Jennifer Wright

Jennifer is a researcher at Newcastle University in Microbial Molecular Biology for Biomaterials.  Her PhD was undertaken in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University and is near submission.

Jennifer is a trained Microbiologist and has a wealth of experience working in microbiology diagnostics, teaching and research laboratories, working with a variety of microrganisms. Her expertise covers a range of areas including molecular biology techniques, microbial cultivation, working with mixed cultures, proteomics methods and working with fermentation systems. She has managed small scale to large scale biomedical science laboratories and been instrumental in project design and running of various teaching modules.  She has a multi disciplinary background advising various projects and departments in her areas of expertise.

Her current research investigates the activation of urease in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis understanding the molecular importance of the enzyme and the applications of urease producing bacteria.

She is also a member of the Microbiology Society and the American Society for Microbiology.