Joel Collins (PhD student)

Background

• PhD in Biochemistry in the Howe lab (2019–present)
• MSci in Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, (2018–2019)
• BA in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (2015–2018)

Research

My research focuses on the photosynthetic purple non-sulphur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. In particular, I’m attempting to engineer novel metabolic pathways into this bacterium to convert industrial waste into useful chemicals in an environmentally sustainable way. I’m also working to create standardised genetic tools for transforming and expressing genes in R. palustris to aid future research in this organism.

Funding

This PhD is funded by the Waste Environmental Education Research Trust.

Contact details

e-mail: jdc69@cam.ac.uk

lab phone: +44 (0)1223 333 687