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 Sue Latter

Professor of Health Services Research

Research interests

  • Medicines management
  • Prescribing
  • End-of-life medicines management
Connect with Sue

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

Tel: +44 23 8059 7959

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Professor Sumeet Mahajan MSc, MTech, PhD, FHEA, FRSC

Prof of Molecular BioPhotonics & Imaging

Research interests

  • New chemical biology methods based on Raman spectroscopy and label-free imaging
  • Methodology and device development for commercialisation and clinical translation
  • Neuro-diagnostics and early detection of dementia and neurodegenerative diseases

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Sumeet

Email: S.Mahajan@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3591

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Dr Sylvia Pender

Associate Professor
Connect with Sylvia

Email: S.Pender@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380592828

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Dr Tess Maguire

Principal Teaching Fellow
Connect with Tess

Email: T.L.Maguire@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 1930

Professor Thanassis Tiropanis

Professor

Research interests

  • Decentralised information systems and infrastructures
  • Decentralised information retrieval
  • Data (and Web) observatories

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Thanassis

Email: t.tiropanis@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9109

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Professor Thomas Blumensath

Professor

Research interests

  • I develop and study advanced algorithms that can solve challenging inverse problems by effici…
  • I work closely with state-of-the-art imaging facilities (µ-VIS, the National Research Facilit…
  • My research interests cover areas such as: Theoretical and computational methods for Signal a…

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Thomas

Email: Thomas.Blumensath@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3224

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Dr Thomas Dekeyser

Lecturer in Human Geography

Research interests

  • Digital Geographies
  • AI & Deep Learning
  • Politics of Refusal

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Thomas

Email: T.D.C.Dekeyser@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Thomas Richardson B.A.(Hons), D.Clin.Psych

Assoc Professor in Clinical Psychology

Research interests

  • Relationship between Financial Difficulties such as Debt and Impulsive Spending and Mental He…
  • Psychological understanding and treatment of Bipolar Disorder
  • Cannabis Use and Psychosis

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Thomas

Email: T.H.Richardson@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5324

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Professor Tim Fenton

Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Tim

Email: T.R.Fenton@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Tim Minshull

Professor in Ocean & Earth Science

Research interests

  • Continental breakup and the onset of seafloor spreading
  • Methane hydrate beneath the seafloor and its role in the Earth system
  • Exploration geophysics: seismic and electromagnetic imaging

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Tim

Email: tmin@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6569

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