Carrie Brady

Dr. Carrie Brady is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), specializing in bacterial taxonomy and phylogenetics of plant-pathogenic bacteria. She collaborates extensively with Forest Research and Westonbirt Arboretum on forest pathology initiatives.

Her research focuses on resolving taxonomic issues through molecular microbiology techniques, with emphasis on bacteria causing Acute Oak Decline (AOD) and bleeding cankers in broadleaf trees. She develops molecular screening methods to detect pathogens, examines bacterial synergies, and investigates infection routes from environmental reservoirs like rhizosphere soil.

Scientific Awards: None mentioned in source material.

Grants and Advising: Leads a multimillion-pound BBSRC-funded grant targeting AOD in British oak trees and a Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum-funded project evaluating lime tree risks. Her team has described two novel bacterial genera and 15 novel species from infected trees.

Labs and Teams: Directs UWE Bristol's forest pathogen research unit collaborating with national institutions, focusing on bacterial classification, detection methods, and polymicrobial disease complexes in forest ecosystems.