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PhD in Microbiology - Develop diagnostics, translating science from bench to market

Profile Summary

I have a PhD in microbiology and have over 10 years professional and academic experience in biological sciences with a focus on microbiology and biotechnology. I develop novel tools to detect tuberculosis infections in humans and animals and also investigate antimicrobial resistance., I am Director of Research and Development for a spin-out company, involved in product development, designing and implementing validation studies as well as leading products to commercialisation. I have experience in gaining grant and investor funding.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Microbiology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Research Fellow

Royal Veterinary College

November 2017 - Present

Research Fellow

University of Nottingham

October 2015 - November 2017

Research Fellow

University of Nottingham

January 2014 - September 2015

Education

PhD (School of Biosciences)

University of Nottingham

October 2010 - July 2014

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Benjamin M. C. Swift, Nathan Meade, Elsa Sandoval Barron, Malcolm Bennett, Tania Perehenic, Valerie Hughes, Karen Stevenson, Catherine E. D. Rees(2020). The development and use of Actiphage ® to detect viable mycobacteria from bovine tuberculosis and Johne’s disease‐infected animals . Microbial Biotechnology. Wiley

Benjamin M.C. Swift, Malcolm Bennett, Katie Waller, Christine Dodd, Annie Murray, Rachel L. Gomes, Bethan Humphreys, Jon L. Hobman, Michael A. Jones, Sophia E. Whitlock, et al.(2019). Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife . Science of The Total Environment. 649. p. 12--20. Elsevier {BV}

Ben Swift, Elsa Sandoval Barron, Julian Chantrey, Robert Christley, Richard Gardner, Chris Jewell, Ian McGrath, Andrew Mitchell, Colman O’Cathail, Alison Prosser, et al.(2018). A study of tuberculosis in road traffic-killed badgers on the edge of the British bovine TB epidemic area . Scientific Reports. 8. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Samantha Donnellan, Vicki Stone, Helinor Johnston, Marco Giardiello, Andrew Owen, Steve Rannard, Ghaith Aljayyoussi, Benjamin Swift, Lang Tran, Craig Watkins, et al.(2017). Intracellular delivery of nano-formulated antituberculosis drugs enhances bactericidal activity . Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine. 2. (3). p. 146--156. Wiley-Blackwell

Benjamin M. C. Swift, Jonathan N. Huxley, Karren M. Plain, Douglas J. Begg, Kumudika de Silva, Auriol C. Purdie, Richard J. Whittington, Catherine E. D. Rees(2016). Evaluation of the limitations and methods to improve rapid phage-based detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the blood of experimentally infected cattle . BMC Veterinary Research. 12. (1). Springer Nature

Benjamin M. C. Swift, Thomas W. Convery, Catherine E. D. Rees(2016). Evidence ofMycobacterium tuberculosiscomplex bacteraemia in intradermal skin test positive cattle detected using phage-RPA . Virulence. 7. (7). p. 779--788. Informa {UK} Limited

George Botsaris, Benjamin M.C. Swift, Iva Slana, Maria Liapi, Maritsa Christodoulou, Maria Hatzitofi, Vasiliki Christodoulou, Catherine E.D. Rees(2016). Detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in powdered infant formula by phage-PCR and confirmed by culture . International Journal of Food Microbiology. 216. p. 91--94. Elsevier {BV}

Benjamin M. C. Swift, Zara E. Gerrard, Jonathan N. Huxley, Catherine E. D. Rees, Raymond Schuch(2014). Factors Affecting Phage D29 Infection: A Tool to Investigate Different Growth States of Mycobacteria . PLoS ONE. 9. (9). p. e106690. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Benjamin M. C. Swift, Catherine E. D. Rees(2013). Detecting mycobacteria in cattle blood . Veterinary Record. 173. (21). p. 522--523. {BMJ}

Benjamin M.C. Swift, Emily J. Denton, Sophie A. Mahendran, Jonathan N. Huxley, Catherine E.D. Rees(2013). Development of a rapid phage-based method for the detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in blood within 48 h . Journal of Microbiological Methods. 94. (3). p. 175--179. Elsevier {BV}