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Dr Christoph Engl

Christoph

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Programme Director of the MSc Biomedical Sciences, Deputy Head of Biochemistry Department and Chair of the Biomedical Sciences Exam Board

Email: c.engl@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7882 3315
Room Number: Room 3.06, Fogg building

Profile

Education

  • 2010 PhD in Biology, Imperial College London, UK
  • 2004 German University Diploma in Biology, University of Regensburg, Germany

Awards & Honours

  • 2023 Elected Member of the Royal Society of Biology (MRSB)
  • 2020 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK (FHEA)
  • 2020 Queen Mary ADEPT Fellow, Queen Mary University of London
  • 2015 Queen’s Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast
  • 2014 Faculty of Natural Sciences Award for Support of Excellence in Teaching, Imperial College London
  • 2005 Faculty of Life Sciences PhD Studentship, Imperial College London 

Research

Research in the lab of Dr Engl aims to uncover how bacteria communicate with, adapt to, and shape their environment; with a particular emphasis on Sigma54-regulated systems. We combine cellular, molecular, systems, ecology and state-of-the-art imaging techniques to address fundamental questions in bacterial cell physiology. The overall objective is to advance our understanding in this field to help address major societal challenges such as antimicrobial resistance and sustainability.

Current interests focus on decision-making of individual bacterial cells and on post-transcriptional RNA processing.

Editorial Roles

  • 2023 Associate Editor at Frontiers in Microbiology 
  • 2022-23 Review Editor at Frontiers in Microbiology 

Teaching

Dr Engl is a Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Programme Director of the MSc Biomedical Sciences and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK. He has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students since 2012. 

Dr Engl received an award for Support for Excellence in Teaching from the Faculty of Life Sciences at Imperial College London and he was nominated by his students for a Student Academic Choice Award from the Imperial College’s Union.

At Queen Mary, Dr Engl teaches on the following modules:

BMD100 Essential Skills for Biomedical Scientists

BMD117 The Microbial World and Humans

BIO231 Microbial Physiology and Growth

BMD600 Research Project (BSc Biomedical Sciences)

BMD606 Engaging the Public with Science

BMD700P Research project (MSc Biomedical Sciences)

BMD701P Literature Review for Research project (MSc Biomedical Sciences)

Alongside his teaching commitments Dr Engl is also:

Chair of the Exam Board for UG Biomedical Sciences

Research

Research Interests:

See Christoph Engl's research profile pages including details of research interests, publications, and live grants. 

Supervision

Postdoctoral Researchers 

Current PhD students:

 

Public Engagement

Dr Engl co-organised the following public event:

Microbes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (with Dr Adam Rutherford & Guests)

Public lectures on how microorganisms change our world

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2017

Audience >100, Age 14+

 

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