Profile

Ashley Smith
PhD Student
Living Systems Institute S01.01
Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD
Overview
I am a PhD student in the South West Bio Doctoral Training Partnership funded by the BBSRC. I work in Microbiology and Microfluidics under the supervision of Dr Stefano Pagliara in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Using microfluidics, I am developing a novel technique to identify and isolate bacterial persister cells after treatment with antibiotics.
Broad research specialisms:
- Microfluidics
- Microbiology
Supervisors: Dr Stefano Pagliara, Professor Richard Titball
Funding: BBSRC
Research projects
Project Title: Novel technologies to study single-cell response to environmental stimuli
Supervisors: Dr Stefano Pagliara, Professor Richard Titball
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Exeter