Samuel Ellis

Biography

Samuel Ellis is a PhD student in the Schüller group, with a research focus on enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC). In particular, he is studying the adaptation of prototypical EAEC strains to environmental signals such as oxygen and adherence to human intestinal epithelial cells. In addition, he model bacterial colonisation using in-vitro Organ Culture of intestinal biopsies obtained from the Gastrointestinal Unit of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. His research also involves collaboration with UEA MED and Public Health England to evaluate pathogenic phenotypes for a collection of clinical EAEC isolates. Prior to this current project, he obtained a BSc in Biochemistry and an MSc in Molecular Medicine from UEA. This included research projects investigating DNA repair proteins in the human lens, and anti-proliferative compounds against Trypanosoma parasites, respectively. During these studies he was awarded the John Innes Foundation Prize for outstanding performance in First Year undergraduate programmes for 2011, in Second Year undergraduate programmes for 2012, and the John and Pamela Salter Charitable Trust Prize for best performance in final assessment in Biochemistry for 2013.

Research Interest

Medical microbiology, as well as antimicrobial resistance and epidemiology of infectious diseases