My role at SAMS

As a Support Scientist, I am a curator of strains including Cyanobacteria, Brown seaweeds, Seaweed pathogens and Protozoa. I support cryopreservation and molecular microbiology activities within the collection as well as a phytoplankton analyst for the toxic phytoplankton monitoring programme at SAMS. As CCAP-ARIES lab Manager I am responsible for the large scale up equipment such as our 4*70L photobioreactors.

I am also involved with the Co-op Foundation funded project 'Green Shoots from Blue Growth - Creating Blue-Green Circularity' - a project that turns waste from the aquauculture and fishing industry into sustainable fertiliser.

Publications

Wood EE, Ross ME, Jubeau S, Montalescot V, MacKechnie K, Marchington RE, Davey MP, McNeill S, Hamilton C, Stanley MS (2023) From green to orange: The change in biochemical composition of phototophic-mixotrophic Chromochloris zofingiensis in pilot-scale photobioreactors. Algal Research 75: 103238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103238