Dr Katie Solomon

About me:

I am module convenor for:

BIO2068 Forensic Science (core module for BSc Archaeology and Forensic Science)

BIO2066 Forensic Science

I teach on the collowing modules:

BIO2078 Medical and General Microbiology

BIO1337 Microbiology

BIO1332 Biochemistry

BIO1339 Cells

BIO1333 Fundamental Principles for Bioscientists

CSC1004 Fundamental Principles for Medical Scientists

I also have roles as:

Senior Tutor (Final year)

Exams Officer for Biosciences

Biosciences Advisor for Medical Sciences

Member of Biosciences Strategic Management Committee

My research interests are in the field of Clinical Microbiology, including Clostridium difficile infection, human microbiome in health and diease and antimicrobial resistance.

I have investigated many aspects of Clostridium difficile infection biology, including sporulation and germination, host immune responses, antimicrobial resistance, epidemiology and surveillance of novel transposable elements encoding antimicrobial resistance in C. difficile and other gut microorganisms.

• 2015 - Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
• 2014 - Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• 2004 - PhD Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Nottingham
• 2000 - MSc Molecular Medical Microbiology, University of Nottingham
• 1999 - BSc Hons Biological Sciences (Microbiology)

2019 - Present - Senior Lecturer in Biosciences, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter

2014 – 2019 - Lecturer in Biosciences, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter

2013 - 2014 - Associate Lecturer in Biosciences, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter

2008 – 2014 - Research Fellow, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Ireland

2004 – 2008 - Research Fellow, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Nottingham