University College London. BBSRC CASE Studentship (Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition). Thesis Canine oral biofilms: cultural, molecular, and in vitro studies

Degree classification: First class Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester. Industrial experience (sandwich placement) Quorn Plant Quality Laboratory, Billingham. Project Detection of CshA Polypeptide on the Cell Surface of Oral Streptococci (supervised by Dr Pauline Handley)