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Joanne Hamilton

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Joanne Hamilton
Scientific career
InstitutionsAberystwyth University

Joanne Hamilton is a British parasitologist. She is Professor in the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University.[1]

Research

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Hamilton looks at the interactions of parasites and their host organisms using molecular and proteomic techniques, she investigates how parasites can overcome the host immune response.[2]

Public outreach

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Hamilton was involved in a schools partnership project SusNet Wales[3] where school students took part in research looking at drug resistance in parasitic nematodes.[4]

She spoke at TEDxAberystwyth in 2017, giving 'A guided tour of Parasites'.[5]

In 2018 she appeared in Channel 4's Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets of the Sewers, where she found pathogenic bacteria and eggs of parasites within the congealed fat deposit.[6]

Honours and awards

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In 2004 Hamilton was awarded a Commendation in the SET for Britain competition at the UK Parliament's House of Commons.[citation needed] She achieved Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2007 and Senior Fellowship in 2015.[citation needed] In 2016 Hamilton was awarded a Sustain Wales Award for her work on the SusNet project and was awarded fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology in 2017.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Staff Profiles – IBERS, Aberystwyth University". www.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Joanne Hamilton – Aberystwyth Research Portal". pure.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Aberystwyth University's partnership with schools highly commended at sustainability awards – Aberystwyth University". www.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ Young-Powell, Abby (10 March 2017). "Murder mystery to DNA: researchers bring science to life in schools". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. ^ "TEDxAberystwyth | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "What lurks inside a fatberg?". Wales 247. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Joanne Hamilton – Prizes – Aberystwyth Research Portal". pure.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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