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, and NERC-/BBSRC-/MRC- Doctoral Training Centres.

• Microbial lipids

• Marine nitrogenous osmolyte cycles

• Methane cycling and methanotrophs

• Microbial degradation of dimethylsulfoxide

• Microbial methylamine metabolism

Current group members

Prof. Yin ChenLink opens in a new window	Group Leader Office: B121, Gibbet Hill Campus Phone: 024 76528976 Email: Y.CHEN.25@warwick.ac.uk
Dr Richard Guillonneau	ERC-funded research fellow
Dr Decai Jin, Associate Professor	Academic visitor, RCEES, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nello Gregori	Funded by NERC CENTA DTP (4th year) (main supervisor Prof Hendrik Schafer)
Rhiannon Lyon	Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (4th year)
Isabel Aberdeen	Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (4th year)
Macarius Howard	Funded by Warwick - Singapore A*STAR (2nd year)
Mingyu Li	Funded by CSC-Warwick scholarship (1st year)
Xu Han	MSc by research

Group meeting

Chen & Schafer lab rotaLink opens in a new window

Instrument booking

Bruker amaZonSLLink opens in a new window

MicroscopesLink opens in a new window

CytoflexLink opens in a new window

Innova44Link opens in a new window

Zeiss CD7Link opens in a new window

AktaLink opens in a new window

Metrohm IC 881Link opens in a new window

Plate reader C126Link opens in a new window

Plate reader M127Link opens in a new window

Windows computerLink opens in a new window

Funding

 

We are also part of the SORPASSO team of the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition.