Bethan Roberts
About Bethan
Born and raised in the UK, I graduated from my bachelor's degree in Human Biosciences from University of Plymouth in 2019, and then completed my master’s degree in Clinical and Molecular Microbiology at University of Nottingham where, due to COVID, I completed a systematic review on quorum sensing inhibitors for P. aeruginosa infections. I continued at Nottingham, completing my PhD in Molecular Microbiology in the laboratory of Prof. Kim Hardie investigating the role of a P. aeruginosa protein in chronic wound infections. I moved to Atlanta to join the Whiteley lab as a postdoctoral fellow in August 2025.
When I’m not in the lab I enjoy running, cooking and baking, reading and exploring new places.
About Bethan
Born and raised in the UK, I graduated from my bachelor's degree in Human Biosciences from University of Plymouth in 2019, and then completed my master’s degree in Clinical and Molecular Microbiology at University of Nottingham where, due to COVID, I completed a systematic review on quorum sensing inhibitors for P. aeruginosa infections. I continued at Nottingham, completing my PhD in Molecular Microbiology in the laboratory of Prof. Kim Hardie investigating the role of a P. aeruginosa protein in chronic wound infections. I moved to Atlanta to join the Whiteley lab as a postdoctoral fellow in August 2025.
When I’m not in the lab I enjoy running, cooking and baking, reading and exploring new places.
Research Interests
I am interested in how Pseudomonas aeruginosa is able to thrive and cause a range of infections even in the presence of aggressive antibiotic treatments. I am primarily focused on bacterial tolerance in cystic fibrosis and investigating the hypothesis that tolerance results from a reduction in bacterial growth rate.
Research Interests
I am interested in how Pseudomonas aeruginosa is able to thrive and cause a range of infections even in the presence of aggressive antibiotic treatments. I am primarily focused on bacterial tolerance in cystic fibrosis and investigating the hypothesis that tolerance results from a reduction in bacterial growth rate.
This website was developed by members of the Whiteley Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is not an official Georgia Tech website.
This website was developed by members of the Whiteley Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is not an official Georgia Tech website.
This website was developed by members of the Whiteley Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is not an official Georgia Tech website.
This website was developed by members of the Whiteley Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is not an official Georgia Tech website.