Lecturer in Biotechnology

Email: gwilym.williams@tudublin.ie

Tel: (01) 220 5537

Biography

Prior to joining DIT, Gwilym Williams was previously Head of International Programmes at the Enterprise Ireland Biotechnology Directorate. Between 1998 and 2002 he was General Manager of the National Agricultural and Veterinary Biotechnology Centre at University College Dublin.  Prior to this he worked for a British biotechnology company, Proteus Molecular Design plc., and also held lectureships in microbiology-biotechnology at the Dublin Institute of Technology (1987 – 1992) and at Trinity College Dublin (1992 – 1993).

Qualifications

 Dip. Env. Sci, BSc (Hons., Microbiology), PhD (Biochemistry)

Research Themes

 Fungal morphogenesis; glycoprotein biochemistry; public attitudes to biotechnology

Keywords

 microbial growth; endoglycosidases; protein stability; biobusiness

Key Publications

Barry, D.J., Williams, G.A. and Chan, C. Automated analysis of filamentous microbial morphology with AnaMorf. Biotechnology Progress (2015) 31(3): 849-852.

Kavanagh, G. Henchion, M., McCarthy, M., McCarthy, S. and Williams, G.A. Technological innovation – a route towards sustainability. International Journal of Food System Dynamics (2012) 3(1): 35–49.

Barry, D.J. and Williams, G.A. Microscopic characterization of filamentous microbes: towards fully automated morphological quantification though image analysis. Journal of Microscopy (2011) 244(1): 1-20.

Professional Memberships

• European Federation of Biotechnology

External Activities/Outreach

• The National Standards Authority of Ireland Biotechnology Standards Consultative Committee

• Reviewer for the FEMS Microbiology Letters and Fungal Genetics and Biology