Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton

My background is in microbial decontamination and novel biofilm intervention strategies in a biomedical setting. My current project, funded by the NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, involves the investigating the role and application of nitric oxide as a novel adjunctive therapy in chronic infections such as cystic fibrosis.

• BSc University of Durham in Biomedical Sciences (2002-2005)
• PhD University of Southampton (2005-2009)
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Southampton (2009-present)

Research interests include:

• microbial decontamination & novel anti-biofilm intervention methods
• the role and application of nitric oxide (NO) in the dispersal of bacterial biofilms in cystic fibrosis and other biofilm related diseases
• the development of novel, targeted NO donor molecules as therapeutic interventions (a collaboration with University of Wollongong and UNSW)
• investigating the methods by which different bacterial species interact in the CF lung
• the role of biofilms in ventilator assisted pneumonia (VAP)

Supervisors

Dr Jeremy Webb
Dr Saul Faust

Collaborators:

- School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Affiliate research group:
Internal:
- Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Southampton General Hospital
- Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton

External:
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australia
- School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Australia

Primary research group:  Environmental Biosciences