About
I grew up in Preston, Lancashire and trained as a Biochemist at the University of Birmingham, where I obtained an MSci. I remained at Birmingham, where I did my PhD (investigating key enzymes from a “living antibiotic”) under the supervision of Prof Andrew Lovering. Following this I moved to the University of St Andrews to take up a postdoctoral position in the group of Dr Clarissa Czekster, where I continued my intrigue of protein structure and function, whilst delving into inhibitor development. In my new role as lecturer of Molecular Microbiology, in the department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology (CIMI) at the University of Liverpool, I will focus on understanding Acinetobacter baumannii infections. My group utilises structural biology, chemical biology and microbiology to investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning virulence, with the aim to develop inhibitors in the future.