Dr Hazel Davey

PhD SFHEA

Dr Hazel Davey

Reader

Institute Director of Post Graduate Taught Students

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I am a Reader in Biology and Director of Taught Postgraduate Studies in the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University. I am scheme coordinator for Microbiology and related degree schemes (C500, C501, C502, C509 and CC35) and for the postgraduate MRes Biosciences (C190). I am also an elected member of AU Senate and Council.Graduate of Aberystwyth University with a BSc in Zoology and Microbiology and a PhD on Flow Cytometry of Microorganisms.

Teaching

Module Coordinator
Lecturer
Tutor

Research

Member of the Microbiology Research Group in IBERS.

Current focus

Microbial physiology using the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a biotechnologically relevant setting to understand viability and vitality, stress response and heterogeneity. Methods include flow cytometry, radio-frequency impedance spectroscopy, barcode arrays and multivariate data analysis methods. Part of this work is undertaken collaboratively with AU spin-out company Aber Instruments Ltd.

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Publications

Tracking the fate of individual cells following exposure to heat stressDavey, H. 2017 In : Environmental Microbiology.19, 2, p. 411-4122 p.
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)Davey, H. & + 2,453 additional authors 2016 In : Autophagy.12, 1, p. 1-222222 p.
Life Sciences Aberystwyth University: A Blended Higher Education Environment for Raising Ambition, Aspirations and driving Social Mobility. Response to Welsh Government’s Consultation on Foundation Degrees in Wales.Hamilton, J., Davey, H. & Rose, M. 2016
Surviving the heat: Heterogeneity of response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides insight into thermal damage to the membraneGuyot, S., Gervais, P., Young, M., Winckler, P., Dumont, J. & Davey, H. 2015 In : Environmental Microbiology.17, 8, p. 2982-2992
Predatory activity of Myxococcus xanthus outer-membrane vesicles and properties of their hydrolase cargoEvans, A. G. L., Davey, H. M., Cookson, A. R., Currinn, H., Cooke-Fox, G., Stanczyk, P. J. & Whitworth, D. E. 2012 In : Microbiology.158, Pt 11, p. 2742-275211 p.
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