I have been involved with various projects:• Optimisation of urease expression in B. subtilis that has been previously transformed with urease subunits A-G• Investigation of chemical additives on microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation in real time• Investigation of ureolytic bacteria that can survive at high pH• Impact of cyanobacteria co-culture with ureolytic bacteria on bacteria growth and urease activity• Investigation of new Geobacillus strains for ureolytic activity• Bactericidal tests of nanoparticles (MIC tests, MBC tests, disc diffusion tests, time-kill curves)• Finalisation of a review publication regarding cadmium phytoremediation• Supervision of MSc students to analyse plastic products for bromine content and to investigate the ability of bacteria to breakdown bromine compoundsSkills:• Assays (colorimetric assays, conductivity assays, titrations)• Microbiology skills (aseptic technique, culture of various bacteria, growth curves, CFUs, MIC/MBC tests)• Microscopy skills (confocal microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, light microscopy, SEM/EDS)• Nucleic acid extraction (plasmid and full genome)• Protein expression (IPTG induction, SDS-PAGE, western blot)• XRDConferences attendedEngineered Living Materials 2022 - Poster PresentationSBUK 2022 - Poster PresentationDesign for Planet Festival 2022 - Poster PresentationRILEM PhD Symposium Biostabilisation for Earthen Construction 2023 (Online) - Oral PresentationBioFutures Symposium 2023 - Poster PresentationEBNet 2023 - Poster Presentation

Job description:• Taking stock of inventory items in a quick and accurate manner• Following company procedures• Assisting new hires with equipment use and following procedures• Driving staff to counts

Job description:• Biological laboratory support to students, academic staff and senior colleagues• Preparation of materials for practical sessions• Preparation of stock materials• Routine maintenance and PAT testing• Laboratory waste disposal