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Research Focus
Dr Skvortsov’s team studies bacterial viruses and bacteriophage-derived antimicrobial agents for the detection, control and elimination of pathogenic bacteria and their biofilms using a combination of computational and experimental approaches.
Other areas of interest include:
- Environmental viromics;
- Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of complex microbial communities;
- Horizontal gene transfer of antimicrobial resistance and virulence determinants;
- Synthetic microbiology;
- Protein modelling;
- Microbial biotechnology and biocatalysis.
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Projects
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R3298GFS: TRIPARTITE: Improved Pig Health through the Novel Application of SynBio in Phage Therapy.
Creevey, C. (PI), Huws, S. (CoI) & Skvortsov, T. (CoI)
13/08/2021 → …
Project: Research
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Combining analysis of individual and wastewater whole genome sequencing improves SARS-CoV-2 surveillance
Troendle, E. P., Lee, A. J., Reyne, M. I., Allen, D. M., Bridgett, S. J., Radulescu, C. H., Glenn, M., Wilkins, J.-P., Rubino, F., Firoozi Nejad, B., McSparron, C., Niebel, M., Fairley, D. J., Binley, K. E., Creevey, C. J., McKinley, J. M., Skvortsov, T., Gilpin, D. F., McGrath, J. W. & Bamford, C. G. G. & 1 others, , 15 Sept 2025, In: Water Research. 284, 14 p., 123953.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Potassium iodide enhances the antimicrobial activity of plasma-activated water
McClenaghan, L. A., Thompson, T. P., Shambharkar, A., Duncan, R. M., Bourke, P., Skvortsov, T. & Gilmore, B. F., Dec 2025, In: Biofilm. 10, 10 p., 100313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ProFlex as a linguistic bridge for decoding protein dynamics in normal mode analysis
Magill, D. J. & Skvortsov, T. A., 13 Oct 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 9074 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of sample type and location on industrial workplace sink and hand dryer microbiomes
Thompson, T. P., Rice, C. J., Athanasakis, E., Mawhinney, J., Gilmore, B. F., Fitzgerald, P., Skvortsov, T. & Kelly, S. A., 26 May 2025, In: BMC Microbiology. 25, 10 p., 325.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel bioinformatic method for the identification of antimicrobial peptides in metagenomes
Megaw, J., Skvortsov, T., Gori, G., Dabai, A. I., Gilmore, B. F. & Allen, C. C. R., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 135, 3, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)47 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
Activities
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Phages and phage-derived proteins for Proteus mirabilis biocontrol
Skvortsov, T. (Speaker)
Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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PhD examination
Skvortsov, T. (Examiner)
25 Feb 2026Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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NI Science Festival 2026
Skvortsov, T. (Participant)
19 Feb 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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Strategic Roadmapping Workshop - Engineering Biology in Northern Ireland
Skvortsov, T. (Participant)
03 Feb 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Bacteriophages as ‘living’ antimicrobials
Skvortsov, T. (Advisor)
21 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Clean data, clear insights: making AI work for microbiology
07/07/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How to manage and influence the skin microbiome
01/08/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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