Dr Lynn Dover

Associate Professor

School: Geography and Natural Sciences

Dr Lynn Dover Staffprofile Northumbriauniversity255 Lynn began his biological education at Sunderland Polytechnic graduating with BSc Applied Biology in 1990. His enduring fascination for microbial pathogenicity, and applied research in general, was sparked by a sandwich placement at the Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down.

His doctoral studies at the University of Hull provided the foundation for his current research interests in mycobacteria (and their relatives) and the bacterial acquisition of iron. During his long post-doctoral career he contributed to the understanding of the role of various facets of bacterial physiology and genomics in the establishment and control of infections including meningitis and tuberculosis producing over 50 publications.

Lynn joined Northumbria in 2007 as a Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology contributing to the development of MSc Biotechnology and MSc Microbiology as well as microbiological and biochemical aspects of the undergraduate curriculum in Biomedical Science.

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Key Publications

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Transformative Bioactive Wear Resistant Ti₃Au:N and Ti₃Au:O Coatings for Medical Implants and Devices, Lukose, C., Anestopoulos, I., Panagiotidis, I., Zoppi, G., Black, A., Dover, L., Bowen, L., Serrano‐Aroca, Á., Mendola, L., Morrone, D., Panayiotidis, M., Birkett, M. 9 Feb 2026, In: Advanced Healthcare Materials
Integrated Hybrid Surface Acoustic Wave Technology on Passive Antibacterial Surfaces, Bowen, G., Ong, H., Parsa, M., Dover, L., Fu, Y. 24 Oct 2025, Microacoustic Systems Symposium
Controlling bacterial growth and inactivation using thin film-based surface acoustic waves, Ong, H., Jiang, Y., Guo, Y., Zhou, J., Zhang, J., Luo, J., Tao, R., Zhang, M., Dover, L., Smith, D., Thummavichai, K., Mishra, Y., Wu, Q., Fu, Y. 21 Sep 2024, In: Lab on a Chip - Miniaturisation for Chemistry and Biology
Novel Variant and Known Mutation in 23S rRNA Gene of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Northern Vietnam, 2023, Nguyen, D., Ho, N., Dover, L., Mai Vo, A., Thanh Ly, H., Mai Doan, P., Thi Nguyen, H., Thao Luu, N., Pham, A., Thanh Tran, H. 1 May 2024, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Biocompatible Ti3Au–Ag/Cu thin film coatings with enhanced mechanical and antimicrobial functionality, Cherian Lukose, C., Anestopoulos, I., Panagiotidis, I., Zoppi, G., Black, A., Dover, L., Bowen, L., Serrano‐Aroca, Á., Liu, T., Mendola, L., Morrone, D., Panayiotidis, M., Birkett, M. 25 Sep 2023, In: Biomaterials Research
Recent Advances in Metal-Based Antimicrobial Coatings for High-Touch Surfaces, Birkett, M., Dover, L., Cherian Lukose, C., Zia, A., Tambuwala, M., Serrano‐Aroca, Á. 21 Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Phylogenomic reappraisal of fatty acid biosynthesis, mycolic acid biosynthesis and clinical relevance among members of the genus Corynebacterium, Dover, L., Thompson, A., Sutcliffe, I., Sangal, V. 23 Dec 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology
Development of antibacterial steel surfaces through laser texturing, Villapún, V., Gomez, A., Wei, W., Dover, L., Thompson, J., Barthels, T., Rodriguez, J., Cox, S., González, S. Sep 2020, In: APL Materials
Optimizing the antimicrobial performance of metallic glass composites through surface texturing, Villapun Puzas, V., Qu, B., Lund, P., Wei, W., Dover, L., Thompson, J., Adesina, J., Hoerdemann, C., Cox, S., Gonzalez Sanchez, S. 1 Jun 2020, In: Materials Today Communications
The influence of linkages between 1-Hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinone Coordinating Groups and a Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine core in a novel series of synthetic Hexadentate Iron(III) Chelators on antimicrobial activity, Workman, D., Hunter, M., Wang, S., Brandel, J., Hubscher, V., Dover, L., Tetard, D. 1 Jan 2020, In: Bioorganic Chemistry