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.

Emeritus Professor Maria Stokes

Connect with Maria

Email: M.Stokes@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6868

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Dr Mariana Vargas-Caballero

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mariana

Email: M.Vargas-Caballero@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5998

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Professor Mark Chapman

Professor

Research interests

  • Novel and Underutilised Crops (NUCs) for climate change resilience and food security
  • The genomic bases of speciation and hybridisation
  • Domestication genomics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mark

Email: M.Chapman@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4396

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Professor Mark Cragg

Professor in Experimental Cancer Biology

Research interests

  • Antibody biology
  • Antibody engineering
  • Cancer Immunotherapy
Connect with Mark

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

Tel: +44 2381208452

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Professor Mark Jones BM(Hons) PhD MRCP(UK)

Professor of Respiratory Medicine

Research interests

  • Fibrosis
  • Biomimetic models
  • Early diagnosis and treatment initiation

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mark

Email: mark.jones@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Mark Lown

Associate Professor
Connect with Mark

Email: M.Lown@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Mark Moore

Professor of Oceanography

Research interests

  • Marine Biogeochemistry
  • Oceanic nutrient and carbon cycling
  • Phytoplankton photosynthesis

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mark

Email: C.M.Moore@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4801

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Professor Mark Sullivan

Associate Dean-Research

Research interests

  • Supernovae
  • Time domain astronomy
  • Cosmology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mark

Email: M.Sullivan@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7573

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Dr Markus Brede

Associate Professor
Connect with Markus

Email: Markus.Brede@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3703

Professor Markus Heller

Professor of Biomechanics
Connect with Markus

Email: M.O.Heller@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4909

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