PARTNER UNIVERSITY
University of Bath
Research Areas & Focuses
- Biofilm ecology and evolution
- Development of anti-biofilm drugs and novel biofilm disruptors
- Molecular mechanisms and regulation of biofilm formation
- Biofilm engineering for waste water treatment
- Engineering biofilms for bacteria-induced mineral precipitation
- The role of sRNAs in biofilm formation
- Genomics of biofilm forming strains
- Bacterial pathogenesis and medical device associated infection
- Crystalline biofilms
- Mechanisms of microbial adherence
- Development of biofilm models
- Biofilm detection and characterisation
- Biofouling and novel strategies for biofilm removal
- Biofilms in the food industry
- Infection responsive materials
- Human microbiome
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
For enquiries, please contact Brian Jones.
Facilities
- Microscopy and Analysis suite
- Milner Genomics Centre
- Cloud computing infrastructure for microbial bioinformatics
- Chemical Characterisation and Analysis Facility
- Models of biofilm formation
Researchers
Michael Bird, Department of Chemical Engineering
Albert Bolhuis, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
John Chew, Department of Chemical Engineering
Emma Denham, Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Ana Lanham, Department of Chemical Engineering
Susanne Gebhard, Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Toby Jenkins, Department of Chemistry
Brian Jones, Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Maisem Laabei, Department of Biology and Biochemistry
Andrew Preston, Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Sam Sheppard, Department of Biology & Biochemistry