Ciaran Kelly

Dr. Ciaran Kelly is Assistant Professor in Molecular Biosciences at Northumbria University's Department of Applied Sciences. His research focuses on synthetic biology tools for metabolic engineering.

Education: Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology (University of Dundee, 2013), M.S. Learning and Cognition (Florida State, 2016), B.S. Psychology (Florida State, 2013)

Research: Develops genetic tools for cyanobacteria engineering, including rhamnose-inducible systems and transcriptional terminators. Engineers metabolic pathways for biohydrogen production and designs synthetic regulatory circuits using small RNAs. Combines computational and experimental approaches for predictable biological engineering.

Awards: ESCMID Research Grant (2020) for innovative microbiology research. Conducted field research in Amazon Basin ecosystems (2004-2005).

Expertise: Genetic circuit design, microbial metabolism, cyanobacteria engineering, and enzyme optimization. Published in ACS Synthetic Biology, Nucleic Acids Research, and Microbiology journals.