Past Members

Marta Matuszewska 

Former PhD student/co-supervised with Lucy Weinert (graduated 2021).

Currently: Postdoc with Ewan Harrison at Department of Medicine University of Cambridge & Wellcome Sanger Institute.

Thesis: "Genomic insights into the host range and interspecies transmission dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus"

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Jo Herbert

Former Masters student/co-supervised with Lucy Weinert (graduated 2020).

Currently: PhD student at the University of Portsmouth

Thesis: "Are faster growth or higher mutation rates associated with reduced genome size and pathogenicity in Streptococcus suis?"

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Lilly Bartsch

MSci Investigative Project in Biological Sciences (2022/23). 

Currently: 4th Year MSci Student in Biological Sciences at UCL.

Project: "How does horizontal gene transfer between pathogens and commensals contribute to the evolution of antibiotic resistance in pathogens?"

Alasdair Fletcher

BSc Applied Medical Science Research Project (2022/23). 

Currently: Studying Medicine at University of Cambridge.

Project: "Characterising the dynamics of blaZ in the dominant European livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex"