Alecia Viljoen

Project Administrator

I work part-time as the project administrator for the BBSRC sLoLa project  on multi-layered bacterial genome defences that is coordinated by Prof Edze Westra. The project also includes researchers from six other UK universities. The aim of the project is to examine how multiple defence systems in the same cell interact to protect against mobile genetic elements (MGE) infections, and how this shapes the spread and evolution of MGEs. My main role is administrative support for the project as well as assisting with outreach and communication. I have a master’s degree in Ancient Languages and have worked in international higher education, and specifically partnership management, for the last decade.