Charlotte Lee

Institution: University of Stirling

Theme: Atmosphere, Oceans & Climate: the fluid Earth

Theme: Transformations in Society and Environmental Policy

Department / group: Division of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Email: chl1@stir.ac.uk

Institution URL: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1667852

Personal URL: linkedin.com/in/charlotte-lee-52b02a114

Google Scholar URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=82YazYgAAAAJ

Research interests:

Microbiology
Molecular sciences
Proteomics
Ecology
Marine pollution
Bioremediation strategies

Career history:

University of Stirling – Animal Biology (BSc). First Class (hons)
Imperial College London – Molecular Medicine (MSc). Merit
University of Stirling – PhD. Ongoing

Active research projects:

1. Impacts of diazo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, and organic UV-filters on the biodegradation of plastics by hydrolase-producing bacterial consortia.
2. Inducement of proteome damage in marine microorganisms by organic UV-filters.

Recent publications:

Lozano, Clément, Charlotte Lee, Ruddy Wattiez, Philippe Lebaron, and Sabine Matallana-Surget. 2021. "Unraveling the molecular effects of oxybenzone on the proteome of an environmentally relevant marine bacterium." Science of The Total Environment 793:148431. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148431.