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.

Professor Jane Lucas MD, PhD, FRCPCH, FERS

Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Med
Connect with Jane

Email: jlucas1@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381206867

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Dr Janos Kanczler PhD

Lecturer
Connect with Janos

Email: J.Kanczler@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7584496150

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Professor Jasmin Godbold

Professor

Research interests

  • Changes in seafloor biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
  • Effect of human activities and environmental change on species-environment interactions 
  • Trait-expression in benthic invertebrates and how this is affected by climate change and pres…

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jasmin

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

Tel: +44 23 8059 3639

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Professor Jaswinder Sethi BSc DPhil FRSB

Professor of Immunometabolism

Research interests

  • Immunometabolism
  • Obesity
  • Metabolic diseases

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jaswinder

Email: J.Sethi@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381208502

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Dr Jay Amin BM, MRCPsych, PhD

Assoc Prof in Psychiatry of Older Age

Research interests

  • Developing our understanding of the role of inflammation in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer'…
  • Undertaking cohort studies exploring biomarkers and clinical outcomes in dementia.
  • Undertaking clinical trials testing novel treatments in dementia.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jay

Email: jay.amin@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2382318757

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Dr Jeff Thompson

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Evolution of animal body plans
  • Macroevolution
  • Molecular Palaeobiology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jeff

Email: J.R.Thompson@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Jennifer Williams

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Responsible and trustworthy audio processing applied to a variety of domains and use-cases;
  • Audio AI safety in terms of usability, privacy, and security;
  • Ethical issues of trust for audio AI (deepfake detection, voice-related rights, and speaker a…

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jennifer

Email: J.Williams@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Jeremy Blaydes

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Transcriptional responses to pathways: roles in the causes and treatment of cancer Intra-cel…
  • Some Example Projects: Regulation of HDM2 and HDMX proteins The HDM2 oncoprotein is the majo…
  • Role of CtBP transcriptional repressors in cancer cell proliferation and survival In common …
Connect with Jeremy

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

Tel: +44 2381 205253

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Professor Jeremy Frey

Professor of Physical Chemistry

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jeremy

Email: J.G.Frey@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3209

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Professor Jeremy Webb

Professor of Microbiology

Research interests

  • Microbial biofilms and their control
  • Adaptive biology and evolution of microorganisms
  • Biofilm-associated infection

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jeremy

Email: J.S.Webb@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4390

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