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Personal Statement
Laboratory webpage is here http://paulhoskisson.weebly.com
Research in my group is focussed on the evolution and synthesis of natural products (partricularly antibiotics) and the evolution of the organisms that produce them, using a range of techniques from molecular biology and biochemistry through to mathematical modelling and experimental evolution.
The bacterial genus Streptomyces is the main focus of work in my Research Group due to its industrial importance, being responsible for producing around two thirds of all commercially important antibiotics as well as numerous anti-fungal, anti-helminthic and anti-cancer drugs.
We also have an interest in evolution of metabolism, evolution of bacterial pathogens, genomics of actinobacteria and the exploitation of amphibian proteins for biotechnology.
I am currently the Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Engineering Biology at University of Strathclyde. I was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2021) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) in 2016.
I am a member of the Microbiology Society, the American Society of Microbiology, The society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, the Biochemical Society, The Royal Society of Biology and British Herpetological Society.
I am a senior editor for Microbial Genomics.
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I am interested in the use of Social media for communication of science and you can follow on Bluesky @paulhoskisson.bsky.social
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Keywords
- Microbiology; biochemistry; molecular biology; Streptomyces; Corynebacterium
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Co-evolution of Streptomyces spp. with Candida auris to express cryptic novel antifungals.
Larcombe, D. (Principal Investigator) & Hoskisson, P. (Co-investigator)
1/02/25 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Disarming Type 3 Secretion - elucidating the mechanism of action for aurodox (Response Mode)
Hoskisson, P. (Principal Investigator)
BBSRC (Biotech & Biological Sciences Research Council)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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A high-resolution genomic and phenotypic analysis of resistance evolution of an Escherichia coli strain from a critically unwell patient treated with piperacillin/tazobactam
Fraser, A. J., Ball, R., Cantillon, D., Brettell, L. E., Graf, F. E., Munnoch, J. T., Hoskisson, P. A., Lewis, J. M., van Aartsen, J. J., Parry, C. M., Heinz, E. & Edwards, T., 19 May 2025, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 74, 5, 13 p., 002018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oxygen microenvironments in Escherichia coli biofilm nutrient transport channels: insights from complementary sensing approaches
Bottura, B., McConnell, G., Florek, L. C., Smiley, M. K., Martin, R., Foylan, S., Eana, A., Dayton, H. T., Eckartt, K. N., Price-Whelan, A. M., Hoskisson, P. A., Gould, G. W., Dietrich, L. E. P. & Rooney, L. M., 6 May 2025, In: Microbiology. 171, 5, 11 p., 001543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: "Evaluating the Protective Effects of Aurodox in a Murine Model of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli"
McHugh, R. (Contributor), Rooney, L. (Creator), Mark, D. (Contributor), Wale, K. (Contributor), Clapperton, M. (Contributor), McConnell, G. (Contributor), Hoskisson, P. (Contributor), Douce, G. (Contributor) & Roe, A. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 14 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.15129/876a786c-7f44-431c-9e56-41dbad34dda8
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Data for "Genomic analysis of endemic clones of toxigenic and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Belarus during and after the major epidemic in 1990s"
Grosse-Kock, S. (Creator), Kolodkina, V. (Creator), Schwalbe, E. C. (Creator), Blom, J. (Creator), Burkovski, A. (Creator), Hoskisson, P. A. (Creator), Brisse, S. (Creator), Smith, D. (Creator), Sutcliffe, I. C. (Creator), Titov, L. (Creator) & Sangal, V. (Contributor), figshare, 14 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3929158.v1
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Prizes
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Appointed as a core member of BBSRC Committee D - Molecules, cells and industrial biotechnology
Hoskisson, P. (Recipient), 1 May 2020
Prize: Appointment
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Activities
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mBio (Journal)
Hoskisson, P. (Editor)
1 Jul 2025 → 30 Jun 2028Activity: Publication Peer-Review and Editorial Work › Editorial board member
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Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland
Hoskisson, P. (Visiting researcher)
9 Feb 2025 → 10 Mar 2025Activity: Visiting an External Institution › Visiting an external academic institution