My current research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegnerative disease, specifically the Tauopathies, using cell and molecular biological techniques. My PhD was concerned with analysing the release of Tau protein from neurons. I have recently began modelling the proteostasis of Tau, with a view to understanding what affects the degradation, aggregation and release of Tau from neurons, and how this may relate to disease contexts. 

Beyond this, I am interested in how humans and microorganisms sense and understand one another. My research into human-microbe relations combines multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives across the natural and social sciences to investigate different themes emerging in contemporary microbiological study. Specifically, I am interested in environmental microorganisms that are able to degrade toxic compounds in ecosystems, and how these organisms are apprehended and mobilised in scientific discourse and practice. My interest in these themes attempts to go beyond critique in the narrow sense, however, I am working to develop practical and situated responses to microbial agency as it emerges in native contexts; for instance I am currently attempting to 'engage' with microorganisms that are able to degrade plastic using a combination of experimental molecular/microbiology, multi-species ethnography, more-than-human participation, eco-semiotics and science and technology studies approaches.