My scientific interests are based around meta-research and immune cell biology, particularly how immune cells are capable of performing wide ranging functions and how they adapt to different environmental cues. During my masters degree, I investigated the presence of fibroblast subtypes and the role of PGE2 signalling in fibrosis. I completed my PhD in the labs of Iwan Evans & Martin Zeidler at the University of Sheffield investigating the existence of macrophage subtypes in Drosophila. Following a brief post-doc in Cambridge, I moved to London, investigating the role of neutrophils and T-cells in ischaemia reperfusion injury (IRI) in the Voisin lab. I’m currently the Associate Director at ASAPbio.
In addition, I have active interests in science communication, metaresearch and research culture. I host the Preprints in Motion podcast where we highlight ECRs and the benefits of preprinting and founded the UK & EU postdoc community to provide a place for postdocs to support one-another and share resources. I have also featured on international radio stations (BBC Radio 4, ORF & German National radio) to communicate the importance of preprints in addition to having written for outlets such as The Scientist, The Conversation and the British Society for Cell Biology.
I am a member of IGDORE and I also sit on the scientific advisory boards for Europe PMC, eiRxiv and the Africa Reproducibility Network. I left the bench behind in 2023 and now work to further the adoption and use of preprints in the biosciences as the Associate Director at ASAPbio. In 2024, I founded Rippling Ideas.
I am always happy to collaborate on projects of interest & talk all things preprint – just get in touch.
Preprint peer review enhances undergraduate biology students’ disciplinary literacy and sense of belonging in STEM
Reinier Prosee et al.
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Addressing structural mentoring barriers in postdoctoral training: A qualitative study
Reinier Prosee et al.
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Science in motion: A qualitative analysis of journalists’ use and perception of preprints
Helen Robertson, Jonny Coates
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The Effect of COVID-19 on the Postdoctoral Experience: a comparison of pre-pandemic and pandemic surveys
Jonny Coates
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Citation needed? Wikipedia and the COVID-19 pandemic
Emma Wilson, Jonny Coates
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Aerobic glycolysis is important for zebrafish larval wound closure and tail regeneration
Jonny Coates
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Endothelial junctional membrane protrusions serve as hotspots for neutrophil transmigration
Jonny Coates
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Antiviral activity of bacterial TIR domains via signaling molecules that trigger cell death
Jonny Coates, Connor Rosen
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Macrophage-derived insulin/IGF antagonist ImpL2 regulates systemic metabolism for mounting an effective acute immune response in Drosophila
Jonny Coates
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Open Science Saves Lives: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jonny Coates, Dey Lab
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Tissue-resident macrophages regulate lymphatic vessel growth and patterning in the developing heart
Jonny Coates
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Survey of Australian STEMM Early Career Researchers: job insecurity and questionable research practices are major structural concerns
Jonny Coates
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