Diagram represents a network of applications by Institute for Life Sciences Members for collaborative projects.
Institute for Life Sciences

Our people

Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 430 academic members from across all the University’s faculties.

Dr Matthew Rose-Zerilli BSc (Hons), PhD

Lecturer in Integrative Cancer Biology

Research interests

  • Cancer prevention
  • Innate immunity
  • Tumour microenvironment

Accepting applications from PhD students

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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

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Dr Matthias Baud

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Chemical Biology
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Protein Sciences

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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

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Dr Melissa Andrews

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • spinal cord injury
  • gene therapy
  • axonal regeneration

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Professor Michael Boniface CEng, FIET

Professorial Fellow in Information Techn

Research interests

  • Artifical intelligence for health systems
  • Human centred interactive systems
  • Federated systems management 
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Professor Mike Grocott BSc MBBS MD FRCA FRCP FFICM

Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care
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Professor Myron Christodoulides

Professor of Bacteriology

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Nathan Huneke MBChB MRes MRCPsych

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer

Research interests

  • Experimental medicine
  • Neuroimaging
  • Placebo and nocebo effects
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