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Diagram represents a network of applications by Institute for Life Sciences Members for collaborative projects.
Institute for Life Sciences

Our people

Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 380 academic members from across all the University’s faculties.

Dr Felino Cagampang PhD

Associate Professor

Professor Felix Eigenbrod

Professor of Applied Spatial Ecology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Francesco Shankar

Professor of Astrophysics

Research interests

  • Super-massive Black Hole Demography and Evolution
  • Galaxy Evolution: Spheroids and Bulges, Environment, High-redshift galaxies
  • Radio and Broad Absorption Line Active Galactic Nuclei

Dr Franchesca Houghton

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Pluripotent stem cells
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Preimplantation embryo development

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Gareth Thomas

Professor of Experimental Pathology

Research interests

  • Fibroblast biology and immunology
  • Tumour microenvironment
  • Cancer Immunotherapy

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Gavin Foster

Professor of Isotope Geochemistry

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr George Williams

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Georges Limbert

Professor of Biophysical Engineering