Professor Kim Hardie, NBIC Nottingham Co-Director
Kim Hardie is a Professor in Bacterial Pathogenesis at the University of Nottingham. 
She is passionate about communicating science and received the Microbiology 
Society Outreach Prize in 2023. Her outreach includes the Royal Society Summer 
Exhibition, TV/radio interviews, science festivals, school/NHS outreach, and roles 
with the Royal Society of Biology and Microbiology Society. Kim’s work focuses on 
the study of molecular mechanisms of bacterial protein secretion and regulation, 
and on the fitness burden of producing regulatory signalling molecules used in 
bacterial communication and their role in pathogenicity. Using multidisciplinary 
approaches and realistic infection models, she investigates antimicrobial 
penetration of biofilms to discover new or improved combination therapies.
NBIC Executive Management Team 
The Executive Management Team (EMT) have overall executive responsibility. In 
consultation with the International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) and the Industrial 
Advisory Board (IAB), the EMT develop NBIC’s strategy and delivery plan.
Professor Cait MacPhee, NBIC Edinburgh Co-Director
Cait MacPhee is a Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Edinburgh. Her 
expertise is in the use of experimental and computational methods to understand 
mechanisms of self-assembly of peptides and proteins, and to interrogate microbial 
biofilm structure and function. She is able to advise on protein aggregation to form 
gels and particulate aggregates, the self-assembly of polypeptides and proteins 
at interfaces, analytical methods to assess the degree of polypeptide aggregation 
in formulations, methods to prevent or promote polypeptide aggregation, and 
methods to modulate the physical properties of formulations. She has prior 
experience of working with food-related products and pharmaceutical formulations.
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