Dr Connor Hayward

Connor completed his PhD in virology at the University of Leeds in 2023, focusing on the replication organelles of FMDV, under the supervision of Prof Nicola Stonehouse and Dr Juan Fontana. 

He subsequently continued at the University of Leeds working with Prof Adrian Whitehouse as a postdoctoral researcher, visualising the replication of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. In 2025, Connor joined the Pirbright Institute and began his role as a microscopist in the Bioimaging STP where he specialises in electron microscopy techniques.