In 2001, she set up the Swansea Maggot Research Group, which focuses on the medicinal maggot, Lucilia sericata, and the molecules involved in larval therapy. She and her team have undertaken numerous investigations, and published their findings primarily on the antimicrobial activity of larval secretions, and wound-healing molecules associated with this insect. For further details see the Love a Maggot campaign or the video The Wonderful World of Medicinal Maggots.