school Studied Molecular entomology at University of Greenwich
watch_laterJoined September 10, 2021
About
I am a creative postdoctoral researcher with five years of experience in handling and analysing
microbial genes of 1030 specimens, understanding their interactions with the environments. I
specifically adopt a holistic approach to better understand the role of microbes. I am currently looking
for a challenging opportunity within the field of microbiology.
Experience
University of greenwich
Jan 2016 – Feb 2020
London, UK
PhD researcher
Thesis title: « Environmental, genetic and temporal changes affecting the whole bacterial community
in B. tabaci species in East Africa, and reproductive isolation of SSA1 whiteflies».
Results:
• Discovered new bacteria with a potential role in whitefly outbreaks.
• Discovered the negative role of Arsenophonus in whitefly reproduction.
• Investigated the multifactorial relationships between environmental factors and whitefly
reproduction and outbreaks.
• Contributed to taxonomic research of bacterial specimens.
Methods:
• Generated DNA samples and DNA barcodes from bacterial specimens.
• Analysed sequences using Qiime2 on the HPC Platform.
• Performed Statistical Analysis of large sets of data using R Software.
• Maintained plants and insect colonies and developed laboratory protocols
