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Biography
September 2023- September 2027: I joined The University of Dundee in September '23 and began my PhD in January '24 (EASTBIO DTP; Primary supervisor Dr. Mattie Pawlowic; second supervisors Dr. Frank Katzer and Dr. David Smith at Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik). My project, 'One Health investigation of cryptosporidiosis host-pathogen interaction' aims to further characterise the host-pathogen interactions of the apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum through studying in a neonatal model. I am particularly interested in exploring the mechanisms behind the critical symptom of cryptosporidiosis; diarrhoea.
July 2022-July 2023: I relocated to Dundee in May of 2022, where I then began working as a laboratory technician at APS Biocontrol Ltd., in the July. I worked as part of an Innovate SMART project with various industry partners as well as academic collaborators at The University of Cardiff, to investigate a bacteriophage solution for onion soft rot, which is caused by Burkholderia and Pectobacterium species.
2017-2021: I completed both my undergraduate degree and MBiolSci Integrated Master's at The University of Sheffield. Here, I undertook my undergraduate research project in the lab of Dr. Dan Bose, looking to express and purify human histones for functional assays. In my MBiolSci year, I began work in the lab of Dr. Emma Thomson. Before COVID shut us down, I carried out preliminary work on a project to engineer HEK-293 cell lines to investigate interactions of ribosomal protein RPL11.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Biological Science, University of Sheffield
25 Sept 2017 → 4 Jul 2021
Award Date: 4 Jul 2021
Doctor of Science, A microbial glycan production platform for glycoscience research
11 Sept 2023 → …
External positions
Laboratory Technician
4 Jul 2022 → 28 Jul 2023
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Proteins are true components of the oocyst wall and COWP8 is not required for parasite transmission
Bacchetti, R., Stevens, S., Lemgruber, L., Oliva, M. A. G., Sands, E. M., Alexandrou, K., Tinti, M., Robinson, L., Hanna, J. C., Seizova, S., Goddard, P., Vassalli, M. & Pawlowic, M. C. (Lead / Corresponding author), 23 Oct 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 10, 26 p., e1013561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Images of Microbiology 2
Goddard, P., Lawson, T., Stanley-Wall, N., Rathie, G. (Designer), Papakyriacou , P. (Contributing member), Wood, A. (Contributing member), Da Silva Pacheco, J. (Contributing member), Garcia Sanchez, M. (Contributing member), Escudero-Martinez, C. (Contributing member), Munro, F. (Contributing member), Mansoor, S. (Contributing member), Escrivani, D. O. (Contributing member), Stevens, S. (Contributing member), Ferguson, M. (Contributing member), Elcombe, C. (Contributing member), De Rycker, M. (Contributing member), Ndeh, D. (Contributing member), Balahmar, A. (Contributing member), Keddy , C. (Contributing member) & Singh, V. (Contributing member) & 20 others, , Apr 2025, 30 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
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Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Proteins are true oocyst wall proteins, with COWP8 functioning to hold the inner and outer layers of the oocyst wall together
Bacchetti, R., Stevens, S., Lemgruber, L., Oliva, M. A. G., Sands, E. M., Alexandrou, K., Tinti, M., Robinson, L., Hanna, J. C., Seizova, S., Goddard, P., Vassalli, M. & Pawlowic, M. C. (Lead / Corresponding author), 20 Jul 2024, BioRxiv, 22 p.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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Images of Microbiology 2 - visit to Dens Road Primary School
Goddard, P. (Presenter) & Lawson, T. (Presenter)
10 Dec 2024Activity: Other activity types › Schools engagement
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Plant Power 2024
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18 May 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition