Dr. Thomas John Aspray

School of Life Sciences

Heriot Watt University, UK

Lecturer

Email: t.j.aspray@hw.ac.uk

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

B.S., University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

Publications

1. Barrena, R., Vargas-García, M. D. C., Catacora-Padilla, P., Gea, T., Abo Markeb, A., Moral-Vico, J., Sánchez, A., Font, X., & Aspray, T. J. (2023). Magnetite-based nanoparticles and nanocomposites for recovery of overloaded anaerobic digesters. Bioresource technology, 372, 128632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128632
2. Christodoulou, M., Aspray, T. J., & Schoenmakers, I. (2021). Vitamin D Supplementation for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses of Trials Investigating the Response to Supplementation and an Overview of Guidelines. Calcified tissue international, 109(2), 157–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-021-00844-1
3. Hill, T. R., Verlaan, S., Biesheuvel, E., Eastell, R., Bauer, J. M., Bautmans, I., Brandt, K., Donini, L. M., Maggio, M., Mets, T., Seal, C. J., Wijers, S. L., Sieber, C., Cederholm, T., Aspray, T. J., & PROVIDE Consortium (2019). A Vitamin D, Calcium and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement Improves Measures of Bone Health in Sarcopenic Non-Malnourished Older Adults: The PROVIDE Study. Calcified tissue international, 105(4), 383–391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-019-00581-6
4. Hill, T. R., Granic, A., & Aspray, T. J. (2018). Vitamin D and Ageing. Sub-cellular biochemistry, 90, 191–220. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2835-0_8
5. Hill, T. R., & Aspray, T. J. (2017). The role of vitamin D in maintaining bone health in older people. Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease, 9(4), 89–95. https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X17692502
6. Ozalp, B., & Aspray, T. J. (2016). Orthogeriatric medicine and fracture liaison going from strength to strength. Age and ageing, 45(2), 180–181. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw008
7. Aspray TJ, Jones EE, Davies MW, Shipman M, Whipps JM, Bending GD. (2013) Hyphal branching and pre-symbiotic growth ofLactarius rufusEO3 in the presence of mycorrhiza helper bacteriumPaenibacillussp. EJP73 metabolites.Mycorrhiza, 23: 403-410.
8. Pietravalle S, Aspray TJ. (2013) Biotic and abiotic CO2efflux from hydrocarbon contaminated soils amended with organic carbon sources used to determine catabolic diversity.EnvironmentalPollution, 176: 42-47.
9. Uhmann A, Aspray TJ. (2012) Potential benefit of surfactants in a hydrocarbon contaminated soil washing process: fluorescence spectroscopy based assessment.Journal of Hazardous Materials, 219-220: 141-147.
10. Piau C., and Aspray TJ. (2011), Effectiveness and longevity of a green/food waste derived compost packed column to reduce Cr(VI) contamination in groundwater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186, 2-3, 1249-1253.
11. Sakultantimetha A,, Keenan H.E., Beattie T.K., Aspray T.J., Bangkedphol S., Songsasen A. (2010), Acceleration of tributyltin biodegradation by sediment microorganisms under optimized environmental conditions. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 64, 6, 467-473.
12. Rodríguez-Cruz M.S., Bælum J., Shaw L.J., Sørensen S.R., Shi S., Aspray T.J., Jacobsen C.S. and Bending G.D. (2010), Biodegradation of the herbicide mecoprop-p with soil depth and its relationship with tfdA gene expression. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 42, 1, 32-39.
13. Aspray T.J., Gluszek A. and Carvalho D.C.J. (2008), Effect of nitrogen amendment on respiration and respiratory quotient (RQ) in three hydrocarbon contaminated soils of different type. Chemosphere, 72, 947-951.
14. Aspray T.J., Carvalho D.C.J. and Philp J.C. (2007), Application of soil slurry respirometry to optimise and monitor bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 60, 279-284.
15. Aspray T.J., Frey Klett P., Jones J.E., Whipps J.M., Garbaye J. and Bending G.D. (2006), Mycorrhiza helper bacteria: a case of specificity for altering ectomycorrhiza architecture but not ectomycorrhiza formation. Mycorrhiza, 16, 533-541.
16. Bending G.D., Aspray T.J. and Whipps J.M. (2006), Significance of microbial interactions in the mycorrhizosphere. Advances in Applied Microbiology, 60, 97-132.
17. Aspray T.J., Jones E.E., Whipps J.M. and Bending G.D. (2006), Importance of cell density and contact in producing the helper effect by bacteria from the mycorrhizosphere. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 56, 1, 25-33.
18. Aspray T.J., Hansen S.K., and Burns R.G. (2005), Soil-based microbial biofilm exposed to 2,4-D: bacterial community development and establishment of conjugative plasmid pJP4. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 54, 2, 317-327.

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