The Group
2022 -present Lecturer in Biosciences, Department of Biosciences, Swansea University
2021 - 2024 BBSRC Discovery Fellow (John Innes Centre/Swansea University)
2019 - 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher - John Innes Centre, Norwich UK (with Prof. Barrie Wilkinson)
2017 - 2019 Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI USA (with Prof. Nancy P. Keller)
2013 - 2017 Ph.D. in Biological and Organic Chemistry - University of Bristol, UK (with Prof. Chris L. Willis and Prof. Russell J. Cox)
2009 - 2013 M.Chem (Hons) in Chemistry with Industrial Experience - University of Manchester, UK
Hometown: Rome, Italy
Shumukh Alharthi
Ph.D. Student (Since Jan 2023)
I am investigating fungi’s natural products using chemical and synthetic microbiological approaches with the main goal focusing on the discovery of new bioactive compounds. My project is funded by Taif University.
2021 – 2022 M.Sc. in Natural Product Drug Discovery (Pharmacy), University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
2013 – 2019 B.Sc. in PharmD. (Pharmacy), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Hometown: Taif, Saudi Arabia
Email: 2255966@swansea.ac.uk
Hongli Wang
Ph.D. Student (Since July 2024)
Primary supervisor Dr Eva Sonnenschein
My PhD research topic is "Exploring the Impact of Microbial Communities on the Cultivation of Microalgae". This study aims to explore the complex interactions between these microorganisms and their potential applications in areas such as environmental protection and sustainable energy production. My project is funded by Swansea University and the Chinese Scholarship Council.
2019 – 2022 Master of Engineering in Bioengineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2013 – 2017 B.Sc. in Bioinformatics, Hunan Agricultural University, China​
Hometown: Henan, China
Email: 2337505@swansea.ac.uk
Eve Gwynedd
Ph.D. Student (Since Oct. 2024)
Primary supervisor Dr Tamsyn Uren Webster
Functional Microbiomes: Unravelling Diet, Environment and Host Pathogen Interactions​
Email: 2410650@swansea.ac.uk
Philip Ellwood
MRes. Student (Since Sept. 2024)
Primary supervisor Dr Eva Sonnenschein ​
Email: 2428969@swansea.ac.uk
Project Students (3rd Year)
Tyler Adams (2024-25)
Divya Prabaa Sasirajkumar Shanbagavalli (2024-25)
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