Dr Eva Heinz
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
Eva completed her Masters and PhD at the University of Vienna comparing non-pathogenic to pathogenic Chlamydiae. She performed postdoctoral research at Newcastle University (UK), Monash University (Australia) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute (UK) before starting her lab at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 2019. Eva’s research includes genome evolution of bacterial pathogens in particular in the context of antimicrobial resistance; membrane protein family evolution and vaccine design; and symbioses, in particular mosquito-microbiome interactions. In June 2024 Eva joined the Strathclyde Institute of Biomedical Sciences on a Senior Lecturer position.
Publications
- High diversity of Escherichia coli causing invasive disease in neonates in Malawi poses challenges for O-antigen based vaccine approach
- Pearse Oliver, Zuza Allan, Tewesa Edith, Siyabuh Patricia, Fraser Alice J, Cornick Jennifer, Kawaza Kondwani, Musicha Patrick, Thomson Nicholas R, Feasey Nicholas A, Heinz Eva
- Communications Medicine Vol 5 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01007-1
- A high-resolution genomic and phenotypic analysis of resistance evolution of an Escherichia coli strain from a critically unwell patient treated with piperacillin/tazobactam
- Fraser Alice J, Ball Robert, Cantillon Daire, Brettell Laura E, Graf Fabrice E, Munnoch John T, Hoskisson Paul A, Lewis Joseph M, van Aartsen Jon J, Parry Christopher M, Heinz Eva, Edwards Thomas
- Journal of Medical Microbiology Vol 74 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.002018
- Mosquitoes reared in nearby insectaries at the same institution have significantly divergent microbiomes
- Brettell Laura E, Hoque Ananya F, Joseph Tara S, Dhokiya Vishaal, Hornett Emily A, Hughes Grant L, Heinz Eva
- Environmental Microbiology Vol 27 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.70027
- Optimized methods for the targeted surveillance of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in human stool
- Gallichan Sarah, Forrest Sally, Picton-Barlow Esther, McKeown Claudia, Moore Maria, Heinz Eva, Feasey Nicholas A, Lewis Joseph M, Graf Fabrice E
- Microbiology Spectrum Vol 13 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01058-24
- An exploration of unusual antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in Salmonella Typhi from Blantyre, Malawi reveals the ongoing role of IncHI1 plasmids
- Zuza Allan, Wailan Alexander M, Anscombe Catherine, Feasey Nicholas A, Heinz Eva
- Gates Open Research Vol 8 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.16311.1
- MosAIC : an annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies
- , Foo Aidan, Brettell Laura E, Nichols Holly L, Medina Muñoz Miguel, Lysne Jessica A, Dhokiya Vishaal, Hoque Ananya F, Brackney Doug E, Caragata Eric P, Hutchinson Michael L, Jacobs-Lorena Marcelo, Lampe David J, Martin Edwige, Valiente Moro Claire, Povelones Michael, Short Sarah M, Steven Blaire, Xu Jiannong, Paustian Timothy D, Rondon Michelle R, Hughes Grant L, Coon Kerri L, Heinz Eva
- PLOS Biology Vol 22 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002897
Professional Activities
- PLOS Pathogens (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 3/2025
- Microbial Genomics (Journal)
- Editorial board member
- 2022
- Microbial Genomics (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2022
Projects
- 19-BBSRC-NSF/BIO Bacterial and host genetic factors contributing to microbiome acquisition and homeostatis in mosquitoes
- Heinz, Eva (Principal Investigator)
- 03-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2026
Contact
Dr
Eva
Heinz
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: eva.heinz@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted