Fundamentally I am a preservation technologist with expertise in the operation and management of living microbial resource collections. My research areas have included the freeze-drying of microorganisms, the optimization of cryopreservation techniques and cryogenic light microscopy for fungi. I have taken a keen interest in policy concerning microorganisms access, handling and use, codes of practice for working within the Convention of Biological Diversity and the production of Quality Management Systems for Microbial Resource Collections. I was a member of the steering committee of the Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure (MIRRI) until 2017 which is one of the thirteen research infrastructures European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) in the biological and medical science area. My ultimate objective is to facilitate the uptake and utilisation of microbial resources into biotechnology and the development of the bioeconomy through the establishment of the Global Biological Resource Network (GBRCN).
Listed skills include Research, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Lifesciences, and 8 others.