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 Matt Ryan

Professor

Research interests

  • Democracy
  • Social Research Methods
  • Web Science

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Matt

Email: M.G.Ryan@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3308

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Dr Matthew Blunt PhD

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Matthew

Email: M.D.Blunt@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381206671

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Professor Matthew Garner PhD

Prof Psychology &Affective Neuroscience

Research interests

  • Neuropsychological mechanisms and treatment targets in anxiety disorders. 
  • Psychopharmacology/experimental medicine (acute pharmacological challenge).
  • Psychophysiology (e.g. interoception, autonomic markers of emotion processing),

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Matthew

Email: M.J.GARNER@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5926

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Professor Matthew Loxham

Professorial Fellow-Research
Connect with Matthew

Email: M.Loxham@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9673

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Dr Matthew Rose-Zerilli BSc (Hons) PhD FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Cancer prevention
  • Innate immunity
  • Tumour microenvironment

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Matthew

Email: M.J.Rose-Zerilli@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381205163

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Professor Matthew Terry

Professor of Molecular Plant Biology

Research interests

  • Chloroplast development and retrograde signalling to the nucleus
  • Light regulation of wheat growth and development
  • Improving algal photosynthesis

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Matthew

Email: mjt@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2030

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Dr Matthias Baud

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Chemical Biology
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Protein Sciences

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Matthias

Email: M.Baud@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4081

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Professor Max Crispin DPhil, FRSB, FRSC, FHEA

Director of Inst for Life Sciences

Research interests

  • Viral Glycobiology
  • Therapeutic Antibodies

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Max

Email: Max.Crispin@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4268

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Dr Melissa Andrews

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • spinal cord injury
  • gene therapy
  • axonal regeneration

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Melissa

Email: M.R.Andrews@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2432

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Professor Michael Ardern-Jones BSc MBBS MRCP DPhil FRCP

Professor of Dermatology
Connect with Michael

Email: m.aj@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381206594

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