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 Malcolm Levitt

Professor of Chemistry

Research interests

  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Endofullerenes

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Malcolm

Email: mhl@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6753

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Professor Malgosia Kaczmarek

Professor of Physics And Astronomy
Connect with Malgosia

Email: mfk@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3919

Dr Marc Dumont

Lecturer in Environmental Microbiology

Research interests

  • Methanotrophs and methane cycling
  • Microbial communities in soils, sediments, and aquatic systems
  • Biogeochemical cycles

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Marc

Email: M.G.Dumont@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4369

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Professor Marcel Utz

Professorial Fellow-Research

Research interests

  • Integration of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technology with NMR spectroscopy and imaging;
  • Behaviour of complex materials.
Connect with Marcel

Email: Marcel.Utz@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2005

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Dr Marcin Przewloka

Lecturer in Molecular Cell Biology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Marcin

Email: Marcin.Przewloka@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4416

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Dr Marcus Newton PhD, FInstP, FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) of quantum materials
  • Synchrotron science and technologies for lens-less imaging at the nanoscale
  • Ultra-fast processes in quantum materials probed using X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facilities

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Marcus

Email: M.C.Newton@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7548

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Professor Margo Ononaiye Cert Ed, BSc, PhD, DClin Psy

Professor of Clinical Psychology
Connect with Margo

Email: M.S.Ononaiye@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5574

Emeritus Professor Maria Stokes

Connect with Maria

Email: M.Stokes@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6868

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Dr Mariana Vargas-Caballero

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mariana

Email: M.Vargas-Caballero@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5998

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Professor Mark Chapman

Professor

Research interests

  • Novel and Underutilised Crops (NUCs) for climate change resilience and food security
  • The genomic bases of speciation and hybridisation
  • Domestication genomics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mark

Email: M.Chapman@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4396

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