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 Reuben Pengelly PhD, SFHEA

Principal Teaching Fellow

Research interests

Student attitudes towards academic integrity
Splicing regulation of metal binding proteins

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Reuben

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

Tel: +44 23 8059 9484

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Dr Richard Cook

Associate Professor

Research interests

Mechanical and tribological testing of hydrogels for orthopaedic and tissue engineering
The tribology of tooth brushing.
Efficacy testing of products for dental hypersensitivity management.

Connect with Richard

Email: R.B.Cook@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2164

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Dr Richard Meek

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

Eukaryotic Glycobiology
Carbohydrate-active Enzymes
Post-translational Modifications

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Richard

Email: R.W.Meek@soton.ac.uk

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Emeritus Professor Richard Oreffo DPhil DSc (Oxon) FMedSci FHEA FRSB FIOR

Research interests

Skeletal Regenerative MedicineSkeletal Stem Cells

Connect with Richard

Email: Richard.Oreffo@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381208502

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Professor Richard Watson

Professor

Connect with Richard

Email: R.A.Watson@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2690

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Professor Rob Ewing BSc(Hons), DPhil

Professor of Bioinformatics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Rob

Email: rob.ewing@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4401

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Professor Robert Nicholls

Professor in Coastal Engineering

Research interests

long-term coastal engineering and management
the issues of coastal impacts and adaptation to climate change, with an emphasis on sea-level rise
the assessment of the future of deltaic areas, which are the most threatened coastal setting in the coming century

Connect with Robert

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

Tel: +000

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