I am a NERC-funded (ARIES) PhD student at the University of Plymouth and Marine Biological Association. My project aims to disentangle the complex relationships between diatoms, their bacterial microbiota and parasitic marine fungi and is co-supervised by Professor Michael Cunliffe, Dr Katherine Helliwell and Dr Miriam Reverter. My work will combine laboratory and fieldwork components and utilise a range of techniques from microscopy to bioinformatics.

Previously I completed an MSci in Marine Biology at the University of Southampton and worked as a technical writer for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Microbiology Division. I am excited to employ the knowledge and skills gained from both roles during my time in Plymouth.