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 John Holloway PhD, FHEA, FERS

Associate VP Interdisciplinary Research

Research interests

  • Human genetics
  • Epigenetics
  • Respiratory Disease

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with John

Email: J.W.Holloway@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380598098

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Professor John Mcbeth MA, PhD

Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with John

Email: John.McBeth@southampton.ac.uk

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Professor Jon Dawson

Prof Fellow of Regenerative Medicine
Connect with Jon

Email: jid@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Jonathan Essex

Professor

Research interests

  • Molecular simulations of biological systems
  • Computer aided drug discovery
  • Method development in molecular simulations

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jonathan

Email: J.W.Essex@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2794

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Dr Jonathan Swann

Professor of Biomolecular Medicine

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jonathan

Email: J.Swann@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Jonathan West BSc, PhD, FHEA, MRSC

Associate Professor of Biomicrofluidics

Research interests

  • Thrombosis prediction at the point of care
  • Microfluidic HDX for investigating protein dynamics
  • Droplet microfluidics for time-resolved serial crystallography

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jonathan

Email: J.J.West@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3460

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Dr Jorn Cheney

Lecturer in Natural Sciences

Research interests

  • Locomotion
  • Wing morphing
  • Tissues and tissue mechanics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jorn

Email: J.Cheney@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Jorn Lakowski

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Retinal Disease Modelling
  • Retinal Development
  • Drug Screening

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jorn

Email: J.Lakowski@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Judith Holloway BSc (Hons), PhD, PGCert, PFHEA, NTF

Research interests

  • HACASE: A simple effective educational model for session design: Prof Holloway has designed an educational model for teaching which is applicable across any teaching activity. Current research activity is evaluating its effectiveness in clinical teaching including allergy to different learners from patients to undergraduates and multi-professional healthcare professionals.
  • MSc Allergy education: Prof Holloway's team explore innovations and the effectiveness of teaching on the MSc Allergy, to disseminate their experiences for the benefit of other courses around the University and more widely. 
  • Allergy bitesize education (short e-courses for CPD): Prof Holloway has led the development of short e-courses, including an Anaphylaxis Toolkit which provide Gain and Train learning for healthcare professionals on how to effectively teach patients this important topic.
Connect with Judith

Email: J.Holloway@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Juerg Matter

Professor of Geoengineering&Carbon Manag
Connect with Juerg

Email: J.Matter@southampton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3042

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