Institute of Developmental Sciences
Institute of Developmental Sciences

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Dr Htoo Wai

Research Fellow
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Tel: +44 23 8120 8148

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Dr Ian Reddin

Research Fellow
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Dr Iman Nazari

Senior Research Assistant
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Dr Jade Forster

Research Fellow
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Dr James Ashton

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Paediatrics
  • Big Data

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor James Batchelor

Associate Dean International

Research interests

  • Public Health / Health Systems
  • Clinical Research Infastrcuture
  • Clinical Informatics / Health Infromatics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 23 8059 7648

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Dr Jane Cleal PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Areas of Scientific Expertise:
  • Reproductive Cell Biology – Fundamental mechanisms of cell biology in placenta and endometrium and the impact on the intra-uterine environment, fetal development and lifelong health.Regulation of Reproductive Cell Biology – Maternal exposures and molecular regulation of cellular gene expression, phenotype and function in placenta and endometrium and the clinical translation.Disease/phenotype – Fetal growth, Obesity, Cardiometabolic programming, Subfertility, Recurrent pregnancy loss.Cellular mechanisms – Membrane transport, endocytosis, vesicular transport & signalling, gene transcription, microRNA biology, epigenetic regulation.Vitamin D - Transport, regulation, metabolism and signalling.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 2381208663

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Dr Jane Gibson

Associate Professor
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Tel: +44 2381205163

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Dr Jane Willoughby

Senior Research Fellow
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Tel: +44 2381205616

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Professor Janis Baird

Professor of Public Health&Epidemiology

Research interests

  • NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)  Understanding the food choices of adolescents in the school environment – an insight into how young people make choices in a setting where they have autonomy PhD funding, lead supervisor, 2022-2026
  • NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) Evaluation and co-creation to optimise use and benefits of the Healthy Start scheme Vogel C, Ausburg B, Barker C, Baird J, Boswell J, Crozier S, Conti G, Farquhason C, Luehrmann M, Ndegwa L, von Hinke S  2022-24
  • NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)  Nudging healthier dietary habits: evaluation of a supermarket placement strategy in the WRAPPED Study, study extension Christina Vogel and Janis Baird (co-PIs), 2022-2023
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Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 238077 7624

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