Dr Greg Young

Research Associate

Greg is a post-doctoral researcher at Northumbria University with a background in clinical microbiology. He completed a BSc in Biomedical Science in 2014, during which time he gained experience working in an NHS lab. Greg achieved his PhD in molecular microbial ecology in 2017, focusing on utilising molecular, genomic, microbiological and bioinformatic methods to investigate the acquisition and longitudinal development of microbial communities in clinical settings. 


Since then the scope of Greg's research has expanded to include several projects investigating host-associated and environmental microbiota and how specific interventions can shape or manipulate microbial communities for desired outcomes.  


Greg has shared his research by publishing in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to chapters in text-books and presenting at international conference events.

Publications
Frau et al., 2021, The Stool Volatile Metabolome of Pre-Term Babies
Frost et al., 2020, The clinical and microbiological utility of inhaled aztreonam lysine for the treatment of acute pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis: An open-label randomised crossover study (AZTEC-CF)
Masi et al., 2020, Human milk oligosaccharide DSLNT and gut microbiome in preterm infants predicts necrotising enterocolitis
Volz et al., 2020, Evaluating the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutation D614G on Transmissibility and Pathogenicity
Young et al., 2020, Changes in the gut microbiota of mice orally exposed to methylimidazolium ionic liquids
Young et al., 2020, Acquisition and Development of the Extremely Preterm Infant Microbiota Across Multiple Anatomical Sites
Young et al., 2018, Response: Commentary: Reducing Viability Bias in Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants at Risk of NEC and Sepsis
Young et al., 2017, Reducing Viability Bias in Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants at Risk of NEC and Sepsis
Holt et al., 2017, Shigatoxin encoding Bacteriophage ϕ24B modulates bacterial metabolism to raise antimicrobial tolerance,