Background
I graduated from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in Biochemistry and Microbiology in the summer of 2019. The final year of my undergraduate degree included an extended research project concerning the delivery of science in primary schools, and a literature review entitled ‘The current understanding of antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei’. I have continued my studies in Sheffield and I am currently undertaking a master’s degree in Antimicrobial Resistance, in collaboration with The Florey Institute. I am excited to begin a 20-week laboratory research project under the supervision of Professor Condliffe, in collaboration with Professor Brockhurst, entitled ‘The synergistic role of antibiotics and innate immune cell products in driving antimicrobial resistance’. I will aim to identify putative compounds, produced by neutrophils, that potentially drive bacterial evolution in Staphylococcus aureus and assess whether these products augment the ability of antibiotics to cause antimicrobial resistance. I have a deep interest in host-pathogen interactions and the mechanisms that pathogens are evolving to evade both the host immune system and therapies like antibiotics, therefore, after completing my master’s degree I endeavour to begin a PhD within this research area. |
The Team
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