Our research uses eco-genomics tools to elucidate eco-physiological mechanisms in microbial systems that underpin ecosystem services. Specifically we focus on,

i) eco-physiology of aerobic methylotrophs: bacteria that utilise one-carbon (C1) compounds (i.e. methane, methylated amines) 
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ii) microbial "functional" diversity and their impact on ecosystem functions (e.g. climate active trace gas cycling, soil and plant health and coupled biogeochemical cycles) 

iii) biotechnological potential of aerobic methane-oxidising bacteria (MOB)

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Current Position
Lecturer (Genetics and Molecular Biology), Queens University Belfast, Belfast (UK)

Previous Experience and Qualifications

• Research Assistant Professor, The University of Western Australia, Perth (Australia)
• Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK)
• OCE Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart (Australia)
• PhD (Environmental Microbiology), University of Warwick, Coventry (UK)
• MSc (Environmental Science), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (dissertation at University of Florida, USA)
• BSc (Horticulture), Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India

​Teaching (current)

• BBC8038 (MSc) - Biotechnology
• BB8042 (MSc) - Foundations for research in biosciences (Module co-ordinator)
• BIO3203 (BSc) - Bacterial genetics & manipulation (Module co-ordinator)
• BIO2202 (BSc) - Microorganisms in action
• BIO3103 (BSc) - Industrial microbiology
• BIO3206 (BSc) - Conservation biology

Professional Memberships

• International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME; Young Ambassador for Australia 2015-16)
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Microbiology Society
• Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM)
• ​International Society for Subsurface Microbiology
• West Coast Microbiome Network, Perth (Convener/Founding member)

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