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.

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Publications

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, pp. e3002897 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002897
Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts: Quek Shannon, Hadermann Amber, Wu Yang, De Coninck Lander, Hegde Shrilakshmi, Boucher Jordan R, Cresswell Jessica, Foreman Ella, Steven Andrew, LaCourse E James, Ward Stephen A, Wanji Samuel, Hughes Grant L, Patterson Edward I, Wagstaff Simon C, Turner Joseph D, Parry Rhys H, Kohl Alain, Heinz Eva, Otabil Kenneth Bentum, Matthijnssens Jelle, Colebunders Robert, Taylor Mark J; Nature microbiology Vol 9, pp. 2488-2505 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01796-6
Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation in Anopheles gambiae revealed by allele-specific expression: Dyer Naomi A, Lucas Eric R, Nagi Sanjay C, McDermott Daniel P, Brenas Jon H, Miles Alistair, Clarkson Chris S, Mawejje Henry D, Wilding Craig S, Halfon Marc S, Asma Hasiba, Heinz Eva, Donnelly Martin J; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Vol 291 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1142