Dr Sarah Daniell

Professional biography

Current appointment

• Staff Tutor in Life Health and Chemical Sciences

Previous employment

• Assistant Staff Tutor, Open University (2017 - 2019)
• Associate Lecturer, Open University (2011 - present)
• MRC Research Fellow, Dept Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol (2007-2010)
• Research Fellow, Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London (1998-2006)
• Molecular Biologist, Institute of Food Research (1995-1998)

Qualifications

• PhD Biochemistry, University of Kent (1994)
• BSc (hons) Biochemistry, University of Kent (1990)

Research interests

My main interest is in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and I am currently the Scholarship Lead in LHCS. In particular, my research interests include the incorporation of Virtual Reality (VR) tutorials into our tuition offer and the accessibility of online tutorials and forums for students experiencing mental health issues.

My previous work was in the area of microbial pathogenesis, in particular the study of enteropathogenic E.coli and their interaction with gut epithelia.

Teaching interests

Current modules

• SK299 MRP Chair and Deputy Module Team Chair
• SK298 Module Team
• S290 Link Staff Tutor
• SK297 Link Staff Tutor

Previous modules:

• S377, SD226, SK277, S112, S317, S294, S295, S296