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 Valerie Brandt

Associate Professor
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Dr Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez

Lecturer in Ecology

Research interests

  • Biodiversity
  • Global Change and Conservation
  • Ecosystem Services

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Vincent O'connor

Professor of Neurochemistry

Research interests

  • Molecular mechanism of synaptic function and dysfunction
  • Synaptic degeneration
  • Genetic models of synaptic and neuronal dysfunction

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Vladimir Jiranek

Professor

Research interests

  • Microbiology of beverage fermentations 
  • Cell-cell interations and filamentous/invasive growth in yeast
  • How has yeast evolved to survive in nature and interact with insects 

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr William King

Lecturer in Plant-Microbe Interactions

Research interests

  • Root microbiome
  • Microbial interactions
  • Microbiome manipulation

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Xiaohao Cai

Lecturer in Computer Science

Research interests

  • Image/signal/data processing
  • Computer vision
  • Machine learning

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Xize Niu

Professor of Biosensing&Microengineering

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Xu Fang

Lecturer

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Xunli Zhang PhD, DIC, FRSC, CChem, CEng

Professor of Bioengineering

Research interests

  • Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies
  • Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
  • Nanomaterials

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Yasmeen Hamza

Lecturer in Audiology
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