evolutionary microbiology & microbial ecology 

The Wheatley lab is a research group at Queen's University Belfast working on antibiotic resistance, interactions in the microbiome, and the evolution of opportunistic bacterial pathogens. 


The latest publication from the lab can be read here in Evolution Letters.

There are currently two funded PhD studentships open for applications:
1. NorthWestBio DTP: "Space invaders: genetic and metabolic factors underpinning successful Pseudomonas invasion into microbial communities"
2. OneZoo CDT: "Mapping the spread of zoonotic bacterial pathogens and their mobile genetic elements as drivers of infection"