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Verran, Joanna

Joanna Verran is Professor of Microbiology (Emeritus) at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is a Principal Fellow of the HEA and a National Teaching Fellow. Her laboratory research focuses on the interaction of microorganisms and inert surfaces, but she has also published widely on innovative practices in teaching and in public engagement with science. She set up the Bad Bugs Bookclub in 2009 with the aim of engaging scientists and non-scientists in discussion about novels of fiction that feature infectious disease or microorganisms.