About Andy:

I am primarily a marine mycologist with a focus on the diversity of marine fungi present in different environments using both culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches, as well as exploring their role in marine ecosystems, differences to terrestrial counterpart species, and potential in blue biotechnology. With my current position, I am expanding my research interests into other marine microbes, how they interact within microbiomes, and how this affects produced metabolites. Outside of microbiology, I am also interested in coleoid cephalopods, marine invertebrates, and deep-sea ecology, and I am keen on working to make science more accessible and understandable to the general public.