Sandra Borkowska-Heurtaux
Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
Biography
Sandra Borkowska-Heurtaux completed her BSc (Hons) and MPhil and is a final year PhD student at Glasgow Caledonian University. Currently, she is working on biosorption of manganese and zinc by Lactococcus lactis var. lactis, Natrinema pallidum, Hydrodictyon reticulatum and Cladophora glomerata using microbiology and analytical chemistry methods. Prior to beginning the PhD program, she worked as a Research Associate at Edinburgh Napier University. Her work focused on microbial testing to prove efficacy of advanced disinfectant against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter cloacae and Salmonella typhimurium. Her areas of interest include microbiology, biotechnology, genetics and molecular biology.