Dr Kevin Purdy

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Life Sciences
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL

Tel: 76574187
Email: K.Purdy@warwick.ac.uk
WebLink: Microbial Ecology


Research Interests Microbial ecology, the interaction of microorganisms with their environment, is an essential component in understanding the functioning of the global ecosystem. Tom Fenchel, a leading Danish microbial ecologist, defined the aim of microbial ecology as "...to find principles that explain the structure and function of microbial communities." Only when these principles are understood will the full impact of microbial activity on the global ecosystem be apparent. Dr Purdy's research focuses on seeking principles that explain microbial ecology in two main areas: Understanding fundamental ideas in microbial ecology, particularly to do with the relationship between microbial community structure and function Studying communities involved in global biogeochemical cycling
Biography PhD University of Essex, 1996 BA(Hons) Biochemistry, Oxford University, 1990 Member, Society for General Microbiology Associate Editor, Microbiology Associate Editor, FEMS Microbiology Ecology Member,Evaluator Panels for Marie Curie Fellowships 2010 & 2011 On the organising committee for the Swiss International Conference on Industrial Microbiology:MicrosCon, 2012
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Research Interests

Microbial ecology, the interaction of microorganisms with their environment, is an essential component in understanding the functioning of the global ecosystem. Tom Fenchel, a leading Danish microbial ecologist, defined the aim of microbial ecology as "...to find principles that explain the structure and function of microbial communities." Only when these principles are understood will the full impact of microbial activity on the global ecosystem be apparent.
Dr Purdy's research focuses on seeking principles that explain microbial ecology in two main areas:

Understanding fundamental ideas in microbial ecology, particularly to do with the relationship between microbial community structure and function
Studying communities involved in global biogeochemical cycling

Biography

PhD University of Essex, 1996
BA(Hons) Biochemistry, Oxford University, 1990

Member, Society for General Microbiology
Associate Editor, Microbiology
Associate Editor, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Member,Evaluator Panels for Marie Curie Fellowships 2010 & 2011
On the organising committee for the Swiss International Conference on Industrial Microbiology:MicrosCon, 2012

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Research themes:

Biomedical Science
Biotechnology
Environmental Bioscience

Research Centres:

Warwick Antimicrobial Interdisciplinary Centre (WAMIC)

Warwick Environmental Systems Interdisciplinary Centre (WESIC)

Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology (WISB) Centre