Vicky Hunt

Dr. Vicky Hunt is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Bath, affiliated with the Milner Centre for Evolution. She leads multiple research projects funded by organizations like the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Wellcome Trust, focusing on parasitic nematodes and their genomic mechanisms. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and environmental sustainability.

• Projects include studying pathogenicity islands in nematodes, behavioral manipulation in horsehair worms, and genomic regulation of parasitism.
• Research interests span parasitic nematode genomics, transcriptomics, host-parasite interactions, and evolutionary biology.

Her publications explore topics such as transposable elements in nematodes, gut microbiota changes during infections, and comparative genomics of parasitic species. She has supervised three doctoral students and actively seeks new candidates. Her lab is part of the Milner Centre for Evolution, emphasizing interdisciplinary research on evolutionary mechanisms.