Eulyn is an Environmental Microbiologist in the Ecological Sciences group. She was awarded her PhD in Environmental Microbiology in 2008 from the University of Leicester, where she investigated the microbial biogeography of salt lakes, and the microbial ecology of hot spring microbial mats in China. This research also included the discovery of novel viruses that infect Halorubrum kocurii. Subsequently, she completed a postdoctoral position at the University of Edinburgh, where she used the Winogradsky column as a model system to investigate factors affecting microbial community assembly and community composition. She then moved to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, taking up a position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where she was involved in a number of projects investigating faecal indicator organisms (FIO), pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in natural and engineered environments. She received her appointment at the James Hutton Institute in 2015, where she continues to work on the prevalence of FIO, human and animal pathogens, antimicrobial resistance an other emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and microplastics in the environment. She also has a keen interest in the discovery of novel antimicrobials from soil.
Determining the spatial and temporal variation of antimicrobial resistance genes in the environment, and investigating environmental drivers of resistance. Current projects include:
Tracking the sources, transport and fate of faecal indicator organisms and human and animal pathogens. Current projects include:
Mapping pharmaceutical and microplastic pollution in the environment, and bioremediation strategies during wastewater treatment. Current projects include:
Discovery of novel antimicrobials: