Dr Sariqa Wagley (She/Her)
Senior Research Fellow
Biosciences
University of Exeter
Biocatalysis Building
Stocker Road
Exeter EX4 4QD
- Media Enquiries
- 2021 - Novel detection methods for dormant bacteria in seafood - by Journal Research Features
- 2021 - Breakthrough in understanding 'tummy bug' bacteria
- Dec 2021 - New Food Magazine - Shapeshifting Vibrio bacteria and the threat to food safety
- 2020 - Get a look at Galleria
- 2018 - Soapbox Science Blog - What it means to be a woman from an under privileged background in science
About me:
I am microbiologist and NERC Independent Research Fellow in the Biosciences department at the University of Exeter. My research focuses on the ecology, evolution and pathogenesis of environmental bacterial pathogens. By integrating microbiology, molecular biology, genomics and environmental science, I investigate how climate change is reshaping the emergence, persistence and transmission of bacterial pathogens in aquatic environments. My current research centres on pathogenic Vibrio species, examining how they survive in the environment, respond to environmental change and cause disease in humans. I am particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms that govern bacterial dormancy and resuscitation and how environmental conditions trigger dormant bacteria to become metabolically active and proliferate in natural ecosystems. My research aims to improve our understanding of how climate change influences the emergence of environmentally acquired bacterial diseases.
Interests:
My main research interests are:
- Bacterial human pathogens
- Microbial ecology
- Bacterial dormancy
- Bacterial virulence and responses to stress
- Galleria mellonella Insect model
- Seafood safety
- Climate change
I am open to email enquires from students with their own funding interested in pursuing an MSc by Research or PhD in microbiology, microbial ecology with a interest in Vibrio species research. I am also open to supporting students interested in these areas who would like to apply to the China Scholarship Council, Commonwealth Scholarship, or other PhD funding scheme.
Qualifications:
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014) University of Exeter
PhD (2008) Cefas laboratories Weymouth UK/University of Surrey, Development of methods for the detection and characterisation of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood
BSc Hons (2004) Medical Microbiology, University of Surrey
Career:
2023 - present NERC Independant Research Fellowship
2021 - 2023 - Lecturer, Education & Scholarship Fellow, MRC- Centre for Medical Mycology, Biosciences, Univeristy of Exeter.
2020 to 2021 - Education & Scholarship Fellow, Project Enhance’ Manager, Biosciences, Univeristy of Exeter.
2008 - present - Research Fellow, Biosciences, Univeristy of Exeter
2004-2008 - Microbiologist PhD Student, Cefas, Weymouth, UK
2002 - 2003 - Microbiologist, Cefas, Weymouth,