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.

• Microbial lipids

• Marine nitrogenous osmolyte cycles

• Microbial degradation of dimethylsulfoxide

• Microbial methylamine metabolism

Current group members

Dr. Yin Chen	Group Leader Office: B121, Gibbet Hill Campus Phone: 024 76528976 Email: Y.CHEN.25@warwick.ac.uk
Dr. Michaela Mausz	ERC-funded research fellow (on maternity leave)
Dr Branko Rihtman	ERC-funded research fellow
Dr Mussa Quareshy	Leverhulme Trust-funded research fellow
Dr Richard Guillonneau	ERC-funded research fellow
Dr Ian Lidbury	NERC-funded research fellow
Mrs Julie Scanlan	ERC-funded research technician
Dr Maria Aguilo Ferretjans	ERC-funded research technician
Rebekah Jones	Funded by MRC DTP in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (2nd year)
Eleonora Silvano	ERC-funded PhD student (2nd year)
Linda Westermann	Funded by NERC CENTA DTP (2nd year) (main supervisor Professor Dave Scanlan)
Holly Shropshire	Funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (1st year)
Rachel Stirrup	ERC-funded PhD student (1st year)
Alberto Torcello	Funded by NERC CENTA DTP (1st year) (main supervisor Professor Dave Scanlan)
James Kerr	funded by BBSRC MIBTP DTP (1st year) (main supervisor Dr Joseph Christie-Oleza)
Aashna Samson	mBio

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