Focus area: The microbiome
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An interview with Professor Evelyn Doyle
Evelyn Doyle is Professor and Dean of Science at University College Dublin and honorary member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview she tells us more about her research on the soil microbiome and microbial degradation.
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An interview with Professor Lynne Boddy
Lynne Boddy is Professor at the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview she tells us more about her research on wood decay fungi, why the natural ecosystems of our planet would not work without fungi and why she thinks fungi is important to our environment and microbiology.
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An interview with Professor Penny Hirsch
Professor Penny Hirsch is a member of the Microbiology Society and previously worked in the Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department at Rothamsted Research. In this interview she tells us about her career in microbiology and her research into the complexity of soil microbial communities.
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An interview with Dr Gemma Walton
Dr Gemma Walton is a Lecturer in Metagenomics at the University of Reading and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview she tells us more about her research into the gut microbiota; how it develops alongside us and is influenced by our lifestyles.
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An interview with Professor Jim Prosser
Professor Jim Prosser FRS is Chair of Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of Aberdeen and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview he tells us more about how soil microbes play an essential role in creating and maintaining soil fertility, and therefore crop production.
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An interview with Dr Nicola Holden
Dr Nicola Holden is a Molecular Bacteriologist at The James Hutton Institute, UK and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview she tells us more about her research on the interactions between bacteria and their plant hosts, how research has expanded since she started her career and why microbiology matters.
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An interview with Professor Julian Marchesi
Julian Marchesi is Professor of Human Microbiome Research at Cardiff University, Professor of Digestive Health at Imperial College London and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview he tells us more about his current research on a wide range of non-communicable diseases and ecosystems and why he thinks the human microbiome matters to microbiology.
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An interview with Dr Lindsay Hall
Dr Lindsay Hall is Research Leader at the Quadram Institute and a member of the Microbiology Society and its Policy Committee. In this interview she tells us more about her research into early life microbiota-host interactions and the educational and outreach activities she has undertaken to illustrate the importance of the gut microbiome.
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An interview with Dr Fiona Brennan
Dr Fiona Brennan is a soil microbiologist at The Irish Agriculture and Food Development authority (Teagasc) in Ireland. She is a member of the Microbiology Society and in this interview she tell us more about her research and why it is important.
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An interview with Professor Glenn Gibson
Glenn Gibson is Professor of Food Microbiology, Head of Food Microbial Sciences at the University of Reading and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview he tells us more about his research, why he thinks the human gut microbiome matters and how he is striving to ensure that gut microbiology is better represented on politician's agendas.
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An interview with Professor Liz Wellington
Liz Wellington is Professor at the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick and a member of the Microbiology Society. She is also a member of the Microbiology Society and in this interview, tells us more about her research in the study of bacteria in soil and survival of pathogenic bacteria in the environment.
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An interview with Dr Helina Marshall
Dr Helina Marshall is a Research Fellow at Queens University in Belfast and Editor of Access Microbiology and ECM Forum Executive for the Publishing Committee at the Microbiology Society. In this interview she tells us more about her research and what the microbiome is important to the food industry.
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An interview with Professor Joanne Santini
Joanne Santini is a member of the Society and a Professor of Microbiology at University College London (UCL). At UCL, she runs the Santini Lab, which focuses on research into metalloid metabolising microbes.
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An interview with Dr Alan Walker
Dr Alan Walker is A Senior Lecturer at the Rowett Institute, at the University of Aberdeen, Senior Editor of Microbial Genomics, and a member of the Microbiology Society. In this interview, he tells us more about his research, which focuses on the intestinal microbiota, and tells us more about the benefits of being a member of the Microbiology Society.