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 Nuala Mcgrath

Prof of Epidemiology & Sexual Health

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Nuala

Email: N.McGrath@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381205749

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Professor Nullin Divecha

Professor of Cellular Signalling

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Nullin

Email: N.Divecha@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9007

Dr Ondrej Hovorka

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Nanorobotics for biomedicine
  • Computational nanomagnetism
  • Data science and machine learning
Connect with Ondrej

Email: O.Hovorka@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4898

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Dr Orestis Katsamenis

Lecturer in Biomedical Imaging

Research interests

  • 3D X-ray Histology (XRH)
  • Microfocus Computed Tomography (μCT) of biological and biogenic materials
  • μCT for clinical applications

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Orestis

Email: O.Katsamenis@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7574

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Professor Otto Muskens

Professor of Physics

Research interests

  • Programmable photonic circuits using ultralow loss phase change materials.
  • Infrared metasurfaces for radiative cooling and defence applications.
  • Deep learning and AI enabled nanophotonic design.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Otto

Email: O.Muskens@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Owen Rackham MSc, PhD

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Owen

Email: O.J.L.Rackham@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Patrick Doncaster

Professor of Ecology

Research interests

  • Population ecology 
  • Conservation management of forest and freshwater lake ecosystems
  • Conservation technology and tools for data analysis
Connect with Patrick

Email: cpd@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4352

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Professor Paul Elkington

Director of Inst. for Medical Innovation

Research interests

  • tuberculosis
  • immunopathology
  • diagnosis

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Paul

Email: P.Elkington@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381205928

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Professor Paul Skipp

Professor of Proteomics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Paul

Email: pjss@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4204

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Dr Pete Lawrence PhD, DClinPsych, MSc, MA (Cantab), AFBPsS, FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Children and young people's development in the face of adversity.
  • Prevention of common mental health problems in children and young people.
  • Parents' mental health.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Pete

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

Tel: +44 23 8059 2584

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