Institute of Developmental Sciences

Our people

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

Dr Davis Laundon

Research Fellow in Imaging & Evol Bio
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Dr Dean Bryant BSc Hons, PhD, FHEA

Lecturer in Computational Cancer Biology

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Deborah Mackay

Professor of Medical Epigenetics
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Professor Diana Baralle B.Sc., M.B.B.S, M.D, FRCP

Head of School

Research interests

  • RNA
  • Splicing
  • Genomics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Diana Eccles

Dean of Medicine

Research interests

  • Genetic predispostion to cancer
  • Cancer susceptibility variant interpetation and clinical application
  • Patient communication to optimise shared decision making
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Professor Edd James

Associate Dean Infrastructure

Research interests

  • Antigen processing and presentation
  • Regulation of T cell responses in anti-tumour responses

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Elaine Dennison

Personal Chair

Research interests

  • The epidemiology of musculoskeletal disease, particularly those conditions common in later life (osteoporosis and osteoarthritis)
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Dr Elizabeth Curtis

Associate Professor in Rheumatology
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Dr Ella Baker PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Plant derived fatty acids
  • Inflammation
  • Cell culture
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Dr Emma Reeves

Lecturer in Cancer Immunology
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