Personal profile
Research interests
She graduated from the University of Valencia in Spain with a degree in Pharmacy, before specialising in Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology at Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre in Madrid. This specialisation led her to become a Consultant Microbiologist.
She currently works as a Clinical Scientist at St Thomas' Hospital, Synnovis, where she leads Next Generation Sequencing initiatives in the Infection Sciences division. She holds a PhD from King’s College London, where her research focused on metagenomics in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Her research interests include long-read sequencing, metagenomics, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
External positions
Clinical Scientist
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Antibody escape drives emergence of diverse spike haplotypes resembling variants of concern in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections
Snell, L. B., Pickering, S., Alcolea-Medina, A., Winstone, H., Seow, J., Graham, C., O'Connell, L., Batra, R., Malim, M., Doores, K., Nebbia, G., Edgeworth, J., Neil, S. & Ribeiro Galao, R. P., 27 Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Cell Reports Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The first reported case of human infection with Variovorax durovernensis; a novel Variovorax sp. isolated from the prosthetic aortic graft of a shepherd
Payne, L., Alcolea-Medina, A., Snell, L. B., Alder, C., Charalampous, T., turnbull, J., Edgeworth, J., Rahul, B., Klein, J. L. & Goodman, A. L., Jan 2024, In: Clinical Infection in Practice. 21, 100332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Routine Metagenomics Service for Intensive Care Unit Patients with Respiratory Infection
Charalampous, T., Alcolea-Medina, A., Snell, L. B., Alder, C., Tan, M., Williams, T. G. S., Al-Yaakoubi, N., Humayun, G., Meadows, C., Wyncoll, D., Paul, R., Hemsley, C. J., Jeyaratnam, D., Newsholme, W., Goldenberg, S., Patel, A., Tucker, F., Nebbia, G., Wilks, M. & Chand, M. A. & 5 others, , 8 Nov 2023, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The ongoing Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) outbreak in London, United Kingdom in December 2022: a molecular epidemiology study.
Alcolea-Medina, A., Snell, L. B., Alder, C., Charalampous, T., Williams, T. G. S., Tan, M., Al-Yaakoubi, N., Humayun, G., Newsholme , W., Goldenberg, S., Nebbia, G., Neil, S., Batra, R. & Edgeworth, J., 15 Mar 2023, In: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 29, 7, p. 887-890 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Broad Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Including Omicron, following Breakthrough Infection with Delta in COVID-19-Vaccinated Individuals
Lechmere, T., Snell, L. B., Graham, C., Seow, J., Shalim, Z., Charalampous, T., Alcolea-Medina, A., Batra, R., Nebbia, G., Edgeworth, J., Malim, M. & Doores, K., 17 Mar 2022, In: Mbio. 13, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile23 Citations (Scopus)295 Downloads (Pure)
Thesis
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Development and assessment of a unified metagenomics method for the rapid detection of bacteria, fungi and viruses in respiratory samples
Alcolea-Medina, A. (Author), Edgeworth, J. (Supervisor), Neil, S. J. D. (Supervisor), Wilks, M. (Supervisor) & Cliff, P. (Supervisor), 1 May 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy