Hi, I’m Hollie a first year PhD student in the school of pharmacy and bioengineering at The University of Keele. My research project is titled: ‘Artificial intelligence and genomic sequencing in the diagnosis of orthopaedic infection’. I will be using a sequencing device called the minion to sequence bacteria DNA extracted from samples of patients who are suspected to have infection due to prosthetic joint implantation. I also hope to be able to identify resistance genes in these bacteria to guide the use of antibiotics in the clinic.

I completed my undergraduate degree at The University of Exeter and then my Masters in genomic medicine at The University of Manchester. It was during my undergraduate degree I discovered my love of genetics and how we can apply our knowledge in the clinical setting. I think the new ways we apply genetics to improve patient care and develop treatments will continue to improve the way we treat patients in the future.