Rob Kingsley

Professor Rob Kingsley is a Group Leader at the Quadram Institute, specializing in pathogen variation and its implications for food safety, antimicrobial resistance, and host-microbiome interactions. His work bridges genomic and molecular microbiology to address bacterial pathogenesis and surveillance.

• Research Focus: Salmonella enterica, genomic epidemiology, bacteriophage resistance, and microbiome dynamics
• Methods: Whole-genome sequencing, transcriptomics, transposon mutagenesis, and infection models
• Applications: Foodborne disease prevention, AMR tracking, and therapeutic development

Recent publications highlight his dual focus on bacterial pathogens like Salmonella and Listeria, as well as SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance. His team investigates how genomic variation drives host adaptation, phage resistance, and environmental persistence, with implications for public health and food safety.

• Key Collaborators: Michaela Matthews, Dr. Petros Muchesa, Nick Martin
• Notable Projects: Development of bacteriophage therapies, low-protein diet interventions, and adhesome analysis tools