Diagram represents a network of applications by Institute for Life Sciences Members for collaborative projects.
Institute for Life Sciences

Our people

Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 430 academic members from across all the University’s faculties.

Dr Davide Filingeri BSc, MSc, PGCAP, PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Davide’s original research programme investigates:
  • i) the biophysical and physiological mechanisms that allow humans to sense changes in the temperature and wetness of their skin.
  • ii) the role of these mechanisms in body temperature regulation and the initiation of thermal behaviours.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Dean Bryant BSc Hons, PhD, FHEA

Lecturer in Computational Cancer Biology

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Deborah Mackay

Professor of Medical Epigenetics
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Dr Declan Doyle

Senior Teaching Fellow
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Professor Delphine Boche

Professor of Neuroimmunopathology

Research interests

  • Neuroimmunology and neurodegeneration
  • Immunophenotyping immune cells
  • Human brain pathology
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Dr Dennis Golm

Lecturer in Psychology

Research interests

  • Early adverse experiences (i.e. abuse, neglect, institutional deprivation, bereavement)
  • Neurodevelopmental problems (i.e. ADHD, autism)
  • Emotional processing (threat processing, empathy, emotional regulation)
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Professor Diana Baralle B.Sc., M.B.B.S, M.D, FRCP

Head of School

Research interests

  • RNA
  • Splicing
  • Genomics

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Professor Diana Eccles

Dean of Medicine

Research interests

  • Genetic predispostion to cancer
  • Cancer susceptibility variant interpetation and clinical application
  • Patient communication to optimise shared decision making
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Professor Diego Gomez-Nicola PhD

Professor

Research interests

  • Neuroimmunology
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Neurodevelopment

Accepting applications from PhD students

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