About
My research interests lie in the use of genomics and molecular techniques to study Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, specifically their evolution, population behaviour & pathogenicity.
Invitations to Conferences:
22nd – 25th February 2016. SMBE Satellite Workshop on Genome Evolution in Pathogen Transmission and Disease, Shiga Kogen, Japan (Invited Speaker)
10th – 12th February 2016. European Young Investigator Meeting (CF), Institute Pasteur, Paris, France (Invited Speaker, Moderator and Reviewer)
23rd – 26th May 2016. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress, International Convention Centre, Birmingham. Invited Speaker.
14th March – 17nd April 2014. Society for General Microbiology, Liverpool. Invited speaker in Symposium entitled: Pseudomonas signalling, secretion & sensing
7th – 11th September 2013. 14th International Conference on Pseudomonas, Lausanne, Switzerland. Title of presentation: Secrets of a transmissible Pseudomonas aeruginosa “superbug”.
Organiser of the 16th International Conference on Pseudomonas in Liverpool in 2017.
Prizes or Honours
- 1982 Honours Year UMIST Course Prize for Biochemistry (UMIST, 1982)