Medical Microbiologist · SHLS Life Sciences
Specialising in antimicrobial resistance, molecular epidemiology of foodborne pathogens, and emerging infectious diseases. Research cited by the CDC, EFSA, and Food Standards Scotland — with 71+ peer-reviewed outputs in journals including The Lancet Microbe.
From Mumbai to Edinburgh to Teesside — a career built on pathogens, data, and discovery.
From hospital-acquired pathogens to food safety surveillance — spanning molecular mechanisms to real-world policy impact.
Resistance mechanisms in Acinetobacter baumannii including OXA carbapenemases, blaOXA genes, insertion elements (ISAba1), and plasmid-mediated spread across clinical and environmental isolates.
Molecular source attribution for human campylobacteriosis. Nationwide emergence of MDR strains (ST5136). £2M+ projects commissioned by DEFRA, BBSRC, FSA, and FSS. Findings cited by the CDC USA.
Over half the world's population is colonised with H. pylori. Research investigates alternative therapies, vaccine candidates, and global molecular epidemiology of this high-prevalence gastric pathogen.
Harnessing bacteriophages to tackle MDR Gram-negative infections. Utilises the Galleria mellonella infection model to evaluate efficacy of phage candidates as next-generation therapeutics.
Novel environmental strains of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harbouring diverse AMR gene arrays. Molecular docking and dynamics of enzyme–drug interactions in carbapenem-resistant organisms.
Two-time national winner of I Am a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here (Microbe Zone 2019 · Health Zone 2023), engaging 1,000+ school pupils in real infectious disease research through public vote.
Spanning 71 peer-reviewed outputs across journals in microbiology, infectious disease, and public health. View all on TeesRep ↗
The Lopes Lab is actively accepting students and collaborators. Select your career stage below for relevant funding routes.
Open to collaboration, PhD supervision, media enquiries on antimicrobial resistance and food safety, and policy consultation with regulatory bodies.
The Lopes Lab welcomes applications from motivated PhD candidates in antimicrobial resistance, Campylobacter epidemiology, phage therapy, Helicobacter pylori, and related areas of medical microbiology.
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