Current Group
Laia Castaño
3rd Year PhD Student
2017 - 2020 PhD Student
(University of Strathclyde / National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, London)
Laia joined the Duncan lab in October 2017 as a PhD student at University of Strathclyde looking at the "chemical warfare of actinomycetes as keystone bacterial species for accelerated antibiotic discovery”. Laia is a native of Spain and graduated in 2017 with a B.Sc (hons) in Human Biology, specialising in Microbiology, at Edge Hill University. She is interested in natural products and the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Twitter: @Laia_Castano
(University of Strathclyde / National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, London)
Laia joined the Duncan lab in October 2017 as a PhD student at University of Strathclyde looking at the "chemical warfare of actinomycetes as keystone bacterial species for accelerated antibiotic discovery”. Laia is a native of Spain and graduated in 2017 with a B.Sc (hons) in Human Biology, specialising in Microbiology, at Edge Hill University. She is interested in natural products and the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Twitter: @Laia_Castano
Alison Hughes
3rd Year PhD Student
2017 - 2021 PhD Student
(Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre/ University of Strathclyde / Xanthella, Oban)
Ally joined the Duncan lab in October 2017 as an IbioIC / University of Strathclyde PhD student looking at the biotechnological potential of microalgal natural products (spending one year at Xanthella in Oban). Ally graduated in 2015 with a B.Sc (hons) from the National University of Ireland, Galway specialising in Chemistry. Following this, she worked as a research and teaching assistant at the University of South Florida with Prof. Bill J. Baker in the field of marine natural products chemistry.
Twitter: @fabhlach3592
(Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre/ University of Strathclyde / Xanthella, Oban)
Ally joined the Duncan lab in October 2017 as an IbioIC / University of Strathclyde PhD student looking at the biotechnological potential of microalgal natural products (spending one year at Xanthella in Oban). Ally graduated in 2015 with a B.Sc (hons) from the National University of Ireland, Galway specialising in Chemistry. Following this, she worked as a research and teaching assistant at the University of South Florida with Prof. Bill J. Baker in the field of marine natural products chemistry.
Twitter: @fabhlach3592
Jonathan Parra Villalobos
2nd Year PhD Student
2018-2021 PhD student
(Government of Costa Rica International PhD fellowship & University of Costa Rica scholarship)
(Government of Costa Rica International PhD fellowship & University of Costa Rica scholarship)
Jonathan studied a Pharmacy Degree and a Masters Degree in Chemistry at the University of Costa Rica in the area of rainforest plant natural products chemistry. Jonathan joined the lab in July 2018 and will expand his knowledge of microbiology and microbial natural products using 'omics approaches.
Twitter: @JonathanParraV
Twitter: @JonathanParraV
Lily Riordan
1st Year PhD Student
2019-2022 PhD Student
(Strathclyde Doctoral School Centre of Doctoral Training on Developing Technology to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance)
Lily will join the Duncan group as a PhD student in October 2019. Lily graduated in 2016 with a BSc Biochemistry (Hons) from Aberystwyth University, before moving on to study a MSc in Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham. She then stayed at UoB as a research assistant, looking at novel technologies to combat the antimicrobial resistance problem.
Twitter: @lily_riordan
(Strathclyde Doctoral School Centre of Doctoral Training on Developing Technology to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance)
Lily will join the Duncan group as a PhD student in October 2019. Lily graduated in 2016 with a BSc Biochemistry (Hons) from Aberystwyth University, before moving on to study a MSc in Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham. She then stayed at UoB as a research assistant, looking at novel technologies to combat the antimicrobial resistance problem.
Twitter: @lily_riordan
Darren Scobie
1st Year PhD Student
2019-2022 PhD Student
(University of Strathclyde, Research Excellence Award)
Darren will join the Duncan group as a PhD student in October 2019. Darren finished his BSc in Microbiology at the University of Strathclyde in 2019. He previously completed his undergraduate dissertation (2019) and a Microbiology Society Harry Smith Vacation Studentship (2018) in the Duncan group in rare actinomycete natural products.
Twitter: @darrenscobie
(University of Strathclyde, Research Excellence Award)
Darren will join the Duncan group as a PhD student in October 2019. Darren finished his BSc in Microbiology at the University of Strathclyde in 2019. He previously completed his undergraduate dissertation (2019) and a Microbiology Society Harry Smith Vacation Studentship (2018) in the Duncan group in rare actinomycete natural products.
Twitter: @darrenscobie
Diana Githwe
MSci Student
2019-2021 MSci Microbiology
Diana joined the Duncan group as an MSci Microbiology student in October 2019. Diana finished her BSc in Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Strathclyde in May 2019. During this time, she undertook her an Enterprise project for her Honours dissertation, blending her scientific knowledge with the commercial aspects of a biotech company to produce a market analysis report of a new technology in healthcare.
Diana joined the Duncan group as an MSci Microbiology student in October 2019. Diana finished her BSc in Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Strathclyde in May 2019. During this time, she undertook her an Enterprise project for her Honours dissertation, blending her scientific knowledge with the commercial aspects of a biotech company to produce a market analysis report of a new technology in healthcare.
Robyn Braes
Undergraduate (4th year dissertation)
2019-2021 BSc Microbiology
Robyn joined the group in October 2019 as an undergraduate student undertaking her fourth year research project on “The isolation of rare Actinomycetes species from marine sediments and evaluation of their antibiotic activity”. She is interested in the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance and the utilisation of new novel next generation sequencing techniques.
Robyn joined the group in October 2019 as an undergraduate student undertaking her fourth year research project on “The isolation of rare Actinomycetes species from marine sediments and evaluation of their antibiotic activity”. She is interested in the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance and the utilisation of new novel next generation sequencing techniques.
Aimee Brown
Undergraduate (4th year dissertation)
2019-2021 BSc Microbiology and Immunology
Aimee joined the group in October 2019 as an undergraduate student undertaking her fourth year research project on “The isolation of rare Actinomycetes species from marine sediments and evaluation of their antibiotic activity”.
Aimee joined the group in October 2019 as an undergraduate student undertaking her fourth year research project on “The isolation of rare Actinomycetes species from marine sediments and evaluation of their antibiotic activity”.
Alumni
Dr Natalie Millan
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Dr Sylvia Soldatou
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Jack Wilkins
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Thomas Hender
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