Dr Eulyn Pagaling is an Environmental Microbiologist in the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences Department. She was awarded her PhD in Environmental Microbiology in 2008 from the University of Leicester, where she investigated the microbial ecology of salt lakes and hot spring microbial mats in China, including the discovery of novel viruses that infect Halorubrum kocurii. She undertook 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 microbial 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 various projects on microbial ecology in natural and engineered environments such as anaerobic digesters, microbial fuel cells and municipal sewage systems. She received her appointment at the James Hutton Institute in 2015. Her research focuses on environmental contaminants, including pathogens, antimicrobial resistance and microplastics. This research includes determining sources and transmission pathways, understanding mechanisms involved in transmission and persistence, and understanding how contaminants can impact the environment.
Antimicrobial Resistance
Pathogens and Faecal Indicator Organisms
Pharmaceuticals and Microplastics
Studentships
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[1] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9017-1748