Andrew McBain (microbiologist)

Andrew McBain
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
Queens' College, Cambridge
AwardsW H Pierce Prize (2005)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Manchester
ThesisProbiosis and prebiosis in relation to the ecology and physiology of the colonic microbiota (1997)
WebsiteProf Andrew Mcbain

Andrew James McBain (born 1971) is a Professor of Microbiology at the University of Manchester. His research is focused on the human microbiome, responses of biofilms to antimicrobial treatments, and the interaction of microorganisms colonising the skin, nasopharynx, oral cavity and intestine.[1][2]

He graduated with a first-class degree in Microbiology from the University of Liverpool in 1993 and completed his PhD at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1997.[3][4]

He was awarded the W H Pierce Prize of the Society for Applied Microbiology in 2005.[5] He has an h-index of 48 according to Google Scholar.[6]

  1. ^ Rickard AH, McBain AJ, Stead AT, Gilbert P (December 2004). "Shear rate moderates community diversity in freshwater biofilms". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70 (12): 7426–35. Bibcode:2004ApEnM..70.7426R. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.12.7426-7435.2004. PMC 535146. PMID 15574945.
  2. ^ McBain AJ, Bartolo RG, Catrenich CE, et al. (2003). "Exposure of sink drain microcosms to triclosan: population dynamics and antimicrobial susceptibility". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 (9): 5433–42. Bibcode:2003ApEnM..69.5433M. doi:10.1128/AEM.69.9.5433-5442.2003. PMC 194980. PMID 12957932.
  3. ^ "Prof Andrew McbainB.Sc., Ph.D." University of Manchester. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ Cambridge University List of Members (1996 ed.).
  5. ^ "Annual Report". Society for Applied Microbiology. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Andrew McBain". Google Scholar. Retrieved 28 July 2017.