Postdoctoral Research Associate at Plant Metabolism Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Applied Phycology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Instrumentation. Strong research professional graduated PhD from IT Sligo.
Biography
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Cambridge
Sep 2021 - Present 3 years 1 month
Plant Metabolism, Department of Plant Sciences
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Associate Lecture, MA Biodesign, Central Saint Martins
University of the Arts London
Jan 2022 - Present 2 years 9 months
London, England, United Kingdom
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Chief Research Lab Coordinator/ Algal Innovation Centre Coordinator
Plant Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Nov 2018 - Present 5 years 11 months
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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SFI PhD Candidate
Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and Sustainability (CERIS)
Jun 2013 - Present 11 years 4 months
Institute of Technology, Sligo
METALGAE
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Microalgae for the Biorefining of Valuable Metabolites
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Student
Capra Course
2016 - 2016 less than a year
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Research Bursary
IT Sligo
Sep 2012 - Jun 2013 10 months
Ash Lane, Sligo
Molecular ecology of sand-dwelling dinoflagellates in northwest Ireland
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Co-founder
Archer Environmental
2012 - 2013 1 year
http://archerenvironmental.ie/
Archer Environmental is a SME founded by myself and engineer Michael Archer.
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Student
Environmental Science
Sep 2007 - May 2012 4 years 9 months
Sligo IT
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Phytoplakton Bursar
Marine Institute
2011 - 2011 less than a year
I developed key taxonomic skills for the identification of marine phytoplankton under the guidance of the Marine Institutes' harmful algae bloom (HAB's) 'National Monitoring Program' expert team.
Publications
Vitamin B12 bioaccumulation in Chlorella vulgaris grown on food waste-derived anaerobic digestate
Algal Research
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2023.103290
Part of ISSN: 2211-9264
Contributors: Konstantinos P. Papadopoulos; Marcella Fernandes de Souza; Lorraine Archer; Ana Camila Zenteno Illanes; Ellen L. Harrison; Fiona Taylor; Matthew P. Davey; Daniela Ahuatzin Gallardo; Allan J. Komakech; Shahla Radmehr et al.
The role of methyl jasmonate in enhancing biomass yields and bioactive metabolites in Stauroneis sp. (Bacillariophyceae) revealed by proteome and biochemical profiling
Journal of Proteomics
2021-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104381
Part of ISSN: 1874-3919
Differential responses in EPA and fucoxanthin production by the marine diatom Stauroneis sp. under varying cultivation conditions
Biotechnology Progress
2021-08-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3197
Part of ISSN: 8756-7938
Part of ISSN: 1520-6033
The effect of nutrient and phytohormone supplementation on the growth, pigment yields and biochemical composition of newly isolated microalgae
Process Biochemistry
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.03.001
EID:
2-s2.0-85080989541
Part of ISBN:
13595113
Contributors: Mc Gee, D.; Archer, L.; Fleming, G.T.A.; Gillespie, E.; Touzet, N.
Antioxidant Bioprospecting in Microalgae: Characterisation of the Potential of Two Marine Heterokonts from Irish Waters
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2020-11-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03467-8
Part of ISSN: 0273-2289
Part of ISSN: 1559-0291
Bioprospecting and LED-based spectral enhancement of antimicrobial activity of microalgae isolated from the west of Ireland
Algal Research
2020-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101704
Part of ISSN: 2211-9264
High frequency monitoring reveals fine scale spatial and temporal dynamics of the deep chlorophyll maximum of a stratified coastal lagoon
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2018.12.010
EID:
2-s2.0-85059702001
Part of ISBN:
02727714
Contributors: de Eyto, E.; Kelly, S.; Ryder, E.; Dillane, M.; Archer, L.; O'Cathain, D.; Daly, S.; Lyons, K.; Obrador, B.; Brentrup, J. et al.
Fatty acid profiling of new Irish microalgal isolates producing the high-value metabolites EPA and DHA
Algal Research
2019-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101671
Part of ISSN: 2211-9264
Influence of spectral intensity and quality of LED lighting on photoacclimation, carbon allocation and high-value pigments in microalgae
Photosynthesis Research
2019-11-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-019-00686-x
Part of ISSN: 0166-8595
Part of ISSN: 1573-5079
High frequency monitoring reveals fine scale spatial and temporal dynamics of the deep chlorophyll maximum of a stratified coastal lagoon
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
2018-12-24 | Journal article
Rapid chemotaxonomic profiling for the identification of high-value carotenoids in microalgae
Journal of Applied Phycology
2017-10 | Journal article
Teaching and Supervisions
2024/2025:
- Metabolomics data analysis - Training Lead
2023/2024:
- Introduction to Metabolomics - Training Lead
