Louisa coordinates the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's communication activities, externally and internally. The remit of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Communications team includes the corporate publications, promoting the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's activities to external sources, media work to disseminate research news, social and digital content and being the point of contact for media enquiries. She sits on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's (AWERB) and is a member of the and research integrity steering groups.
Louisa has over 20 years of experience in communication and engagement. Prior to joining the Babraham Â鶹ÊÓƵ as Communications Manager in 2014 she worked at the European Bioinformatics Â鶹ÊÓƵ (EMBL-EBI) managing outreach programmes and coordinating the EBI's communication activities.
Before moving into science communications roles, Louisa was a Sainsbury PhD student, receiving support throughout her PhD research from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Her PhD research into the molecular control of flowering time was undertaken at both the John Innes Centre in Norwich and the Max Planck Â鶹ÊÓƵ for Plant Breeding in Cologne, Germany. Louisa has a BSc in Cell Biology from the University of Durham.