Rate My Professor Alan Hughes

Alan Hughes is the Technical Manager in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Otago. He supports laboratory operations for research and teaching activities in areas such as microbiology, immunology, virology, and parasitology. Contact details include direct dial +64 3 556 5483 and email alan.hughes@otago.ac.nz. He is listed among the professional staff in the department's directory.

Alan Hughes has contributed technically to research at the University of Otago, including membership in the Otago Bacterial Energetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Group, recipients of the 2017 University of Otago Research Group Award. Key publications co-authored by Alan Hughes are: 'Differentiation of Bifidobacterium longum subspecies longum and infantis through genotypic and metabolic genome analysis' (PeerJ, 2017); 'SunGold Kiwifruit Supplementation of Individuals with Prediabetes Alters Gut Microbiota and Improves Vitamin C Status, Anthropometric and Clinical Markers' (Nutrients, 2018); 'Composite testing for ante-mortem diagnosis of Johne's disease in South Island dairy cows' (Irish Veterinary Journal, 2013); 'Disruption of Metallostasis in the Anaerobic Human Pathogen Clostridioides difficile' (ACS Infectious Diseases, 2021); 'Using compositional principal component analysis to investigate microbiome–diet links in children' (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020). He has been acknowledged in PhD theses for providing assistance with anaerobic microbiology techniques and experimental procedures, such as in 'Novel inhibitors for combating obligate anaerobic pathogens' (2021). His work appears in 15 publications with 219 citations on academic profiles.