Tommy Burch

Biography

Tommy Burch is a doctoral researcher at the University of Salford. His research investigates the gut microbiome of Neotropical primates—with a focus on how gut bacterial communities are shaped by factors such as diet, seasonality, and anthropogenic activities.

Tommy undertook his undergraduate degree in Wildlife Conservation and Zoo Biology at the University of Salford between 2014 and 2018, before continuing on at the university for his Master's by Research between 2019-2020, which focused on the behavioural ecology of a Neotropical primate species.

After this, Tommy worked as a zookeeper for almost two years, working with primates—Neotropical primates and gorillas—and other mammals (including big cats).

Tommy is now working on his PhD back at the University of Salford.