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Institute for Life Sciences

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.

Institute for Life Sciences core team

Professor Max Crispin (Director)

Professor Mary Barker (Deputy Director)

Professor Hywel Morgan (Deputy Director)

Doctor Alexandra Mant (Collaboration Manager)

Janette Thompson (Project Manager)

Snita Bansal - Institute Coordinator

 

 

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

Professor Ruihua Hou MD, MSc, PhD, SFHEA

Professor of Biological Psychiatry

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.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Ruihua

Email: R.Hou@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 238231 0780

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Dr Rujie Sun

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Medical Robotics (Micro/Nano Robotics, Soft Robotics)
  • Flexible Electronics
  • Wearable Devices

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Rujie

Email: Rujie.Sun@soton.ac.uk

Dr Russel Torah BEng, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor
Connect with Russel

Email: rnt@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2600

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Dr Ruth Turk

Head of Department
Connect with Ruth

Email: R.Turk@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 8928

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Dr Sajjad Taravati

Lecturer

Research interests

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

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Sajjad

Email: S.Taravati@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +000

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Dr Salah Elias

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Salah

Email: S.K.Elias@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2985

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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 

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Salah

Email: S.Mansour@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381206149

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Professor Salim Khakoo

Professor of Hepatology
Connect with Salim

Email: S.I.Khakoo@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381204004

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Professor Sally Brailsford

Professor of Management Science

Research interests

  • Healthcare modelling
  • Hybrid simulation
  • Behavioural Operational Research
Connect with Sally

Email: S.C.Brailsford@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7801289132

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Professor Sally Ward

Prof of Mol Imnlgy & Dir of Trtl Imnlgy
Connect with Sally

Email: E.S.Ward@soton.ac.uk

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