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 Matthew Loxham

Professor
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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Professor Michael Boniface CEng, FIET

Professor of Information Technology

Research interests

  • Artifical intelligence for health systems
  • Human centred interactive systems
  • Federated systems management 
Connect with Michael

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

Tel: +44 23 8059 8866

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Professor Michael Hornberger

Professor of Applied Dementia Research

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Michael

Email: M.Hornberger@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Michaela Reichmann

Associate Professor Respiratory Medicine

Research interests

  • Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous disease
  • Spatial and single cell transcriptomics
  • Advanced cell culture

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Michaela

Email: M.Reichmann@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 5727

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