Joanne Hamilton
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Joanne Hamilton | |
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| Institutions | Aberystwyth University |
Joanne Hamilton is a British parasitologist. She is Professor in the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University.[1]
Research
[edit]Hamilton looks at the interactions of parasites and their host organisms using molecular and proteomic techniques, she investigates how parasites can overcome the host immune response.[2]
Public outreach
[edit]Hamilton was involved in a schools partnership project SusNet Wales[3] where school students took part in research looking at drug resistance in parasitic nematodes.[4]
She spoke at TEDxAberystwyth in 2017, giving 'A guided tour of Parasites'.[5]
In 2018 she appeared in Channel 4's Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets of the Sewers, where she found pathogenic bacteria and eggs of parasites within the congealed fat deposit.[6]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 2004 Hamilton was awarded a Commendation in the SET for Britain competition at the UK Parliament's House of Commons.[citation needed] She achieved Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2007 and Senior Fellowship in 2015.[citation needed] In 2016 Hamilton was awarded a Sustain Wales Award for her work on the SusNet project and was awarded fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology in 2017.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Staff Profiles – IBERS, Aberystwyth University". www.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Joanne Hamilton – Aberystwyth Research Portal". pure.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Aberystwyth University's partnership with schools highly commended at sustainability awards – Aberystwyth University". www.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Young-Powell, Abby (10 March 2017). "Murder mystery to DNA: researchers bring science to life in schools". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "TEDxAberystwyth | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "What lurks inside a fatberg?". Wales 247. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Joanne Hamilton – Prizes – Aberystwyth Research Portal". pure.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2020.