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Dr Catrin Williams
Lecturer
School of Biosciences
- WilliamsCF@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 74595
- Sir Martin Evans Building, Room W/2.12, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
- Welsh speaking
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a microbiologist interested in innovative ways to detect and treat diseases. The main technological focus of my work is centred upon the biomedical application of microwaves: electromagnetic fields which are commonly used for industrial, scientific and biomedical applications. My goal is to better understand how microwaves interact with living systems so that we can design new approaches to tackle global public health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance. My team is based within the Microbiomes, Microbes and Informatics (MMI) group at Cardiff School of Biosciences.
I collaborate closely with researchers from across the STEM subjects and am passionate about public engagement. I enjoy communicating my research to diverse audiences, including through the medium of Welsh, and actively work towards inspiring the next generation of girls and women in science. I also feel privileged to have the opportunity to teach our talented students at the School of Biosciences as part of the BI1001, BI1003, BI2332 and BI3155 modules.
I am also the Careers and Employability lead for the School of Biosciences, keeping Bioscience students informed about employment and career opportunities and meeting with industry representatives to identify how Biosciences can incorporate vocational elements to strengthen undergraduate courses and increase student employability.
I am always interested to hear from potential collaborators or students who would like to work as part of my research group. For further information, please do get in touch.
Publication
2023
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2023. Non-thermal disruption of β-adrenergic receptor-activated Ca2+ signalling and apoptosis in human ES-derived cardiomyocytes by microwave electric fields at 2.4 GHz. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 661, pp. 89-98. (10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.04.038)
2020
- Ahortor, E. K., Malyshev, D., Williams, C. F., Choi, H., Lees, J., Porch, A. and Baillie, L. 2020. The biological effect of 2.45 GHz microwaves on the viability and permeability of bacterial and yeast cells. Journal of Applied Physics 127(204902), pp. IMPORTED. (10.1063/1.5145009)
- Lloyd, D. et al. 2020. Functional imaging of a model unicell: Spironucleus vortens as an anaerobic but aerotolerant flagellated protist. Advances in Microbial Physiology 76, pp. 41-79. (10.1016/bs.ampbs.2020.01.002)
2019
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2019. Bioluminescence of Vibrio fischeri: bacteria respond quickly and sensitively to pulsed microwave electric (but not magnetic) fields. Journal of Biomedical Optics 24(5), article number: 51412. (10.1117/1.JBO.24.5.051412)
- Malyshev, D., Williams, C. F., Lees, J., Baillie, L. and Porch, A. 2019. Model of microwave effects on bacterial spores. Journal of Applied Physics 125(12), article number: 124701. (10.1063/1.5085442)
- Groves, L. M. et al. 2019. Fluorescent functionalised naphthalimides and their Au(i)–NHC complexes for potential use in cellular bioimaging. Dalton Transactions 48(5), pp. 1599-1612. (10.1039/C8DT04069A)
- Williams, C. and George, C. 2019. Connect and conquer: collectivized behavior of mitochondria and bacteria. Frontiers in Physiology, pp. -. (10.3389/fphys.2019.00340)
2018
- Williams, C. et al. 2018. Real-time microscopic observation of biological interactions with microwave fields. Presented at: International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC), Philadelphia, USA, 14-15 Jun 2018International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC). IEEE pp. 199., (10.1109/IMBIOC.2018.8428902)
- Leitsch, D., Williams, C. F. and Hrdy, I. 2018. Redox pathways as drug targets in microaerophilic parasites. Trends in Parasitology 34(7), pp. 576-589. (10.1016/j.pt.2018.04.007)
2017
- Langdon-Jones, E. E. et al. 2017. Luminescent 1,8-Naphthalimide-Derived ReI Complexes: syntheses, spectroscopy, X-ray structure and preliminary bioimaging in fission yeast cells. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2017(44), pp. 5279-5287. (10.1002/ejic.201700549)
- Pope, S. J. A., Langdon-Jones, E., Jones, A., Williams, C. F., Hayes, A. J., Lloyd, D. and Mottram, H. J. 2017. Anticancer, azonafide-inspired fluorescent ligands and their rhenium(I) complexes for cellular imaging. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2017(3), pp. 759-766. (10.1002/ejic.201601271)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2017. Corrigendum to The redox-active drug metronidazole and thiol-depleting garlic compounds act synergistically in the protist parasite Spironucleus vortens [Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 206 (1-2) (2016) 20-28]. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 211, pp. 104. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.07.007)
2016
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2016. What the deep sea can tell us about microwaves. Presented at: International Microwave Symposium IMS, San Francisco, California, 22-27 May 2016Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2016 IEEE MTT-S International. IEEE, (10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540432)
- Williams, C. F., Geroni, G. M., Pirog, A., Lloyd, D., Lees, J. and Porch, A. 2016. The separated electric and magnetic field responses of luminescent bacteria exposed to pulsed microwave irradiation. Applied Physics Letters 109(9), article number: 93701. (10.1063/1.4961970)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2016. The redox-active drug metronidazole and thiol-depleting garlic compounds act synergistically in the protist parasite Spironucleus vortens. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 206(1-2), pp. 20-28. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.03.001)
2015
- Lloyd, D. and Williams, C. F. 2015. Avoid excessive oxygen levels in experiments with organisms, tissues and cells.. Advances in Microbial Physiology 67, pp. 293--314. (10.1016/bs.ampbs.2015.09.001)
- Stacey, O. J. et al. 2015. Water soluble, cyclometalated Pt(II)–Ln(III) conjugates towards novel bimodal imaging agents. Chemical Communications 51(61), pp. 12305-12308. (10.1039/C5CC02623G)
- Lloyd, D. and Williams, C. F. 2015. New tunes from the heart. Biophysical Journal 108(8), pp. 1841-1842. (10.1016/j.bpj.2015.01.041)
- Williams, C. f., Walton, G. E., Jiang, L., Plummer, S., Garaiova, I. and Gibson, G. R. 2015. Comparative analysis of intestinal tract models. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology 6(1), pp. 329-350. (10.1146/annurev-food-022814-015429)
- Lloyd, D., Lewis, I. B., Williams, C. F., Hayes, A. J., Symons, H. and Hill, E. C. 2015. Motility of the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens through thixotropic solid media. Microbiology 161(1), pp. 213-218. (10.1099/mic.0.082529-0)
2014
- Lloyd, D. and Williams, C. F. 2014. Comparative biochemistry of Giardia, Hexamita and Spironucleus: Enigmatic diplomonads. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 197(1-2), pp. 43-49. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.10.002)
- Williams, C. F., Yarlett, N., Aon, M. A. and Lloyd, D. 2014. Antioxidant defences of Spironucleus vortens: Glutathione is the major non-protein thiol. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 196(1), pp. 45-52. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.07.010)
- Lloyd, D. et al. 2014. Intracellular oxygen: similar results from two methods of measurement using Phosphorescent nanoparticles. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences 7(2), article number: 1350041. (10.1142/S1793545813500417)
2013
- Millet, C. O. M., Williams, C. F., Hayes, A. J., Hann, A. C., Cable, J. and Lloyd, D. 2013. Mitochondria-derived organelles in the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens. Experimental Parasitology 135(2), pp. 262-273. (10.1016/j.exppara.2013.07.003)
- Williams, C. F., Millet, C. O., Hayes, A. J., Cable, J. and Lloyd, D. 2013. Diversity in mitochondrion-derived organelles of the parasitic diplomonads Spironucleus and Giardia. Trends in Parasitology 29(7), pp. 311-312. (10.1016/j.pt.2013.04.004)
- Pritchard, V. E. et al. 2013. Simple Polyphenyl Zirconium and Hafnium Metallocene Room-Temperature Lumophores for Cell Imaging. Organometallics 32(12), pp. 3566-3569. (10.1021/om400212y)
- Williams, C. F. 2013. Life cycle, biochemistry and chemotherapy of Spironucleus vortens. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Williams, C. F., Vacca, A. R., Lloyd, D., Schelkle, B. and Cable, J. 2013. Non-invasive investigation of Spironucleus vortens transmission in freshwater angelfish Pterophyllum scalare. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 105(3), pp. 211-223. (10.3354/dao02618)
- Leitsch, D., Williams, C. F., Lloyd, D. and Duchêne, M. 2013. Unexpected properties of NADP-dependent secondary alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-1) in Trichomonas vaginalis and other microaerophilic parasites. Experimental Parasitology 134(3), pp. 374-380. (10.1016/j.exppara.2013.03.034)
2012
- Joshi, L. T., Phillips, D. S., Williams, C. F., Alyousef, A. and Baillie, L. 2012. Contribution of Spores to the Ability of Clostridium difficile To Adhere to Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78(21), pp. 7671-7679. (10.1128/AEM.01862-12)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2012. Disrupted intracellular redox balance of the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens by 5-nitroimidazoles and garlic-derived compounds. Veterinary Parasitology 190(1-2), pp. 62-73. (10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.05.011)
- Balasingham, R., Williams, C. F., Mottram, H. J., Coogan, M. P. and Pope, S. J. A. 2012. Gold(I) complexes derived from alkynyloxy-substituted anthraquinones: Syntheses, luminescence, preliminary cytotoxicity, and cell imaging studies. Organometallics 31(16), pp. 5835-5843. (10.1021/om300475y)
- Fernández-Moreira, V., Ortego, M. L., Williams, C. F., Coogan, M. P., Villacampa, M. D. and Gimeno, M. C. 2012. Bioconjugated rhenium(I) complexes with amino acid derivatives: synthesis, photophysical properties, and cell imaging studies. Organometallics 31(16), pp. 5950-5957. (10.1021/om300610j)
- Balasingham, R. G., Thorp-Greenwood, F. L., Williams, C. F., Coogan, M. P. and Pope, S. J. A. 2012. Biologically compatible, phosphorescent dimetallic rhenium complexes linked through functionalized alkyl chains: syntheses, spectroscopic properties, and applications in imaging microscopy. Inorganic Chemistry 51(3), pp. 1419-1426. (10.1021/ic201654d)
- Williams, C. F., Kombrabail, M., Vijayalakshmi, K., White, N., Krishnamoorthy, G. and Lloyd, D. 2012. Evaluation of two novel methods for assessing intracellular oxygen. Measurement Science and Technology 23(8), article number: 84005. (10.1088/0957-0233/23/8/084005)
2011
- Millet, C. O., Lloyd, D., Williams, C. F., Williams, D., Evans, G., Saunders, R. and Cable, J. 2011. Effect of garlic and allium-derived products on the growth and metabolism of Spironucleus vortens. Experimental Parasitology 127(2), pp. 490-499. (10.1016/j.exppara.2010.10.001)
- Thorp-Greenwood, F. L. et al. 2011. A 'Sleeping Trojan Horse' which transports metal ions into cells, localises in nucleoli, and has potential for bimodal fluorescence/PET imaging. Chemical Communications 47(11), pp. 3096-3098. (10.1039/c1cc10141b)
- Williams, C. F., Lloyd, D., Poynton, S. L., Jorgensen, A., Millet, C. O. and Cable, J. 2011. Spironucleus species: economically-important fish pathogens and enigmatic single-celled eukaryotes. Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development(S2), article number: 2. (10.4172/2155-9546.S2-002)
- Millet, C. O., Lloyd, D., Williams, C. F. and Cable, J. 2011. In vitro culture of the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens reveals unusually fast doubling time and atypical biphasic growth. Journal of Fish Diseases 34(1), pp. 71-73. (10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01213.x)
2010
- Fernández-Moreira, V. et al. 2010. Uptake and localisation of rhenium fac-tricarbonyl polypyridyls in fluorescent cell imaging experiments. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 8(17), pp. 3888-3901. (10.1039/c004610h)
Articles
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2023. Non-thermal disruption of β-adrenergic receptor-activated Ca2+ signalling and apoptosis in human ES-derived cardiomyocytes by microwave electric fields at 2.4 GHz. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 661, pp. 89-98. (10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.04.038)
- Ahortor, E. K., Malyshev, D., Williams, C. F., Choi, H., Lees, J., Porch, A. and Baillie, L. 2020. The biological effect of 2.45 GHz microwaves on the viability and permeability of bacterial and yeast cells. Journal of Applied Physics 127(204902), pp. IMPORTED. (10.1063/1.5145009)
- Lloyd, D. et al. 2020. Functional imaging of a model unicell: Spironucleus vortens as an anaerobic but aerotolerant flagellated protist. Advances in Microbial Physiology 76, pp. 41-79. (10.1016/bs.ampbs.2020.01.002)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2019. Bioluminescence of Vibrio fischeri: bacteria respond quickly and sensitively to pulsed microwave electric (but not magnetic) fields. Journal of Biomedical Optics 24(5), article number: 51412. (10.1117/1.JBO.24.5.051412)
- Malyshev, D., Williams, C. F., Lees, J., Baillie, L. and Porch, A. 2019. Model of microwave effects on bacterial spores. Journal of Applied Physics 125(12), article number: 124701. (10.1063/1.5085442)
- Groves, L. M. et al. 2019. Fluorescent functionalised naphthalimides and their Au(i)–NHC complexes for potential use in cellular bioimaging. Dalton Transactions 48(5), pp. 1599-1612. (10.1039/C8DT04069A)
- Williams, C. and George, C. 2019. Connect and conquer: collectivized behavior of mitochondria and bacteria. Frontiers in Physiology, pp. -. (10.3389/fphys.2019.00340)
- Leitsch, D., Williams, C. F. and Hrdy, I. 2018. Redox pathways as drug targets in microaerophilic parasites. Trends in Parasitology 34(7), pp. 576-589. (10.1016/j.pt.2018.04.007)
- Langdon-Jones, E. E. et al. 2017. Luminescent 1,8-Naphthalimide-Derived ReI Complexes: syntheses, spectroscopy, X-ray structure and preliminary bioimaging in fission yeast cells. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2017(44), pp. 5279-5287. (10.1002/ejic.201700549)
- Pope, S. J. A., Langdon-Jones, E., Jones, A., Williams, C. F., Hayes, A. J., Lloyd, D. and Mottram, H. J. 2017. Anticancer, azonafide-inspired fluorescent ligands and their rhenium(I) complexes for cellular imaging. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2017(3), pp. 759-766. (10.1002/ejic.201601271)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2017. Corrigendum to The redox-active drug metronidazole and thiol-depleting garlic compounds act synergistically in the protist parasite Spironucleus vortens [Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 206 (1-2) (2016) 20-28]. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 211, pp. 104. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.07.007)
- Williams, C. F., Geroni, G. M., Pirog, A., Lloyd, D., Lees, J. and Porch, A. 2016. The separated electric and magnetic field responses of luminescent bacteria exposed to pulsed microwave irradiation. Applied Physics Letters 109(9), article number: 93701. (10.1063/1.4961970)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2016. The redox-active drug metronidazole and thiol-depleting garlic compounds act synergistically in the protist parasite Spironucleus vortens. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 206(1-2), pp. 20-28. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.03.001)
- Lloyd, D. and Williams, C. F. 2015. Avoid excessive oxygen levels in experiments with organisms, tissues and cells.. Advances in Microbial Physiology 67, pp. 293--314. (10.1016/bs.ampbs.2015.09.001)
- Stacey, O. J. et al. 2015. Water soluble, cyclometalated Pt(II)–Ln(III) conjugates towards novel bimodal imaging agents. Chemical Communications 51(61), pp. 12305-12308. (10.1039/C5CC02623G)
- Lloyd, D. and Williams, C. F. 2015. New tunes from the heart. Biophysical Journal 108(8), pp. 1841-1842. (10.1016/j.bpj.2015.01.041)
- Williams, C. f., Walton, G. E., Jiang, L., Plummer, S., Garaiova, I. and Gibson, G. R. 2015. Comparative analysis of intestinal tract models. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology 6(1), pp. 329-350. (10.1146/annurev-food-022814-015429)
- Lloyd, D., Lewis, I. B., Williams, C. F., Hayes, A. J., Symons, H. and Hill, E. C. 2015. Motility of the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens through thixotropic solid media. Microbiology 161(1), pp. 213-218. (10.1099/mic.0.082529-0)
- Lloyd, D. and Williams, C. F. 2014. Comparative biochemistry of Giardia, Hexamita and Spironucleus: Enigmatic diplomonads. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 197(1-2), pp. 43-49. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.10.002)
- Williams, C. F., Yarlett, N., Aon, M. A. and Lloyd, D. 2014. Antioxidant defences of Spironucleus vortens: Glutathione is the major non-protein thiol. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 196(1), pp. 45-52. (10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.07.010)
- Lloyd, D. et al. 2014. Intracellular oxygen: similar results from two methods of measurement using Phosphorescent nanoparticles. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences 7(2), article number: 1350041. (10.1142/S1793545813500417)
- Millet, C. O. M., Williams, C. F., Hayes, A. J., Hann, A. C., Cable, J. and Lloyd, D. 2013. Mitochondria-derived organelles in the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens. Experimental Parasitology 135(2), pp. 262-273. (10.1016/j.exppara.2013.07.003)
- Williams, C. F., Millet, C. O., Hayes, A. J., Cable, J. and Lloyd, D. 2013. Diversity in mitochondrion-derived organelles of the parasitic diplomonads Spironucleus and Giardia. Trends in Parasitology 29(7), pp. 311-312. (10.1016/j.pt.2013.04.004)
- Pritchard, V. E. et al. 2013. Simple Polyphenyl Zirconium and Hafnium Metallocene Room-Temperature Lumophores for Cell Imaging. Organometallics 32(12), pp. 3566-3569. (10.1021/om400212y)
- Williams, C. F., Vacca, A. R., Lloyd, D., Schelkle, B. and Cable, J. 2013. Non-invasive investigation of Spironucleus vortens transmission in freshwater angelfish Pterophyllum scalare. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 105(3), pp. 211-223. (10.3354/dao02618)
- Leitsch, D., Williams, C. F., Lloyd, D. and Duchêne, M. 2013. Unexpected properties of NADP-dependent secondary alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-1) in Trichomonas vaginalis and other microaerophilic parasites. Experimental Parasitology 134(3), pp. 374-380. (10.1016/j.exppara.2013.03.034)
- Joshi, L. T., Phillips, D. S., Williams, C. F., Alyousef, A. and Baillie, L. 2012. Contribution of Spores to the Ability of Clostridium difficile To Adhere to Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78(21), pp. 7671-7679. (10.1128/AEM.01862-12)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2012. Disrupted intracellular redox balance of the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens by 5-nitroimidazoles and garlic-derived compounds. Veterinary Parasitology 190(1-2), pp. 62-73. (10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.05.011)
- Balasingham, R., Williams, C. F., Mottram, H. J., Coogan, M. P. and Pope, S. J. A. 2012. Gold(I) complexes derived from alkynyloxy-substituted anthraquinones: Syntheses, luminescence, preliminary cytotoxicity, and cell imaging studies. Organometallics 31(16), pp. 5835-5843. (10.1021/om300475y)
- Fernández-Moreira, V., Ortego, M. L., Williams, C. F., Coogan, M. P., Villacampa, M. D. and Gimeno, M. C. 2012. Bioconjugated rhenium(I) complexes with amino acid derivatives: synthesis, photophysical properties, and cell imaging studies. Organometallics 31(16), pp. 5950-5957. (10.1021/om300610j)
- Balasingham, R. G., Thorp-Greenwood, F. L., Williams, C. F., Coogan, M. P. and Pope, S. J. A. 2012. Biologically compatible, phosphorescent dimetallic rhenium complexes linked through functionalized alkyl chains: syntheses, spectroscopic properties, and applications in imaging microscopy. Inorganic Chemistry 51(3), pp. 1419-1426. (10.1021/ic201654d)
- Williams, C. F., Kombrabail, M., Vijayalakshmi, K., White, N., Krishnamoorthy, G. and Lloyd, D. 2012. Evaluation of two novel methods for assessing intracellular oxygen. Measurement Science and Technology 23(8), article number: 84005. (10.1088/0957-0233/23/8/084005)
- Millet, C. O., Lloyd, D., Williams, C. F., Williams, D., Evans, G., Saunders, R. and Cable, J. 2011. Effect of garlic and allium-derived products on the growth and metabolism of Spironucleus vortens. Experimental Parasitology 127(2), pp. 490-499. (10.1016/j.exppara.2010.10.001)
- Thorp-Greenwood, F. L. et al. 2011. A 'Sleeping Trojan Horse' which transports metal ions into cells, localises in nucleoli, and has potential for bimodal fluorescence/PET imaging. Chemical Communications 47(11), pp. 3096-3098. (10.1039/c1cc10141b)
- Williams, C. F., Lloyd, D., Poynton, S. L., Jorgensen, A., Millet, C. O. and Cable, J. 2011. Spironucleus species: economically-important fish pathogens and enigmatic single-celled eukaryotes. Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development(S2), article number: 2. (10.4172/2155-9546.S2-002)
- Millet, C. O., Lloyd, D., Williams, C. F. and Cable, J. 2011. In vitro culture of the diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens reveals unusually fast doubling time and atypical biphasic growth. Journal of Fish Diseases 34(1), pp. 71-73. (10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01213.x)
- Fernández-Moreira, V. et al. 2010. Uptake and localisation of rhenium fac-tricarbonyl polypyridyls in fluorescent cell imaging experiments. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 8(17), pp. 3888-3901. (10.1039/c004610h)
Conferences
- Williams, C. et al. 2018. Real-time microscopic observation of biological interactions with microwave fields. Presented at: International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC), Philadelphia, USA, 14-15 Jun 2018International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC). IEEE pp. 199., (10.1109/IMBIOC.2018.8428902)
- Williams, C. F. et al. 2016. What the deep sea can tell us about microwaves. Presented at: International Microwave Symposium IMS, San Francisco, California, 22-27 May 2016Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2016 IEEE MTT-S International. IEEE, (10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540432)
Thesis
- Williams, C. F. 2013. Life cycle, biochemistry and chemotherapy of Spironucleus vortens. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
FUNDING
Research:
- Biosensors and Diagnostics Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Hub (5 studentships), management team member with CHEMY (lead), ENGIN, PHARMY & MEDIC.
- Sêr Cymru II Fellowship, from ERDF, Welsh Government and Cardiff University (£185,298), 2016
- SWBio PhD Studentship (£70,000) awarded as co-applicant with Prof Joanne Cable (BIOSI), 2018
- School of Engineering Small Equipment Research Fund (£16,933) awarded as a co-applicant with Prof. Adrian Porch to purchase a fluorescence microscope, 2015
- School of Engineering Small Equipment Research Fund (£5,700) awarded to purchase cell culture facilities, 2017
- Welsh Crucible Grant (£5,000) awarded as a co-applicant with Dr Jo Welton (Cardiff Metropolitan University) to facilitate this new collaboration, 2018
- Fisheries Society of the British Isles Small Research Grant (£5,000) to facilitate a new collaboration with Dr Rachel Paterson (BIOSI), 2018
- CITER MSc Student Bursary (£2500) to generate pilot data for a new Wellcome Trust Fellowship application, 2021
- CUROP Summer Student (£2,000) to support the salary of an undergraduate project student, 2018, 2020
Conference travel:
- Second Britton Chance Symposium Travel Fund ($1000) to attend the conference, June 2018
- International Society for Protistologists - British Society for Protist Biology Meeting Travel Award for Students and Postdocs ($500) awarded to attend and present at the ISOP/BSPB joint meeting held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, 18-23 July 2010
- Microbiology Society Scientific Meeting Travel Grant (£350) awarded to attend and present at the European Congress of Protistologists, Berlin, 25-29 July, 2011
- Microbiology Society Conference Grant (£350) awarded to attend and present at the SGM Annual Conference, Birmingham, 30 March - 2 April, 2015
- Microbiology Society Conference Grant (£270) awarded to attend and present at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference, Edinburgh, 3-6 April, 2017
Visits to international laboratories:
- The Journal of Experimental Biology Travelling Fellowship ($800) awarded for a research visit to the Medical University of Vienna, 2010
- The Welsh Livery Guild Travel Scholarship (£500) awarded for scanning electron microscopy conducted at Cardiff University, 2010
- The Charles Coles Travelling Scholarship (£400) awarded for a research visit to Johns Hopkins University, MD and Pace University, NY, 2011
- Gillian Powell Memorial Travel Scholarship (£100) awarded for a research visit to the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University, 2010
Outreach:
- Microbiology Society Outreach Grant (£1000) for activities at the National Eisteddfod, 2018
- NRN Outreach Grant (£500) for activities at the National Eisteddfod, 2017
Teaching
I am a Microbiology Lecturer teaching on the following modules:
- BI1001 Skill for Science: Problem-solving in Biology and a practical on aseptic techniques
- BI1003 Organisms and Environment: the microbiome and antimicrobial resistance.
- BI2332 Concepts of Disease: the gut microbiome and a practical on infection outbreaks.
- BI3155 Infection Biology and Epidemiology: bacterial virulence.
I have also guest lectured at Cardiff Metropolitan University, for the third year Health Care Science and MSc in Applied Pubic Health, as well as the Year 3 Medical Electronics module at Cardiff University, School of Engineering.
I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I have supervised >20 undergraduate, postgraduate and summer placement students in their lab-based projects and I am also co-supervisor of three interdisciplinary PhD studentships (BBSRC SWBio, BIOSI-ENGIN; EPSRC IDTH in Biosensors and Diagnostics, ENGIN-CHEMY-BIOSI and CHEMY-BIOSI).
Biography
Lecturer in Microbiology, Cardiff School of Biosciences
September 2021-present
Sêr Cymru II Research Fellow, Cardiff School of Engineering
December 2016 – August 2021
Sêr Cymru (NRN) Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cardiff Schools of Bioscience & Engineering
December 2014 - November 2016
KTP Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cultech Ltd. & University of Reading
June 2013 - November 2014
PhD, Cardiff University
October 2009 - May 2013
Schools of Bioscience and Chemistry, Cardiff University & Neem Biotech Ltd. (EPSRC)
Supervisors: Dr Joanne Cable, Dr Michael Coogan, Prof David Lloyd & Dr David Williams
Honours and awards
- Selected as one of the Telegraph’s Top 50 Women in Engineering, 2017
- Selected as one of Wales Online’s 35 top young business and professional women under 35, 2017
- Awarded 1st prize for poster/ oral presentations at the All Wales and South West Microbiology Forum, Swansea, 2012; NRN Distinguished Lecture, 2015; and Sêr Cymru Festival of Research, 2017
- PhD thesis awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the Zoological Society of London for the Thomas Henry Huxley award, 2013
- City and Guilds Professional Development Award, 2009
Professional memberships
- Society for General Microbiology (SGM), membership number: 1081390
- Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM), membership number: 504010
- Women’s Engineering Society
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), membership number: 93806199 (2018)
Committees and reviewing
- Review Editor for Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015-present. Other journals include Nature Scientific Reports.
- EPSRC Engineering Early Career Forum panel member, 2018-present.
Supervisions
I am currently supervising the following students
- Božo Lugonja (School of Biosciences): Novel Water Treatments for the Waterborne Zoonotic Pathogen Cryptosporidium (PhD candidate)
- Angharad Miles (School of Engineering): Fundamental interactions of cells with electromagnetic fields (PhD candidate)
- Charlotte Morgan (School of Biosciences): Investigating the therapeutic potential of microwaves in wound healing (MRes)
Engagement
STEM Ambassador (ID 211056). Examples of activities include co-presenting a BAFTA-nominated documentary on the life of Alfred Russel Wallace (S4C, November 2013), talks and demonstrations at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Museum Night, and Soapbox Science.
For more detail on some of my outreach work please read my blog, sponsered by the Microbiology Society. You can also view a short documentary which I directed and produced here.
I am a media commentator for BBC Futures, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and S4C.
I am also a bilingual science writer. My outreach articles have been published in The Conversation, The Independent, Golwg 365 and Wildlife Australia.