virus survival in river, estuarine, and marine water microcosms
Kevill, J., Herridge, K., Li, X., Farkas, K., Malham, S., Robins, P. & Jones, D. L., 5 Maw 2025, Yn: Water Research. 278, 123411.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuEvaluation of Three Viral Capsid Integrity qPCR Methods for Wastewater-Based Viral Surveillance
Kevill, J., Farkas, K., Herridge, K., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 6 Ion 2025, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 12, 12.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2024
- E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuComparative assessment of Nanotrap and polyethylene glycol-based virus concentration in wastewater samples
Farkas, K., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R. C., Pântea, I., Ridding, N., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Woodhall, N., Grimsley, J. M. S., Wade, M. J., Singer, A. C., Weightman, A. J., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 5 Maw 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: FEMS microbes. 5, xtae007.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydHarnessing the Power of Next-Generation Sequencing in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Global Disease Surveillance
Farkas, K., Williams, R. C., Hillary, L. S., Garcia-Delgado, A., Jameson, E., Kevill, J. L., Wade, M. J., Grimsley, J. M. S. & Jones, D. L., 30 Tach 2024, Yn: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 1, 5.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl adolygu › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydMicrocosm experiment investigating climate-induced thermal effects on human virus viability in seawater: qPCR vs capsid integrity for enhanced risk management
Kevill, J., Li, X., Garcia-Delgado, A., Herridge, K., Farkas, K., Gaze, W. H., Robins, P., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Tach 2024, Yn: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 208, 117006.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuNear-source passive sampling for monitoring viral outbreaks within a university residential setting
Farkas, K., Kevill, J. L., Adwan, L., Garcia-Delgado, A., Dzay, R., Grimsley, J. M. S., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Wade, M. J., Williams, R. C., Martin, J., Drakesmith, M., Song, J., McClure, V. & Jones, D. L., 8 Chwef 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Epidemiology and Infection. 152, t. e31
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSimultaneous detection and characterization of common respiratory pathogens in wastewater through genomic sequencing
Williams, R. C., Farkas, K., Garcia-Delgado, A., Adwan, L., Kevill, J. L., Cross, G., Weightman, A. J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Meh 2024, Yn: Water research. 256, 121612.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2023
- CyhoeddwydPoor air passenger knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms and behaviour undermines strategies aimed at preventing the import of SARS-CoV-2 into the UK
Jones, D. L., Rhymes, J., Green, E., Rimmer, C., Kevill, J., Malham, S., Weightman, A. & Farkas, K., 1 Maw 2023, Yn: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 3494.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydRapid Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Variant-Associated Mutations in Wastewater Using Real-Time RT-PCR
Farkas, K., Pellett, C., Williams, R., Alex-Sanders, N., Bassano, I., Brown, M. R., Denise, H., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Khalifa, M. S., Pântea, I., Story, R., Wade, M. J., Woodhall, N. & Jones, D. L., 14 Chwef 2023, Yn: Microbiology Spectrum. 11, 1, e0317722.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSuitability of aircraft wastewater for pathogen detection and public health surveillance
Jones, D. L., Rhymes, J., Wade, M. J., Kevill, J., Malham, S., Grimsley, J. M. S., Rimmer, C., Weightman, A. & Farkas, K., 15 Ion 2023, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 856, Pt 2, t. 159162 159162.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydUse of Capsid Integrity-qPCR for Detecting Viral Capsid Integrity in Wastewater
Kevill, J. L., Farkas, K., Ridding, N., Woodhall, N., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 26 Rhag 2023, Yn: Viruses. 16, 1
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2022
- CyhoeddwydA comparison of precipitation and filtration-based SARS-CoV-2 recovery methods and the influence of temperature, turbidity, and surfactant load in urban wastewater
Kevill, J. L., Pellett, C., Farkas, K., Brown, M. R., Bassano, I., Denise, H., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K., Porter, J., Warren, J., Evens, N. P., Paterson, S., Singer, A. C. & Jones, D. L., 20 Chwef 2022, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 808, 151916.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydAssessment of two types of passive sampler for the efficient recovery of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses from wastewater
Kevill, J. L., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Pellett, C., Woodhall, N., Richardson-O'Neill, I., Pantea, I., Alex-Sanders, N., Farkas, K. & Jones, D. L., 10 Medi 2022, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 838, 4, 156580.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydCity-wide wastewater genomic surveillance through the successive emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants
Brunner, F. S., Brown, M. R., Bassano, I., Denise, H., Khalifa, M. S., Wade, M. J., van Aerle, R., Kevill, J. L., Jones, D. L., Farkas, K., Jeffries, A. R., Cairns, E., Wierzbicki, C. & Paterson, S., 1 Tach 2022, Yn: Water research. 226, 119306.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydComparative Assessment of Filtration- and Precipitation-Based Methods for the Concentration of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Viruses from Wastewater
Farkas, K., Pellett, C., Alex-Sanders, N., Bridgman, M. T. P., Corbishley, A., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Kevill, J. L., Pantea, I., Richardson-O'Neill, I. S., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Woodhall, N. & Jones, D. L., 31 Awst 2022, Yn: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 4, 16 t., spectrum.01102-22.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydCritical Evaluation of Different Passive Sampler Materials and Approaches for the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2, Faecal-Indicator Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater
Jones, D. L., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R., Pellett, C., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Singer, A. C., Williams, G. B., Bargiela, R., Brown, R. W., Agency, U. & Farkas, K., 6 Tach 2022, Yn: Water. 14, 21, 3568.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydPredicting the dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from the wastewater treatment plant to the coast
Robins, P., Dickson, N., Kevill, J., Malham, S., Singer, A., Quilliam, R. & Jones, D. L., Medi 2022, Yn: Heliyon. 8, 9, E10547.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2021
- CyhoeddwydTen Years of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in Hawaiian Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), the Dominant DWV-A Variant Is Potentially Being Replaced by Variants with a DWV-B Coding Sequence
Grindrod, I., Kevill, J. L., Villalobos, E. M., Schroeder, D. C. & Martin, S. J., 24 Mai 2021, Yn: Viruses. 13, 6, 969.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Projectau
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Citizen Science Project: Assessing Pathogen Risk and Public Perception in the Conwy River
01/10/2024 – 15/10/2025 (Wrthi'n gweithredu)