Sarah Hooper b. Maddocks is an accomplished microbiologist with extensive academic experience at Cardiff Metropolitan University since January 2010, where roles have included Reader in Microbiology & Infection, Senior Lecturer, and Lecturer in Microbiology. Prior to this, Sarah served as a Post Doctoral Researcher in Microbiology at the University of Bristol from June 2007 to January 2010 and at Dstl from October 2005 to June 2007. Sarah holds a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Reading (2002-2005) and a BSc in Microbiology from the University of Nottingham (1999-2002).