Focus area: Microbes at the extremes

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  An interview with Emily Addington

  Emily Addington is a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview she tells us about her research which includes looking at novel products that can be produced from microbes, tells us about her role in the ‘Dive for Antibiotics’ Project and how she is working to try and understand pathogenic organisms in more depth.

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  An interview with Dr Arwyn Edwards

  Dr Arwyn Edwards is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberystwyth and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview, he tells us more about his research on microbes in extreme environments, how it has an impact and why microbiology matters.

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  An interview with David Slade

  David Slade is a PhD student at The Open University and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview, he tells us more about his research on microbial survival in extra-terrestrial environments and why building an understanding of life on other planets is important to microbiology.

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  An interview with Dr Karen Olsson-Francis

  Dr Karen Olsson-Francis is Director of AstrobiologyOU and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview she tells us more about her research which tries to understand life beyond Earth and why she thinks microbiology matters.

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  An interview with Professor Linda Lawton

  Professor Linda Lawton is a Research Group Leader at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview, she tells us more about her research into cyanobacteria and why she thinks microbiology matters.

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  An interview with Marta Misiak

  Marta Misiak is a PhD student at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) British Antarctic Survey and Cardiff University. She is a member of the Microbiology Society, and in this interview, she tells us more about her research in polar regions and the persisting issue of climate change.

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  An interview with Dr Sophie Nixon

  Dr Sophie Nixon is a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Research Fellow in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester. She is also a member of the Microbiology Society and in this interview, tells us more about her research into the role of microbiology in shale gas extraction and the potential for microbial life on Mars.

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  An interview with Katherine Duncan

  Dr Katherine Duncan is Chancellor’s Research Fellow and Lecturer in Marine Natural Products Drug Discovery at the University of Strathclyde. She is a member of the Microbiology Society and sits on the Prokaryotic Division. In this interview, she tells us more about her research, how she is championing women in science and participating in a global science in leadership program, and why microbiology matters.

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  An interview with Professor André Antunes

  André Antunes is an Associate Professor at the China’s first State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, recently established at Macau University of Science and Technology, and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview, he tells us more about his research in the field of marine and extreme environments.

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  An interview with Eleanor Furness

  Society Champion Eleanor Furness tells us why she decided to pursue a career in the field of microbiology, about her experience joining the Society as an undergraduate and how being involved has boosted her professional skills.