Dr David Sunderhauf

I am interested in how the ecology of mobile genetic elements influences microbial communities. I’m particularly excited about plasmid ecology, and how plasmid-host interactions and plasmid payload genes contribute to plasmid success.

During my PhD, I developed a CRISPR-Cas9 plasmid which can be used to remove AMR plasmids from microbial communities. More recently, I am working on synthetic bacteriophage and their application in phage therapy.

You can also find me on Bluesky (@davvi36) or my own web presence.