Biography
Oliwia completed her BSc in Biochemistry at the University of Liverpool. She joined King’s College London as an MRes student before starting her role as a Research Assistant in 2025, focusing on understanding how Klebsiella pneumoniae regulates the production of its polysaccharide capsule, a virulence determinant that plays a critical role in immune evasion.
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