Josephine Giard

Josephine Giard is a Researcher at the Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering within the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom). Her primary affiliation involves interdisciplinary research at the intersection of bioengineering and microbial sciences.

Research Focus: Dr. Giard specializes in high-throughput analysis of biological systems, with emphasis on:

• Metagenomic exploration of microbial communities (particularly termite mounds)
• Computational genome mining strategies for novel antibiotic discovery
• 16S rRNA gene analysis and microbial genomics
• Integration of bioinformatics and biological chemistry approaches

Publications: Her recent work (2022) demonstrates advanced metagenomic data mining techniques applied to antibiotic discovery, utilizing microbial ribosomal RNA gene analysis from diverse environmental samples.