Dr Eva Heinz

Senior Lecturer

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

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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

Temporal genome dynamics of 39 Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal unit in Blantyre, Malawi
Zuza Allan M, Pearse Oliver, Domman Daryl B, Dyson Zoe A, Kawaza Kondwani, Musicha Patrick, Feasey Nicholas A, Heinz Eva
Microbial Genomics Vol 12 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001673
Bringing the band back together: eukaryotic microbes in microbial genomics
Heinz Eva, Henriquez Fiona, Howick Virginia
Microbial Genomics Vol 12 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001652
Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia : A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage
Stanton Thomas D, Keegan Shaun P, Abdulahi Jabir A, Amulele Anne V, Bates Matthew, Heinz Eva, Hooda Yogesh, Hu Weiming, Jain Kajal, Kanwar Samiah, Magobo Rindidzani, Olwagen Courtney P, Tembo John M, Sonda Tolbert, Strysko Jonathan, Tigoi Caroline C, Amin Sameen Ahmad, Bittinger Kyle, Cornick Jennifer, Foster-Nyarko Ebenezer, Gumbi Wilson, Hotwani Aneeta, Iqbal Naveed, Jones Steven M, Kabir Furqan, Khan Waqasuddin, Musyani Chileshe L, McGann Carolyn M, Mittal Varsha, Moustafa Ahmed M, Musicha Patrick, Mwansa James CL, Ndumba Moreka L, Odih Erkison E, Omuoyo Donwilliams O, Pearse Oliver, Phillips Laura T, Planet Paul J, Rasool Aniqa Abdul, Rodrigues Charlene M C, Sands Kirsty, Tanmoy Arif M, Theiller Erin, Zuza Allan M, Basu Sulagna, Chan Grace J, Iregbu Kenneth C, Mazarati Jean-Baptiste, Alemayehu Semaria Solomon, Walsh Timothy R, Zahra Rabaab, Dramowski Angela, Fwoloshi Sombo, Labi Appiah-Korang, Madrid Lola, Obeng-Nkrumah Noah, Ojok David, Wadugu Boaz D, Whitelaw Andrew C, Bethou Adhisivam, Bhargava Anudita, Jindal Atul, Nanavati Ruchi N, Prasad Priyanka S, Sastry Apurba, Farooqi Joveria Q, Ghanchi Najia, Jehan Fyezah, Khan Erum, Agarwal Ramesh K, Aiken Alexander M, Berkley James A, Coffin Susan E, Feasey Nicholas A, Govender Nelesh P, Hamer Davidson H, Madhi Shabir A, Nisar Muhammad Imran, Saha Samir K, Saha Senjuti, Sankar Mari Jeeva, Wyres Kelly L, Holt Kathryn E, Grais Rebecca F
PLOS Medicine Vol 23 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004879
Genetic dynamics of the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines gene and Plasmodium vivax circulation within sub-Saharan Africa
Adeloye Favour, Lambe Kaothar O, Oboh Jennifer A, Abdulsalam Halima, Enyinnnaya Chinatu, Nwuba Roseangela, Ogundahunsi Olumide, D'Alessandro Umberto, Amambua-Ngwa Alfred, Meremikwu Martin M, Hughes Grant L, Heinz Eva, Oboh Mary A
Infection, Genetics and Evolution Vol 137 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2025.105863
Characterization of the OMP biogenesis machinery in Fusobacterium nucleatum
Cottom Claire Overly, Heinz Eva, Erramilli Satchal, Kossiakoff Anthony, Slade Daniel J, Noinaj Nicholas
Structure Vol 33, pp. 1878-1892.e5 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2025.08.008
Mosquito host background impacts microbiome-Zika virus interactions in field- and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti
Cansado-Utrilla Cintia, Saldaña Miguel A, Golovko George, Khanipov Kamil, Watson Riley K, Wild Alexander L, Brettell Laura E, Weaver Scott C, Heinz Eva, Hughes Grant L
Animal Microbiome Vol 7 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00482-0

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Professional Activities

Microbiology Society (Publisher)
Editorial board member
1/1/2026
Microbial Genomics of Eukaryotes
Organiser
12/9/2025
PLOS Pathogens (Journal)
Editorial board member
3/2025
Microbial Genomics (Journal)
Editorial board member
2022
Microbial Genomics (Journal)
Editorial board member
2022

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Projects

Secret weapons or molecular junk? Determining the influence of bacteriophages in enterococcal infections
Heinz, Eva (Co-investigator) Humphrey, Suzanne (Principal Investigator) Kelly, Lewis (Post Grad Student)
JARSS PhD student scholarship
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2028
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

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Dr Eva Heinz
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Email: eva.heinz@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted