Dr. Justine Rudkin

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Biography

Justine Rudkin is a Lecturer in Bacteriology at the University of Glasgow. She earned her BSc in Tropical Disease Biology from the University of Liverpool in 2008 and completed her PhD in Molecular Microbiology at the University of Bath in 2012. Justine has held various academic positions, including Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford from 2018 to 2023 and IRC Research Fellow at University College Cork from 2016 to 2018. Her research interests focus on the interactions of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that can both reside as a commensal in healthy individuals and act as a pathogenic threat. Justine employs a combination of co-culture assays, functional genomics, and community analysis to study how such bacteria adapt and evolve, particularly in nasal and skin niches. She actively collaborates with other teams interested in microbe-microbe and host-pathogen interactions. Additionally, Justine has served as an Editor for Access Microbiology and is a Committee Member of the Impact & Influence Committee for the Microbiology Society, contributing to professional activities within her field.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer Bacteriology

2024-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Teaching and conducting research in Bacteriology.

Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

2018-01-01 — 2023-12-31

University of Oxford • Oxford

Conducted research on microbial infections.

IRC Research Fellow

2016-01-01 — 2018-12-31

University College Cork • Cork

Research focusing on bacterial interactions.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2016-01-01 — 2016-12-31

APC Microbiome Institute Ireland • Ireland

Studied microbial communities.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2012-01-01 — 2015-12-31

University of Galway • Galway

Investigated mechanisms of bacteria.