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 Ivo Tews

Professor

Research interests

Natural products biosynthesis: a complex cascade of catalytic steps in vitamin B6 biosynthesis is characterised by structures or reaction intermediates in the large PLP syntase complexEdit
Bacterial biofilms: understanding of RedOx regulated phosphodiesterase activity in dispersal of biofilms to address chronic infections
Cancer immunology: together with Cancer Immunology at Southampton we use a structure based apporach in developing novel cancer therapie

Connect with Ivo

Email: Ivo.Tews@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4415

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Professor Jacek Brodzki

Head of School

Research interests

Topological data analysis
Applications of topology to medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science
Noncommutative Geometry

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jacek

Email: J.Brodzki@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3648

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Dr Jack Lawrence

Senior Research Fellow

Connect with Jack

Email: J.Lawrence@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5935

Mr Jack Stubbs MSci

Research interests

Natural products biosynthesis: a complex cascade of catalytic steps in vitamin B6 biosynthesis is characterised by structures or reaction intermediates in the large PLP synthase complex
Time-resolved serial crystallography: experiments using microcrystals at room temperature, performed at synchrotrons and XFELs
Droplet microfluidics: producing homogenous microcrystal slurries for serial experiments

Connect with Jack

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

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Dr James Ashton

Associate Professor

Research interests

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Paediatrics
Big Data

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with James

Email: J.Ashton@soton.ac.uk

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Professor James Batchelor

Professorial Fellow Enterprise

Research interests

Public Health / Health Systems
Clinical Research Infastrcuture
Clinical Informatics / Health Infromatics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with James

Email: J.Batchelor@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7648

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Dr James Faulkner

Associate Professor

Research interests

Development and implementation of physical activity and exercise interventions for primary and secondary prevention of health conditions
Management of long-term conditions and multimorbidity
Translating basic and applied science into public health outcomes

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with James

Email: J.A.Faulkner@soton.ac.uk

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