Ruth Massey

Ruth Catherine Massey is a British molecular biologist who is a professor at University College Cork. Her research considers pathogens. She was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2023.

Ruth Catherine Massey
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Bath
University of Oxford
University of Bristol
University College Cork
ThesisEnvironmentally-regulated mutation and adaptive-evolution in Salmonella typhimurium (1999)

Early life and education

Massey studied natural sciences and microbiology at Trinity College Dublin. Her doctoral research considered salmonella tryphimurium.[1] She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bath.[2] She spent some time as a postdoc at the University of Oxford, where she became interested in Gram positive bacterial pathogen.[2]

Research and career

Supported by the Wellcome Trust, Massey established her lab in the zoology department at the University of Oxford. She moved her lab to the University of Bath in 2007, where she spent 10 years before joining the University of Bristol as a Wellcome Trust Investigator and Professor of Microbial Pathogenicity. Massey joined University College Cork as SALI Professor for Microbiome and Health Sciences in 2021.[2]

Massey's research considers how bacteria cause infectious diseases, the interconnection between bacterial virulence and antibiotic resistance, and population-level screening for the identification of bacterial phenotypes. She has studied the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, using molecular analysis to identify redundancies and connectivities. This analysis can be used to identify new and more effective antibiotics. She showcased functional genomics in combination with data to understand the toxicity of bacterial phenotypes, including individual MRSA isolates.[3] At the same time, her work identified that functional genomics could be used to predict patient outcomes to infection.[4]

In 2023, Massey was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization.[5]

Selected publications

References
  1. "Environmentally-regulated mutation and adaptive-evolution in Salmonella typhimurium | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. "Professor Ruth Massey brings her innovative research in microbiome and health sciences to UCC". University College Cork. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  3. "Faculty Opinions: Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence". f1000.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  4. "University College Cork". UCC. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. "EMBO announces election of new members – Press releases – EMBO". 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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