Postdoctoral Researcher

• Apr 2022 - Present

Working in Prof Harrison Steel's group on microbial communities for bioproduction using the Chi.bio platform. In this role I am working closely with Chi.bio bioreactors, developing novel interactions between bacteria and computational systems to control complex microbial cocultures. This involves cutting edge synthetic biology approaches and use of Python to produce new software programs to interact with bacteria. Working in Prof Harrison Steel's group on microbial communities for bioproduction using the Chi.bio platform. In this role I am working closely with Chi.bio bioreactors, developing novel interactions between bacteria and computational systems to control complex microbial cocultures. This involves cutting edge synthetic biology approaches and use of Python to produce new software programs to interact with bacteria.

Global Community Bio Fellow

• Jun 2020 - Present

Awarded Global Community Bio Fellow from the Global Community Bio Summit. As part of this I undertook a perspective-shifting leadership course and became involved in organisation of the Global Community Bio Summit 4.0. Awarded Global Community Bio Fellow from the Global Community Bio Summit. As part of this I undertook a perspective-shifting leadership course and became involved in organisation of the Global Community Bio Summit 4.0.

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2022

Working in Prof Gary Black's group in the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environmental on the Building Metabolism strand. Research involved isolation and characterisation of novel microbial chasses for metabolic engineering, and novel enzymatic machineries. Developed extensively with AKTA instruments, performing protein purifications and size-exclusion chromatography. In addition developed in bioinformatics performing genome assembly and annotation, and general use of R. Working in Prof Gary Black's group in the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environmental on the Building Metabolism strand. Research involved isolation and characterisation of novel microbial chasses for metabolic engineering, and novel enzymatic machineries. Developed extensively with AKTA instruments, performing protein purifications and size-exclusion chromatography. In addition developed in bioinformatics performing genome assembly and annotation, and general use of R.

PhD Student

• Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

Lab moved to new university! PhD research on synthetic gene circuits and magnetic biomineralisation. Cloned and produced genes in E. coli which instigated production of magnetic materials, while designing characterising and debugging temperature sensitive synthetic gene circuits. Developed adeptness with basic biochemistry (SDS-PAGE, Western blots, protein purification...), as well as gene circuit design. Supervised numerous undergraduates in the laboratory and 4 iGEM Teams. Show less

PhD Student

• Sep 2014 - Jul 2018

Synthetic biology PhD student. I like making bacteria do cool stuff. Synthetic biology PhD student. I like making bacteria do cool stuff.

iGEM Team Advisor

• Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

Along with two other PhD students, I supervised the Dundee Schools iGEM Team and the Dundee iGEM Team for the 2016 iGEM competition. This involved day to day training and supervision in basic molecular biology techniques along with project planning and coaching the teams to earn gold medals and win three prize nominations. Beyond this, I personally supervised a member of the high school team in their Science Baccalaureate laboratory project. Here I planned a regime of experiments and taught the skills that were needed to characterise the genetic parts the team had made a little further and with more depth. Show less

Science Learning Team Member

• Feb 2013 - Aug 2014

Student

• Sep 2010 - Jul 2014

1.1 BSc Hons Microbiology

iGEM Team Member

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

Sales Advisor

• Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

Volunteer

• May 2012 - Jul 2012

Shop Assistant

• 2007 - 2012