Dr. Anastasios D. Tsaousis
Anastasios (Tasos) Tsaousis is the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory of Molecular and Evolutionary Parasitology at the University of Kent. The current research of his laboratory is focused on the investigations of the adaptations of microbial eukaryotic organisms (e.g. Cryptosporidium, Blastocystis, Naegleria, Gregarines, ciliates), and their course in parasitic evolution and diversity.
.jpg)
Current lab Members
Ms. Daisy Shaw
PhD student
Project: Multi-omics approach to establish culturing systems for Blastocystis
ds689 {at} kent.ac.uk
Mr. Yaseen Majid Salman Al-Adilee
PhD student
Project: Investigating parasitic diseases in Iraq under One Health perspective
ya236 {at} kent.ac.uk
Mr. William Edwards
PhD student
Project: The effects of gut microbiota in regenerative agricultural practices
we32{at} kent.ac.uk
Mr. Christian Hollingbery
PhD student
Project: The effects of soil eukaryotic microbes (protists/protozoa) in regenerative agricultural practices
ccgh2 {at} kent.ac.uk
Ms Hannah Morris
PhD student
Project: Establishing a shrimp culturing system to study the biology of gregarines
hm456 {at} kent.ac.uk
Dr. Daphne Mavrides
PhD student at the University of Nicosia
Project: Prevalence and effects of Cryptosporidium in Cypriot dairy farms
mavrides.d {at} live.unic.ac.cy
Ms. Kalliopi Pantzi
MSc by Research student
Project: Establishing a Cryptosporidium culturing system
kp605 {at} kent.ac.uk
Ms. Abbey Ruffell
MSc by Research student
Project: Enhancing the microbiome of the black solider fly larvae for regenerative agriculture practices
alr34 {at} kent.ac.uk
Mr. Przemek Wieckowski
MSc by Research student
Project: Investigation Cryptosporidium - microbiome interactions in dairy cows
pjw50 {at} kent.ac.uk
Past members:
Dr. Lyne Josse
Postdoctoral fellow (NIBB - BBSRC & Gates Foundation)
Project: Cryptosporidium culturing and drug-screening
Current position: Lecturer in Applied Biosciences, University of Kent (UK)
Dr. Lyto Yiangou
Postdoctoral fellow (BBSRC)
Project: Exploring the anaerobic adaptations of the mitochondrion-related organelles of Blastocystis
Dr. Jan Pyrih
Postdoctoral fellow (Moore Foundation)
Project: Screening & developing genetic tools for Naegleria to be used as a model for elucidating
the adaptations of marine microbial eukaryotes
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow at the University of South Bohemia (Czech Republic)
Dr. Nicola Baker
Postdoctoral fellow (BBSRC)
Project: Exploring the anaerobic adaptations of the mitochondrion-related organelles of Blastocystis and Proteromonas.
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow at the University of York (UK)
Dr. Eleanna Kazana
Postdoctoral fellow (Moore Foundation)
Project: Developing a CRISPR-Cas9 transfection system for Naegleria gruberi
Dr. Ronan Egan
PhD student - co-supervised with Dr. Tobias von der Haar
Project: Recombinant expression of a protozoan scaffold protein improves Iron-Sulfur biogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Dr. Christopher Miller
PhD student
Project: Establishing Cryptosporidium parvum as a model organism.
Current position: Research Scientist in Bio-Rad
Ms. Tansy Vallintine
MSc by Research student co-supervised with Dr. Wei-Feng Xue
Project: Developing Novel Imaging Techniques for AFM Analysis of Live Cryptosporidium Oocysts Under Physiological Conditions.
Mr. Christopher Warren
MSc by Research student
Project: Investigating the Biochemical and Organellar Adaptations of Proteromonas lacertae
Mr. William Mosedale
MSc by Research student
Project: Host-Parasite Interactions of Cryptosporidium
Current position: PhD student at the University of St. Andrews (UK)
Mr. Alexander Bones
MSc by Research student - co-supervised with Prof. Martin Michaelis
Project: Developing in vitro culturing techniques of the Apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum.
Current position: PhD student at the University of Oxford (UK)
Ms. Charlotte More
MSc by Research student - co-supervised with Prof. Martin Michaelis
Project: Establishing a novel drug screening method against the Cryptosporidium parasite.
Current position: PhD student at Newcastle University (UK)
Mr. Jake McGreig
MSc by Research student - co-supervised with Dr. Mark Shepherd
Project: Haem Biosynthesis, Utilisation, and Acquisition in Ciliates and other Protists.
Current position: PhD student at the University of Kent (UK)
Mr. Luke Williams
MPhil Research student – co-supervised with Dr. Mark Wass
Project: Investigations on the Mitochondrial Protein Composition of Microbial Eukaryotes from Diverse Physical Environments.
Ms. Shelly-Ann Fung
MSc by Research student
Project: Exploring the functions of Cryptosporidium mitochondrial-related organelles
Ms. Tracey Purton
Research Technician/Laboratory Manager
Project: Development of transfection systems in microbial parasites
Dr. Cláudia Ribeiro
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Project: Health for Dairy Cows
Dr. Ruben Escolano
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Project: exploring Cryptosporidium host-parasite interactions
Dr. Emma Betts
Postdoctoral Research fellow funded by the Moore Foundation
Project: Exploring the symbiotic roles of gregarines using a combination of 'omics.
Dr. Pedro Pinto
PhD student
Project: Health for Dairy Cows
Dr. Jamie Newton
PhD student funded by Kent Health
Project: Blastocystis prevalence in health and Disease
Dr. Sadiya Maxamhud
PhD student funded by the Global Challenges Doctoral Center
Project: Prevalence of microbial parasites under One Health perspective
Ms. Sumaiya Hoque
MSc by Research student
Project: Health 4 Dairy cows
Ms Zoe King
MSc by Research student
Project: Developing new models for Blastocystis culturing
Mr. Robert Abbot
MSc by Research student
Project: Health 4 Dairy cows
Mr. Christopher Warren
Research Technician
Project: Health 4 Dairy Cows
Ms. Isabel Richards
MSc by Research student
Project: Establishing protocols for identifying methanogens in soil
Ms. Bethany Reynolds
MSc by Research student
Project: Cryptosporidium transporters
Mr. Anthony Allan-Cardoso
MSc by Research student
Project: Establishing culturing systems for gregarines
Ms. Abi Girl Sanda
MSc by Research student
Project: Blastocystis epidemiology
Ms. Maira Koutsaimani
MSc by Research student
Project: Naegleria Fe-S cluster assembly machinery
Ms. Elizabeth Tikoisuva
MSc by Research student
Project: Blastocystis circulation in a wildlife park
Mr. James Skerritt
MSc by Research student
Project: Blastocystis SUF machinery