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 Juliet Gray

Professor

Research interests

Fc modification of monoclonal antibodies to improve effector function

Connect with Juliet

Email: J.C.Gray@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380597930

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Professor Kai Yang

Professor

Research interests

Electronic textile materials and manufacturing
Wearable medical devices (e.g. stroke rehabilitation, pain management)
Digital healthcare

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Kai

Email: ky2e09@soton.ac.uk

Google Scholar

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Professor Karl Staples PhD CBiol FRSB FHEA

Prof Resp Immunology & Pharmacology

Research interests

Chronic Respiratory Disease e.g. Asthma, COPD
Host-pathogen Interactions
Ex vivo models of the human lung

Connect with Karl

Email: K.Staples@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9250

Google Scholar

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Dr Kate Farrahi

Associate Professor

Research interests

the intersection of machine learning and digital health
developing machine learning methods for human sensing using vision- and wearable-based technologies

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Kate

Email: K.Farrahi@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2722

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