Biography
Leah completed her PhD in molecular microbiology in Professor Tung Le's lab at the John Innes Centre where she worked on plasmid maintenance in multicellular antibiotic-producing Streptomyces bacteria. She joined the Wanford group in 2026 where she is working on the role of phase variation in Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence.
Research
Wanford Group
The Wanford lab employs genomic, and wet lab infection biology techniques to study: (1) how Kp regulate expression of its major virulence factor, a slimy layer surrounding the pathogen called the polysaccharide capsule, and (2) how both the capsule and other accessory genes modulate interaction of Kp with host cells
Research
Wanford Group
The Wanford lab employs genomic, and wet lab infection biology techniques to study: (1) how Kp regulate expression of its major virulence factor, a slimy layer surrounding the pathogen called the polysaccharide capsule, and (2) how both the capsule and other accessory genes modulate interaction of Kp with host cells