Richard Pipe Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Dr Pipe is the Curator of the Plymouth Algal Culture Collection (PACC) at the laboratory of the Marine Biological Association (MBA) based in Plymouth. The MBA is a learned Society and one of the UK’s leading marine biological research institutes. The PACC is a living research collection of marine micro-algae. It is one of the oldest algal culture collections in the world and was established by E.J. Allen and E.W. Nelson in ~1908. The Collection consists of ~500 strains from over 80 genera… Show more Dr Pipe is the Curator of the Plymouth Algal Culture Collection (PACC) at the laboratory of the Marine Biological Association (MBA) based in Plymouth. The MBA is a learned Society and one of the UK’s leading marine biological research institutes. The PACC is a living research collection of marine micro-algae. It is one of the oldest algal culture collections in the world and was established by E.J. Allen and E.W. Nelson in ~1908. The Collection consists of ~500 strains from over 80 genera, including some 40 type cultures. The Collection operates as a research facility, offering specialist help in isolation, culture and maintenance of marine microalgae for the wider international marine scientific communitySummary of Research Interests:• Harmful algal blooms• Halotolerant algal species• Effects of toxic microalgae on marine invertebrates.• Development of culture techniques for marine microalgae.• The effects of environmental change, including anthropogenic factors, on disease susceptibility in marine species. Show less