Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the following areas:
- Synthetic biology and genetic engineering of bacteriophages and their proteins
- Structural biology of phage enzymes with antibacterial and antibiofilm properties, including endolysins and depolymerases
- Phage therapy
- Viromics and mobilomics
- Microbiome analysis and manipulation
- Microbial bioinformatics
Current Research Opportunities
- Computational modelling of viral proteins for improved prediction of virus-host pairs
- Computational modelling of viral proteins for improved prediction of virus-host pairs
Public outreach & key achievements
Member of:
- Royal Society of Biology (RSB NI branch committee member)
- Microbiology Society
- Society for Applied Microbiology
- International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms
Visiting Scientist:
- San Diego State University, CA, USA (2019)
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, England (2018)
Interviews and blog contributions:
- NI Healthcare (http://nihealthcare.com/a-world-of-opportunity/) (2019)
- How to manage and influence the skin microbiome (National Biofilms Innovation Centre) (https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/manage-and-influence-skin-microbiome/)
- Bacteriophage and biofilms (National Biofilms Innovation Centre) (https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/bacteriophage-and-biofilms/ )
Research students
| Name | Cormac Rice |
| PhD Title | Investigation of novel biocontrol agents against biofilms formed by human pathogens |
| Years of Study | 2018 - 2021 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Name |
Akash Shambharkar
|
| PhD Title |
Investigation of phage therapy approaches as an attractive alternative to antibiotics for bio-control of genitourinary infections |
| Years of Study |
2021 – 2024
|
| Country | India |
| Name |
Xinyao He
|
| PhD Title |
Liposome loaded phage cocktail to enhance the potential of phage therapy against intracellular bacteria |
| Years of Study |
2021 – 2024
|
| Country | China |