Roger Pickup
Molecular microbial ecology, non-culturable but ecologically significant bacteria, evolution of genetic elements in bacteria isolated from deep sediments
Visiting Professor of Environmental Engineering
Address:
Ecological Processes in Freshwater and Soil
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre
Library Avenue
Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
UK
LA1 4AP
Telephone: +44(0)1524 595800
Fax: +44(0)1524 61536
email : ROGER@CEH.ac.uk
Biography
Roger is a microbial ecologist/environmental microbiologist. He has authored approximately 95 publications in peer reviewed journals and received £6.5M in research funding since 1984.
Roger has extensive experience managing large contracts and research projects within the field of microbial ecology and collaborates extensively with the Universities of London (Prof John Hermon-Taylor), Liverpool (Prof C. Edwards, Prof J Saunders and others), Sheffield (Prof. D. Lerner, Prof Steve Banwart and Dr Steve Thornton) and Newcastle (Dr I. Head) as well as being a partner on EU projects.
Roger is currently Honorary/Visiting Professor at the Universities of Liverpool, Lancaster and Sheffield.
Current research interests
- Application of molecular techniques to problems in microbial ecology with emphasis on detection of specific bacteria particularly human pathogens
- Relating community structure to function
- Non-culturable but ecologically significant bacteria
- Evolution of genetic elements in bacteria isolated from deep sediments
Recent projects
- Investigations into the distribution and viability of bacteria from deep sediment cores and a characterisation of their genetic elements
- Investigations into the microbial ecology of a contaminated groundwater site (with University of Sheffield
- Investigation into the activity and distribution of involved in environmental processes including methanogenesis, methane oxidation, sulphate oxidation and nitrification
- Investigation into the persistence of bacterial pathogens in the environment and their relationship with human disease clusters with special reference to Crohn's disease and Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis