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

Our people

Institute for Life Sciences
Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 430 academic members from across all the University’s faculties.

Institute for Life Sciences core team

Professor Max Crispin (Director)

Professor Mary Barker (Deputy Director)

Professor Hywel Morgan (Deputy Director)

Doctor Alexandra Mant (Collaboration Manager)

Janette Thompson (Project Manager)

Snita Bansal - Institute Coordinator

 

 

Interested in joining us? Please see details about current academic recruitment opportunities here.

Dr James Ashton

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Paediatrics
  • Big Data

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with James

Email: J.Ashton@soton.ac.uk

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Professor James Batchelor

Professorial Fellow Enterprise

Research interests

  • Public Health / Health Systems
  • Clinical Research Infastrcuture
  • Clinical Informatics / Health Infromatics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with James

Email: J.Batchelor@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7648

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Dr James Faulkner

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Development and implementation of physical activity and exercise interventions for primary an…
  • Management of long-term conditions and multimorbidity
  • Translating basic and applied science into public health outcomes

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with James

Email: J.A.Faulkner@soton.ac.uk

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Dr James Gavin

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Musculoskeletal conditions
  • Physical activity
  • Self-management

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with James

Email: J.P.Gavin@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5311

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Professor James Nicoll

Connect with James

Email: J.Nicoll@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381206634

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Dr Jan Janouskovec PhD

Lecturer in Ecology

Research interests

  • Marine phytoplankton and parasites
  • Symbiotic interactions
  • Biodiversity, evolution, genomics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jan

Email: J.Janouskovec@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380 590 258

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Professor Jana Kreppner

Professor

Research interests

  • Jana's work focusses on the impact of early experience on development. She is particularly in…
Connect with Jana

Email: J.Kreppner@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4603

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Dr Jane Cleal PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Areas of Scientific Expertise:
  • Reproductive Cell Biology – Fundamental mechanisms of cell biology in placenta and endometriu…

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jane

Email: J.K.CLEAL@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381208663

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Dr Jane Gibson

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Bioinformatics
  • Genomics
  • Cancer sciences
Connect with Jane

Email: J.Gibson@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Jane Lavery

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Mexican Day of the Dead, Covid-19 and diaspora.
  • Latin(a) multimedia women writers and artists (i.e writers and artists whose works straddle m…
  • Latin(a) American Women writers and artists

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jane

Email: J.E.Lavery@soton.ac.uk