BSc Hons in Human Genetics, 1st, University of Leeds, 2005 PhD in Molecular Biology & Evolution, University of Leeds, 2009

Host-pathogen interactions and evolution of the bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Current project: identification of the genes/mechanisms that E. coli K1 requires to colonise, and translocate from, the gut, by combining TraDIS (transposon directed insertion-site sequencing) with an in vivo model of neonatal meningitis, and investigating the role of colibactin in the pathogenesis of E. coli K1 systemic infections in neonates