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Institute for Life Sciences

Our people

Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 380 academic members from across all the University’s faculties.

Professor Roxi Carare

Head of School

Research interests

  • Causes and new therapeutic strategies for dementias and other neurodegenerative diseases
  • New early diagnostic measures in dementia based on biomarkers from the nose
  • Drug delivery to the brain

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Dr Ruben Sanchez-Garcia

Professor

Research interests

  • Network modelling and analysis
  • Applied Topology

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Professor Ruihua Hou MD, MSc, PhD, SFHEA

Associate Dean International

Research interests

  • 1) Psychoneuroimmunology studying how psychological processes, the central nervous system, and the immune system interact and impact mental health;          
  • 2) human psychopharmacology focusing on the role of the locus coeruleus in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, and novel interventions targeting the locus coeruleus-noradrenergic pathway;
  • 3) neuroinflammatory mechanisms underlying anxiety and affective disorders as well as comorbid anxiety, depression, and fatigue in inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.

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Dr Rujie Sun

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Medical Robotics (Micro/Nano Robotics, Soft Robotics)
  • Flexible Electronics
  • Sensors and Biosensors

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Dr Russel Torah BEng, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor
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Dr Ruth Turk

Associate Professor
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Dr Sajjad Taravati

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Metamaterials/metasurfaces/antennas
  • Electromagnetics/telecommunications
  • Superconducting quantum circuits

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Dr Salah Elias

Associate Professor

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Dr Salah Mansour PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Unconventioanl T cells in health and disease 
  • CD1 group 1 restricted T cell immunity  
  • Structural and molecular mechainsms of CD1 lipid antigen presentation 

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Professor Salim Khakoo

Professor of Hepatology
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