Microbial Ecology & Evolution
Alumni
Post-docs
Dr Sarthak Malusare
Dr Lisa Cole
Dr Leonel Alsina-Herrera
Dr Nasrollah Sephernia
Dr Paul Sheridan
Dr Jun Zhao
Dr Axel Aigle
Dr Cecile Thion
Research in CGR Lab: "Microbial dormancy" Funded by Royal Society, 2024/2026
Post-CGR Lab: Just finished (April 2026)
Research in CGR Lab: "Examining soil carbon response to land use change through the lens of microbiome traits" Funded by Daphne Jackson Fellowship, 2021/2025 (PI: Ashish Malik)
Post-CGR Lab: School technician
Research in CGR Lab: "Forecasting biodiversity losses in Wallacea from ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes.”" Funded by NERC, 2019/2022 (PI: Justin Travis)
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Lecturer, University of Galway, Ireland
Research in CGR Lab: "Transport, retention, and release of synthesized DNAs through microplastics affected-soils: mimicking bacteria behavior with regards to climate change and global warming" Funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2021-2023 (PI: Paul Hallett)
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham, UK
Research in CGR Lab: "Evolution of thaumarchaeotal metabolism under contrasting oxygen conditions" Funded by NERC/Royal Society, 2018-2022
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Lecturer, University of Galway, Ireland
Research in CGR Lab: "Biodiversity, ecosystem functions and policy across a tropical forest modification" Funded by NERC, 2017-2018 (PI: Owen Lewis)
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Post-doc, University Florida, USA
Research in CGR Lab: "Soil ammonia oxidisers: an embarrassment of richness" Funded by NERC, 2016-2018 (PI: Jim Prosser)
Post-CGR Lab: Industry, MexBrain, Lyon, France
Research in CGR Lab: "Soil ammonia oxidisers: an embarrassment of richness" Funded by NERC, 2012-2015 (PI: Jim Prosser)
Post-CGR Lab: Industry, Cellenion, Lyon, France
PhD students
Dr Jasmeet Kaur Bhambra
Research in CGR Lab: Ecophysiology and plant-associated microbial interactions of archaeal ammonia oxidisers in acid soils, 2023
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Post-doc, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Dr Lloyd Potts
Research in CGR Lab: Dynamics of sediment microbial communities following hydrocarbon exposure, 2018
Post-CGR Lab: Industry, Intertek, UK
Dr Marcus Bello
Research in CGR Lab: Ecological implications of ammonia affinity for archaeal and bacterial ammonia ecology in soil, 2018
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Lecturer, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
Dr Linda Hink
Research in CGR Lab: Ammonia-oxidiser-driven nitrous oxide emission: Domain matters, 2017
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Post-doc, Leibniz University, Germany
Dr Eva Biggs-Weber
Research in CGR Lab: Ecological insights into unexplored archaea through environmental ecophysiology, single-cell genomics and cultivation, 2017
Post-CGR Lab: Academia, Research Scientist, Landcare Research, New Zealand
