Professor Paul Hoskisson FRSE

Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of Engineering Biology and Chair of Molecular Microbiology, University of Strathclyde

Professor Paul Hoskisson is The Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Engineering biology of Antibiotic Production at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. He has studied the antibiotic-producing bacterium Streptomyces since his PhD at Liverpool John Moores University, followed by post-doctoral research at the John Innes Centre and University of Aberdeen. In 2007, Paul moved to the University of Strathclyde to start his independent research group and was appointed Professor of Molecular Microbiology in 2018. Paul’s current research is focussed on how and why bacteria produce antibiotics. Paul collaborates widely with industry and has a strong interest in public engagement with science.

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    Answers to popular questions on microbes. Classroom resource We’ve asked the scientists and got answers to popular questions from young people about microbiology. This interactive poster has been designed to support learning and teaching as well as create an eye-catching classroom display. Support pupils to learn independently and find the answers by scanning the QR […]

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    Answers to popular questions on microbes. Classroom resource We’ve asked the scientists and got answers to popular questions from young people about microbiology. This interactive poster has been designed to support learning and teaching as well as create an eye-catching classroom display. Support pupils to learn independently and find the answers by scanning the QR […]

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    Answers to popular questions on microbes. Classroom resource We’ve asked the scientists and got answers to popular questions from young people about microbiology. This interactive poster has been designed to support learning and teaching as well as create an eye-catching classroom display. Support pupils to learn independently and find the answers by scanning the QR […]

  • Resources

    Answers to popular questions on microbes. Classroom resource We’ve asked the scientists and got answers to popular questions from young people about microbiology. This interactive poster has been designed to support learning and teaching as well as create an eye-catching classroom display. Support pupils to learn independently and find the answers by scanning the QR […]