Job responsibilities
Dr Georgina Manning is Bioscience Outreach Coordinator, Short Course Coordinator and International Collaborations Coordinator as well as Microbiology Subject Leader.
Dr Manning is also Module Leader for Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL10321); Microbial Structure, Identification and Distribution (BIOL22231); and Parasitology (BIOL22271). She also teaches on the modules The Microbial World (BIOL24241); Essentials of Living Systems (BIOL10071); Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL10321); Microbial Structure, Identification and Distribution (BIOL22231); Clinical and Public Health Microbiology (BIOL22221); Applied Microbiology (BIOL22311); Food Safety Studies (ENVH22063); Molecular Microbiology (BIOL33391); Forensic Microbiology (BIOL33521); Infectious Diseases and Their Control (BIOL33361); Genetics for Identification (BIOL30701); and Microbial Physiology and Genetics (BIOL40061).
Research Centre or Group
Microbiology: Emergent/Emerging Pathogens
Research fellow: Dr Afzal Javed
Research students:
Research, scholarly and professional interests
Areas of research include the virulence of Campylobacter jejuni, investigation of variations in virulence between strains, potentially emerging food-borne pathogens; evolution of pathogens; and detection of pathogens.
- Campylobacter jejuni: Major food-borne pathogen
- Investigation of variations in virulence between strains: In vitro assays of epithelial cell invasion and toxin activity
- Potentially emerging food-borne pathogens: Campylobacter coli and Arcobacter species
- Evolution of pathogens: Genomic technologies to study evolution of virulence traits
- Detection of pathogens: Rapid diagnostics for detecting Campylobacter from human and veterinary sources
Selected publications
- The Identification of Hyperinvasive Campylobacter jejuni Strains in Poultry and Human Clinical Sources. Fearnley C, Manning G, Bagnall M C, Javed M A, Wassenaar T M and Newell D G, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2008, 57 (Pt 5), 570-80
- Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)-negative Campylobacter jejuni strains and anti-CDT neutralising antibodies induced during human infection but not chicken colonisation. AbuOun M, Manning G, Cawthraw S A, Ridley A, Ahmed I H, Wassenaar T M and Newell D G, Infection and Immunity, 2005, 73(5), 3053-3062
- The genome-sequenced variant of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 and the original clonal clinical isolate differ markedly in colonisation, gene expression, and virulence-associated phenotypes. Gaynor E C, Cawthraw S A, Manning G, MacKichan J K, Falkow S and Newell D G, Journal of Bacteriology, 2004, 186(2), 503-517
- Multilocus sequence typing for comparison of veterinary and human isolates of Campylobacter jejuni. Manning G, Dowson C G, Bagnall M C, Ahmed I H, West M and Newell D G, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2003, 69 (11), 6370-6379
- Identification of genetic differences between Campylobacter jejuni strains. Ahmed I H, Manning G, Wassenaar T M and Newell D G, Microbiology, 2002, 148, 1203-1212
- Evidence for a genetically stable strain of Campylobacter jejuni. Manning G, Duim B, Wassenaar T, Wagenaar J A, Ridley A, and Newell D G, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2001, 67 (3), 1185-1189
Current projects
Research funding in the period since 2006 includes:
- campylobacter contamination, G Manning, Society for Applied Microbiology (2009 to 2010), £1,780
- campylobacter coli in organic/free-range poultry: number, type and fitness, G Manning, INET (2009 to 2010), £45,879
- travel Grant for Muhammad Afzal Javed to attend 15th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and related organisms, G Manning, Society for Applied Microbiology (2009), £1,500
- immune responses in chickens against Campylobacter DNA vaccines, G Manning, Veterinary Lab Agency (2006 to 2009), £47,518.
Information for prospective research students
Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil/PhD or MSc by research exist in all the areas identified above. Further information may be obtained from the University Graduate School.
