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.

Interested in joining us? Please see details about current academic recruitment opportunities here.

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

Professorial Fellow in Information Techn

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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Dr Michal Kalkowski PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

Non-destructive testing
Material characterisation and imaging with ultrasound
Guided waves

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Michal

Email: M.Kalkowski@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 8520

Professor Mike Grocott BSc MSc MBBS MD FRCA FRCP FFICM GChPOM (ANZCA)

Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care

Research interests

Perioperative Care, Critical Care, Prehabilitation, Hypoxia, Integrative Physiology, Clinical Trials, Health Services Research, Health Economics.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mike

Email: mike.grocott@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381208449

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Dr Mirella Cosma Spalluto PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mirella Cosma

Email: C.Spalluto@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381204595

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Professor Myron Christodoulides

Professor of Bacteriology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Myron

Email: M.Christodoulides@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381205120

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