Carrie Alderley is a Senior Scientist at Invitris, specializing in microbial antibiotic discovery, with prior experience as Scientist II at Bactobio, where expertise included identifying novel antimicrobials and high throughput screening of microbes. At University of York, a PhD focused on eco-evolutionary microbiology and molecular biology, particularly using isothiocyanate as biocontrol against Ralstonia solanacearum. Prior roles include Research Assistant at The University of Sheffield and CABI, alongside an N8 Agrifood Internship at University of York, contributing to plant defense and growth studies. Carrie holds a PhD in Soil Microbiology and a Master's degree in Biology from the University of Sheffield.