
Last updated: 14 May 2025
Current Sector: Industry
Current Company: Shimadzu UK Ltd
PhD Project Title: The development of microbial lipids suitable as low temperature fuel feedstock
Supervisor: Chris Chuck (Chemical Engineering)
Supervisor: Matthew Davidson (Chemistry)
External Partner: Airbus Group and Almac
MRes Project 1: Directed evolution of a thermostable hydrolase for the synthesis of amide bond
Supervisor(s): Stephen Parker (Chemistry)
MRes Project 2: Emulsifying materials from algal biomass
Supervisor(s): Tom Arnot (Chemical Engineering)
Lisa joined the CDT in 2010, after graduating from The University of Nottingham earlier the same year with a BSc in Biochemistry. During the final year of her course she undertook a research project looking at protein-protein interactions of the Cas-CRISPR protein Cas3. Her interests outside the CDT include a variety of sport and social events, including swimming and running. Lisa has recently been elected as ‘Public Engagement Rep’ within the CDT.