Our Team

Dr Camilla Godlee

My research combines my expertise in cellular membrane dynamics and host:pathogen interactions. I study how bacterial pathogens interact with and manipulate eukaryotic membranes to enable their own growth and pathogenicity. My group aims to study how different bacterial pathogens have adapted to interact with host cell membrane compartments.

Kyra Roepke

I am a Research Assistant and MPhil student in the Godlee Group. Before coming to Cambridge, I studied at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, US, earning an honors double major in biochemistry and linguistics. I am now investigating the eukaryotic interaction partners needed for Salmonella effector proteins to correctly integrate into host cell membranes.

Alexia Galsworthy

I am a Research Assistant and MPhil student. I did my BA Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, specialising in Biochemistry. This year, I will be investigating possible host proteins required for the membrane integration of a range of intracellular bacterial pathogens, building on my Part II project in the Godlee lab. Outside of this work, I enjoy fundraising, crocheting, playing lacrosse, and travelling!

Adam Agbamu

I am a first-year PhD student. I obtained my BA and MSci in Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, specialising in Biochemistry. My PhD will study the mechanism by which a diverse suite of transmembrane bacterial effectors integrate into the membranes of infected eukaryotic cells, and whether certain host factors are required for these processes.

Isabella Sheldon

I am a PhD student on the BBSRC DTP. I completed my BSc in Applied Medical Sciences at University College London, followed by an MSc in Immunology of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In the Godlee lab, my research focuses on identifying bacterial effectors involved in Pseudomonas aeruginosa intracellular infection and the host factors they interact with.

Alumni

Lerato Nare 2024-2025 MPhil Student

Georgia Miller 2022-2023 MPhil Student

Maddy Boardman 2022-2023 Part III Biochemistry Student

Xiaoling Annie Zhu 2022-2023 Part II Pathology Student