David Wright

David Wright is a Senior Lecturer and academic leader at Teesside University’s School of Health and Life Sciences, where he has held roles including Programme Leader, Subject Group Leader, and Learning and Teaching Coordinator. His academic background includes a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Biology from Oxford Polytechnic and a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Aberdeen.

He specializes in microbiology, particularly applying ecological perspectives to medical and environmental research. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules such as Biodiversity and Evolution, Human Diseases and Immunology, and Microbial Diversity. His pedagogical contributions include curriculum development, notably piloting Industrially-Linked modules with Royal Academy of Engineering funding, and designing a two-stage advanced independent project framework recognized as innovative practice.

Research interests span microbial ecology, immunology, and environmental microbiology, with publications on macrophage interactions, wastewater microbial communities, and lactobacillus-mediated immunomodulation. He has contributed to academic governance through roles on committees like the University’s Academic Quality and Standards Policy Committee and led the development of the MRes qualification framework.

• Grants: Royal Academy of Engineering (National HE STEM Programme).
• Committee Roles: Learning and Teaching Committee, Regulatory Reviews Committee (Deputy Chair).

He is affiliated with the Microbiology Society and actively engages in interdisciplinary research through the SHLS Life Sciences Centre for Biodiscovery.