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I am Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom, and also Professor Emeritus in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

My laboratory is in the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast.

Contact:

Office number (44) (0) 28 9097 6025
m.valvano@qub.ac.uk

Doing research is fun...just a lifestyle, not a job.

Lab's Mission Statement

To carry out hypothesis-driven research in microbiology
To train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to become outstanding biomedical scientists
To develop and foster an environment of scientific inquiry, and at the same time, respect for each individual's expertise and contribution
To place an emphasis on personal and scientific integrity and on team player skills

Advice for Young (and Old too) Professors

"...although you've been hired for your scientific skills and research potential, your eventual success will depend heavily on your ability to guide, lead, and empower others to do their best work..." (Thomas Cech).

"...only science, exact science about human nature itself, and the most sincere approach to it by the aid of the all-powerful scientific method, will deliver man from its present gloom, and will purge him from his contemporary shame in the sphere of interhuman relations..." (Ivan Pavlov, 1922).

"...We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing..." (George Bernard Show).

Our Team

	Julia Monjaras Feria, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (UNAM, Mexico), Postdoctoral Research Associate From Mexico to us bringing spice to Burkholderia secretion systems and a wealth of expertise in structural biology and protein secretion.
	Paulina Zarodkiewicz, MSc Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Queen's University Belfast, PhD student, ESR supported by the BactiVax ITN Very committed to tackle antimicrobial resistance by developing vaccines against ESKAPE bacteria for which AMR pathogens will not be able to escape.
	Lewis MacDonald, BScSc Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of St. Andrews, PhD student. Scottish power to untangle lipopolysaccharide modifications and pro-inflammatory activities of Achromobacter species
	Hannah Parks, MSci Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, PhD student Peeking on Achromobacter species abilities to survive in macrophages.
	Amy Anderson, MSci Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, PhD student On a quest to understand the T6SS of Enterobacter cloacae complex isolates.
	Sara O'Reilly, BSc. Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland, MSc student in Experimental Medicine Investigating how a little leader peptide mediates protein export across two bacterial membranes and directs proteins into outer membrane vesicles.
	Becca Morrell, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, BSc. Discovered a passion for bioinformatics and she canot let it go and keeps finding T6SS clusters everywhere.
	Megha Shankar, MSc in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, MSc Placement Student Probing how Enterobacter kills Candida species.
	Sarah Sheridan, 3rd Y student, Trinity College Dublin, Summer Student, WWIEM Summer Student Scholarship recipient A cloning machine to probe how Hcp proteins interact with T6SS effectors.
	Nana Eghele Adade, West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Visiting PhD Student, Commonwealth Scholarship Smiling at Vibrio cholerae getting dizzy at every transfer to explore experimental evolution.
	Mohamad Hamad (Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), Visiting Researcher A former trainee who has persevered to continue in academia and happy to come back to tame the genetics of Burkholderia.

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