Senior Lecturer in Fungal Genetics
Group Leader
Email: a.lorenz (at) abdn.ac.uk
Office (Room 4:20), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437323
Lab (Room 4:08), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437499
Alexander graduated in 2000 with a Mag. rer. nat. in Botany (with distinction), and in 2003 obtained a Dr. rer. nat. in Genetics (with distinction) from the University of Vienna, Austria. After working as a postdoctoral research associate with Professor Josef Loidl (now retired) for two years studying the meiotic chromosome axis organization in fission yeast, he was awarded an Erwin Schrödinger-Fellowship from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to join Professor Matthew Whitby's lab at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford. There he investigated the role of different DNA helicases in homologous recombination.
In May 2013 he joined the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition of the University of Aberdeen as Lecturer in Molecular Cell Biology. In August 2021 he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in Fungal Genetics.
He serves as Honorary Treasurer to the Genetics Society, is Associate Editor at Critical Reviews in Microbiology and Microbiological Research, and Editorial Board Member at FEMS Yeast Research.
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition Staff Profile
PhD (Medical Sciences) Student
Honours Project Student (01/2017-03/2017)
Email: s.stoichkova (at) abdn.ac.uk
Office (Room 4:26), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437509
Lab (Room 4:08), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437499
Stefi originally joined our lab to do a research project on meiotic recombination in Sz. pombe for her University of Aberdeen biotechnology degree. Subsequently, she got awarded an IMS PhD-studentship to study sexual reproduction in Candida spp.. She re-joined the lab in October 2017 and is co-supervised by Dr Donna MacCallum.
PhD (Medical Mycology) Student
Email: c.pelletier.19 (at) abdn.ac.uk
Office (Room 4:26), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437509
Lab (Room 4:08), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437499
Chloe joined our lab in September 2019. she is funded by the MRC-CMM at the University of Exeter, and she is interested in the cellular response of Candida auris to various stresses.
PhD (Medical Microbiology) Student
MSc (Microbiology) Student (04/2019-07/2019)
Email: s.alsayegh.19 (at) abdn.ac.uk
Office (Room 4:26), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437509
Lab (Room 4:08), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437499
Sakinah joined our lab to do her MSc research project on morphogenetic switching in C. auris in April 2019. Lateron, she was awarded a PhD-studentship from the Kuwait Cultural Office to continue this work. She is co-supervised by Dr Donna MacCallum.
MSci (Genetics|Immunology) Student (01/2023-03/2023)
Email: n.boulahia.18 (at) abdn.ac.uk
Office (Room 4:26), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437509
Lab (Room 4:08), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437499
As part of her Honours degree, Nadia joined our lab to look at meiotic recombination frequency in Schizosaccharomyces pombe mismatch-repair mutants.
BSc (Genetics) Student (01/2023-03/2023)
Email: m.klemens.19 (at) abdn.ac.uk
Office (Room 4:26), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437509
Lab (Room 4:08), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437499
As part of his Honours degree, Mariusz joined our lab to study meiotic recombination frequency in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
BSc (Genetics) Student (01/2023-03/2023)
Email: w.moulton.18 (at) abdn.ac.uk
Office (Room 4:26), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437509
Lab (Room 4:08), Phone: +44 (0) 1224 437499
As part of his Honours degree, Wyatt joined our lab to study meiotic recombination frequency in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
MSc (Microbiology) Student (04/2022-07/2022)
As part of her MSc degree, Rhea joined the lab to look at meiotic recombination frequency in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
MSc (Microbiology) Student (04/2022-07/2022)
As part of her MSc degree, Krissie joined the lab to validate a molecular biology tool for Candida auris.
MSc (Microbiology) Student (04/2022-07/2022)
Yesenia joined the bioinformatics team of Dr Elaina Collie-Duguid to do a research project for her University of Aberdeen MSc degree in collaboration with our lab.
BSc (Biochemistry) Student (01/2022-03/2022)
Alexandra joined our lab to do a research project for her University of Aberdeen Honours degree.
Internship Student (10/2021-12/2021), BSc (Microbiology) Student (01/2022-03/2022)
Lasse joined our lab for a short internship, and later-on to do a research project for his University of Aberdeen Honours degree. Lasse runs his own carbon-negative fruit winery 'Two Raccoons'.
PhD (Medical Sciences) Student (10/2017-01/2022)
Samantha obtained BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Sheffield, UK. For her PhD project she studied the initiation of meiotic recombination in Sz. pombe. Samantha was co-supervised by Professor Adele Marston, University of Edinburgh, UK. She is now working as a health care science practitioner for NHS Grampian.
MSc (Microbiology) Student (04/2021-07/2021)
As part of her MSc degree, Sadia did a laboratory project on C. auris stress response.
MRes (Medical Mycology) student (01/2017-04/2017), PhD (Medical Mycology) Student (10/2017-02/2021)
Zoe is a University of Aberdeen graduate and did her MRes/PhD degree in Medical Mycology on genetic diversity in Candida auris funded by the MRC-CMM at the University of Exeter. She is now working as a trainee clinical scientist for NHS Tayside.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) (06/2017-09/2020)
Gustavo obtained BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Córdoba (Spain). After postdoctoral work at the Universities of Córdoba and Kent (UK), he joined the lab in June 2017 to look at karyotypic diversity and genotoxic stress response in Candida auris. He now works as a PDRA at the University of Dundee (UK).
MSc (Molecular Medicine) Student (04/2020-07/2020)
As part of her MSc degree, Sandra did a literature review on C. auris epidemics in Africa.
MSc (Molecular Medicine) Student (04/2020-07/2020)
As part of her MSc degree, Amelia did a literature review on domesticated fungi and their uses.
MSc (Reproductive & Developmental Biology) Student (04/2020-07/2020)
As part of her MSc degree, Saba did a literature review on experimental models to study C. auris pathogenicity.
MRes (Molecular Biology) Student (09/2018-03/2020)
Inês has a BSc degree in Biology from the University of Aberdeen, she joined the lab in September 2018 to do a project on the regulation of meiotic double-stranded DNA break formation using Sz. pombe as a model organism. She returned to Portugal and works as a freelance vocalist.
MSci (Genetics) Student (01/2020-03/2020)
Mihail joined our lab to do a research project for his University of Aberdeen Honours degree. He studies for his PhD in Dr Grassmann's group at the University of Aberdeen, UK.
BSc (Genetics) Student (01/2020-03/2020)
Susanna joined our lab to do a research project for her University of Aberdeen Honours degree.
BSc (Immunology & Pharmacology) Student (01/2020-03/2020)
Kieran joined our lab to do a research project for his University of Aberdeen Honours degree.
Last updated 26/01/2023 - AL