Biography
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2018 – Present PhD Biological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Cambridge Thesis: “Screening, purification and characterisation of antimicrobial peptides from Hermetia illucens.”
2017 – 2018 MSc Infection, Immunity and Human Disease Faculty of Biological Sciences University of Leeds Dissertation: “Identification of a physiological substrate for the PACE family of efflux pumps.”
2013 – 2017 BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences Sheffield Hallam University Dissertation: “Effect of antimicrobial agents’ sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations on the LuxS/AI-2 quorum sensing system in Escherichia coli.” |
Research
My research aims to isolate and performance test insect antimicrobial peptides from Hermetia illucens. Rapid dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens and stasis in new drug discovery have imposed an urgent need to develop novel antimicrobials. Insect antimicrobial peptides are an attractive research avenue in the development of alternate therapies against infectious diseases.
