Institute of Developmental Sciences
Institute of Developmental Sciences

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Dr Michael Head

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • - Health needs of vulnerable populations e.g. refugee and rural healthcare
  • - Vaccine hesitancy in Ghana and Togo
  • - Impact of climate change upon health

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Michael

Email: M.Head@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Mona Yazdani

Research Fellow
Connect with Mona

Email: M.Yazdani@soton.ac.uk

Miss Naomi Leonard

Enterprise Fellow
Connect with Naomi

Email: N.Leonard@soton.ac.uk

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Miss Nasia Kontouli

Research Assistant
Connect with Nasia

Email: A.Kontouli@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381205611

Dr Natalie Cox BSc, BMBS, PhD, MRCP (UK)

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Geriatric Med.

Research interests

  • Appetite and Nutrition in Later Life
  • Urgent care for older people
Connect with Natalie

Email: N.Cox@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9676

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Dr Negusse Kitaba

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • My current research mainly involves working with DNA methylation data to identify epigenetic marks for periconceptional paternal smoking exposure across generations. This Epigenome Wide Association Study is part of the Rhinessa multicentre population project. My expertise includes integrating multi-omic data such as SNP, transcriptome, methylation and interactome (PPI) at the system level to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the origins of complex diseases. In my former position, I worked on the epigenetic effects of Maternal Gestation Diabetes (GDM) using the UPBEAT Offspring data supported by Diabetes UK.
Connect with Negusse

Email: N.T.Kitaba@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381208783

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Dr Nicholas Fuggle

Associate Professor in Rheumatology
Connect with Nicholas

Email: nrf@mrc.soton.ac.uk

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Professor Nicholas Harvey

Director/Professor

Research interests

  • Lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures
  • Understanding mechanism and development of novel interventions across lifecourse to prevent fragility fractures
Connect with Nicholas

Email: nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380590506

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Professor Nick Cross MA, PhD, FRCPath

Prof of Hum Genetics/Dir of Wrgl
Connect with Nick

Email: ncpc@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 1722 429080

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Professor Nick Curzen BM(Hons) PhD FRCP

Professor of Interventional Cardiology
Connect with Nick

Email: N.Curzen@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2381205523

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