Congratulations Dr Parr

Emily Parr passed her PhD viva

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Emily cut the cake at her viva, 2019
Cutting the cake at Emily's viva, 2019

A big celebration for another LBEP  Staph-icianado! On November 5th 2019, Emily Parr successfully passed her viva and defended her work on the role of staphylococcal prophage Avβ in her PhD thesis: "Phage-mediated adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to the avian innate immune response".  Her internal examiner was Dr Thamarai Dorai-Schneiders (R(D)SVS) and her external examiner was Professor Paul Wigley (The University of Liverpool). Congratulations Emily!

Her scientific career will continue in her new position as a policy officer for the Microbiology Society. Good luck! 

Staff profile page: Dr Thamarai Dorai-Schneiders

Staff profile page: Professor Paul Wigley (The University of Liverpool)

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Emily Parr's viva celebration