Current research in the group focuses on microbial diversity, genetics and biochemistry of microorganisms involved in the metabolism of methylamines, quaternary amines and lipids in human body as well as a variety of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Our research is currently funded by ERC, Leverhulme Trust, Royal Society and NERC, and BBSRC-/MRC- Doctoral Training Centres.
Current group members
Dr. Yin Chen
Group Leader
Office: B121, Gibbet Hill Campus
Phone: 024 76528976
Email: Y.CHEN.25@warwick.ac.uk
Dr Richard Guillonneau
ERC-funded research fellow
Mrs Julie Scanlan
ERC-funded research technician
Mr Andrew Murphy
ERC-funded research technician
Eleonora Silvano
ERC-funded PhD student (4th year)
Linda Westermann
Funded by NERC CENTA DTP (4th year)
(main supervisor Professor Dave Scanlan)
Holly Shropshire
Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (4th year)
Rachel Stirrup
ERC-funded PhD student (4th year)
Alberto Torcello
Funded by NERC CENTA DTP (3rd year)
(main supervisor Professor Dave Scanlan)
James Kerr
Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (4th year)
(main supervisor Dr Joseph Christie-Oleza)
Charlotte Gruender
Funded by Synbio DTP (3rd year)
(main supervisor Dr Hendrik Schafer)
Victoria Smith
Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (3rd year)
(main supervisor Dr Meera Unnikrishnan)
Nello Gregori
Funded by NERC CENTA DTP (3rd year)
(main supervisor Dr Hendrik Schafer)
Rhiannon Lyon
Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (2nd year)
Isabel Aberdeen
Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (2nd year)
Funding
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We are also part of the SORPASSO team of the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition .