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 Matthias Baud

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Chemical Biology
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Protein Sciences

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Matthias

Email: M.Baud@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4081

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Professor Max Crispin DPhil, FRSB, FRSC, FHEA

Director of Inst for Life Sciences

Research interests

  • Viral Glycobiology
  • Therapeutic Antibodies

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Max

Email: Max.Crispin@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4268

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Dr Melissa Andrews

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • spinal cord injury
  • gene therapy
  • axonal regeneration

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Melissa

Email: M.R.Andrews@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2432

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Professor Michael Ardern-Jones BSc MBBS MRCP DPhil FRCP

Professor of Dermatology
Connect with Michael

Email: m.aj@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381206594

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Professor Michael Boniface CEng, FIET

Professor of Information Technology

Research interests

  • Artifical intelligence for health systems
  • Human centred interactive systems
  • Federated systems management 
Connect with Michael

Email: M.J.Boniface@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 8866

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Dr Michaela Reichmann

Associate Professor Respiratory Medicine

Research interests

  • Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous disease
  • Spatial and single cell transcriptomics
  • Advanced cell culture

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Michaela

Email: M.Reichmann@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 5727

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Dr Michal Kalkowski PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Non-destructive testing
  • Material characterisation and imaging with ultrasound
  • Guided waves

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Michal

Email: M.Kalkowski@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 8520

Professor Mike Grocott BSc MSc MBBS MD FRCA FRCP FFICM GChPOM (ANZCA)

Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care

Research interests

  • Perioperative Care, Critical Care, Prehabilitation, Hypoxia, Integrative Physiology, Clinical Trials, Health Services Research, Health Economics.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mike

Email: mike.grocott@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381208449

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Dr Mirella Cosma Spalluto PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mirella Cosma

Email: C.Spalluto@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5193

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Professor Myron Christodoulides

Professor of Bacteriology
Connect with Myron

Email: M.Christodoulides@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381205120

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