My overarching research goal is to link microbial phylogeny with ecosystem function (i.e. “who” is doing “what” and “how” in the environment) and elucidate eco-physiological mechanisms in microbial systems that underpin ecosystem services. Specifically, we use complimentary eco-genomic tools to study;

i) eco-physiology of methylotrophs: bacteria that utilize one-carbon (C1) compounds (i.e. methane, methylated amines) as sole carbon and energy source 
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) 

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​Qualifications and Previous Experience

• Lecturer (Genetics and Molecular Biology), Queens University Belfast, Belfast (UK)
• 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)
• 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 (Founding member)

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