Previously based at the University of York, UK, my research is focused on the structural biology of viral, bacteriophage and bacterial nucleic acid binding proteins; Staphylococcal cell surface adhesins and two-component sensors. I deploy methods including bioinformatics, structure prediction, molecular biology, bacterial recombinant protein expression and purification, X-ray crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering to determine the relationship between the structure and the function of target proteins. After relocating to Adelaide University, I was awarded a Ramsay Fellowship in Applied Science, focused on synthetic biology for development of small molecule biosensors, currently supported by an ARC discovery project grant. I was seconded to develop the Adelaide Microscopy cryo-electron microscopy facility, where we are now refining structures of bacteriophage protein assemblies. I was recently appointed to an academic position in Biotechnology and I am establishing my own group, developing cryo-EM structure determination and supporting this technique for researchers in South Australia; and integrating molecular dynamics coarse-graining and all atom simulations for protein engineering and structure/function studies.