Email: karrera.djoko at durham.ac.uk
Twitter: @thecopperdoctor
ORCID: 0000-0001-9814-6515
APPOINTMENTS
2017-now Assistant Professor, Dept of Biosciences, Durham University
2016-2017 Research Fellow, SCMB, University of Queensland
2015 Visiting Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University
2009-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, SCMB, University of Queensland
FUNDING
2021 Durham Biophysical Sciences Institute Flexible Funding Award (PI)
2021 EPSRC Newcastle-Durham MosMed CDT Studentship (Co-I)
2019 Microbiology Society Harry Smith Vacation Scholarship (PI)
2019 Wellcome Trust Seed Award (PI)
2019 Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award (PI) – declined due to overlap with WT Seed Award
2019 BBSRC Newcastle-Liverpool-Durham DTP Studentship (PI)
2019 Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant (Co-I)
2018 Durham University GCRF CDT Studentship (Co-I)
2018 Royal Society Research Grant (PI)
2018 BBSRC Newcastle-Liverpool-Durham DTP Studentship (PI)
2018 BBSRC Newcastle-Liverpool-Durham DTP Studentship (Co-I)
2018 BSI Summer Bursary (PI)
2016 CASS Foundation ECR Travel Award (PI)
2015 Queensland-Emory Development Alliance Grant (Co-I)
2015 Endeavour Research Fellowship Australia (PI)
2014 The Ian Potter Foundation ECR Travel Grant (PI)
2014 ECR Fellowship, International Copper Meeting (PI)
EXTERNAL TALKS / SEMINARS
2021 Inorganic Biochemistry Discussion Group, on-line
2021 Annual Conference of the Microbiology Society, on-line
2021 York Microbiology Symposium, on-line
2020 UK Group A Streptococcus Meeting, on-line
2020 Department of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, on-line
2020 FASEB Trace Elements in Biology (cancelled due to Covid-19)
2020 International Copper Meeting (cancelled due to Covid-19)
2019 Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield
2019 Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham
2019 6th Molecular Microbiology Meeting
2019 Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, France
2019 School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
2018 Annual Conference of the Microbiology Society, Birmingham
2018 School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University
2018 School of Biosciences, University of Kent
2018 Department of Pathology, Cambridge University
2018 British Society for Immunology Northeast Group Symposium
2018 Durham Centre for Global Infectious Diseases Symposium
2017 Durham Biophysical Sciences Institute
2017 Bio21 Institute for Molecular Sciences and Technology, Australia
2016 International Copper Meeting
2015 Gordon Research Conference Cell Biology of Metals
2015 Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Seminar Series, Emory University
2015 Department of Chemistry, Indiana University
2015 Center for Antibiotic Resistance Seminar, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014 Asian Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference
OUTREACH / ENGAGEMENT
2021 Media interview, “Career Ladder: Karrera Djoko.” Chemistry & Engineering News
2020 Media interview, “Copper won’t save you from the coronavirus.” New York Times
2019 Interview, “A conversation with Dr Karrera Djoko.” Scientific Writing & Coaching Blog
2019 Blog post, “The Metal Matters.” for WeTalkScience.com
2019 Media interview, “The Secret Silos of #ChemTwitter.” Chemistry & Engineering News
2019 Media interview, “Copper water bottles might look great, but do their health benefits stack up?” ABC Science (Australia)
2016 Media interview, “A new weapon against superbugs.” DetikHealth (Indonesia)
2016 Media interview, “Parents gave right advice.” Logan Reporter
2015 Media interview, “Treasures of the Earth: Metals.” PioneerTV Productions and PBS NOVA (USA)
