PARTNER UNIVERSITY

University of Portsmouth

Research Areas & Focuses

  1. High throughput anti-biofilm testing
  2. Biofilms under shear stress
  3. Next Generation Sequencing to assess biofilm diversity and population dynamics
  4. Marine biofilms (bacteria and diatoms -dedicated labs available)
  5. Biomimemetic anti-biofilm/antifouling approaches
  6. Biofilms and Antimicrobial Resistance in the environment (terrestrial and marine)
  7. Biofilm-microplastic interactions
  8. Biofilms and climate change
  9. Enzymes in biofilms

Department Link

Biofilms Research

University of Portsmouth

For enquiries, please contact Joy Watts.

Researchers

Fay Couceiro, School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
Roger Draheim, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Andy Gibson, School of the Environment Geography and Geosciences
Rob Inkpen, School of the Environment Geography and Geosciences
Eric May, School of Biological Sciences
Andy Pickford, School of Biological Sciences
Joanne Preston, School of Biological Sciences
Federica Ragazzola, School of Biological Sciences
Pattanathu Rahman, School of Biological Sciences
Sam Robson, School of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences
Garry Scarlett, School of Biological Sciences
John Tsibouklis, School of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences
Joy Watts, School of Biological Sciences
John Williams, School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
Jurgita Zekonyte, School of Mechanical and Design Engineering