Academic Staff
 | Mark Banfield Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Structure/function studies of pathogen effector proteins Molecular studies of pathogen/host interactions Medium-throughput protein production for structural studies |
 | Dr Yongpin Bao Member: Physiology of the Organism group Interactions between isothiocyanates and selenium in gene expression. Role of isothiocyanates in cancer Identification of novel anti-cancer biomarkers using microarray and proteomics approaches |
 | Dr Rosemary Bass Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Mechanism of action of non-protease-inhibitory serpin Maspin. Integrins and Maspin on the cell surface. Maspin in heart disease and cancer |
 | Dr Ian Beales Member: Microbial Pathogen Biology group Pathophysiology of gastrointestinal peptides in inflammation and cancer Pathogenesis and novel therapies for Barrett's oesophagus Regulation of gastrointestinal function by adipocytokines |
 | Dr Diana Bell Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Biodiversity Conservation Wildlife Diseases Wildlife Trade |
 | Prof Andrew Bourke Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Social evolution and kin-selected conflict Differential gene expression in caste determination in social insects Conservation ecology and genetics of social insects |
 | Dr Richard Bowater Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group prokaryotic DNA repair pathways proteins that join breaks in nucleic acids genetic instability of DNA repeats |
 | Dr Charles Brearley Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Inositol hexakisphosphate biosynthesis and signalling Inositol and calcium signalling in Medicago truncatula Metabolic biochemistry of disease resistance mediated by the resistance genes RPW8.1 & 2 |
 | Prof Aedin Cassidy Member: Physiology of the Organism group identifying novel biomarkers using a metabolomics approach Comparing biological efficacy of physiologically relevant metabolites of isoflavones to parent compounds understanding bioavailability and biological effects of different flavonoid sub-classes in vivo |
 | Dr Andrew Chantry Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Cell signalling mechanisms in cancer and fibrotic disease Regulation of TGFβ signalling by tyrosine kinase pathways Ubiquitination and the control of Smad function |
 | Dr Tracey Chapman Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group The genetic basis of sexual conflict Identification, functions & fitness effects of male seminal fluid accessory gland proteins in insects The mechanisms underlying links between reproduction and longevity |
 | Prof Ian Clark Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Function and regulation of MMP-28 and ADAMTS-16 in cartilage; Regulation of cartilage catabolism in osteoarthritis; Transcriptional regulation of metalloproteinase and inhibitor genes |
 | Dr Tom Clarke Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group Application of biophysical and spectroscopic techniques of protein-protein interactions. The mechanism of electron transfer between redox active proteins. Catalytic properties of metalloproteins involved in bacterial respiration |
 | Dr Mark Coleman Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Plant disease Plant disease resistance Plant resistance to genotoxic stress |
 | Silvia Costa Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Root patterning Role of chromatin organisation in cell fate specification Cell fate changes and regeneration |
 | Dr Tamas Dalmay Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Post-transcriptional gene silencing against viral infections in wild grasses Characterisation of SDE5, an Arabidopsis preotein required for RNA silencing Investigating the function of short RNAs in tomato fruit |
 | Dr Richard Davies Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Ecological and evolutionary mechanisms for biodiversity distribution Anthropogenic environmental gradients and conservation biology Functional diversity and community assembly |
 | Prof Anthony Davy Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Population biology and physiological ecology of halophytes Ecology of wetlands and coastal systems Ecological restoration and reconstruction |
 | Prof Dylan Edwards Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Proteases and their inhibitors in cancer biology; The role of metalloproteinases in angiogenesis; Degradome functions in development, tissue repair and degenerative disease |
 | Dr Vince Ellis Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Role of pericellular serine proteases in cardiovascular disease & atherosclerosis; Functional regulation of the fibrinolytic system/plasminogen activation system; Biochemical characterisation of type-II transmembrane serine proteases |
 | Dr Brent Emerson Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Molecular evolutionary analysis of communities of species Intraspecific genetic analysis of phylogeography and demography Phylogenetics and population genetics |
 | Dr Sue Fairweather-Tait Member: Physiology of the Organism group Mineral bioavailability and bioactivity Relationships between genotype, phenotype and the dietary supply of inorganic nutrients Mineral requirements for optimal health and the prevention of chronic disease |
 | Dr Samuel Fountain Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Molecular mechanisms of purinergic signalling in health and disease Excitation-secretion coupling in inflammatory cells Cell signalling at the immunological synapse |
 | Dr Matthew Gage Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Evolution of sperm form and function Sperm competition dynamics in insects, fishes and mammals Sexual selection and sexual conflict |
 | Dr Jelena Gavrilovic Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Metalloproteinases in cell-cell and cell matrix interactions; Roles of ADAMs & MMPs in inflammatory aspects of Type 2 Diabetes; Metalloproteinases regulation in peripheral nervous system in Type 2 diabetes |
 | Dr Jenny Gill Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Ecology and evolution of migratory systems Large-scale population responses to environmental change Impacts of climate change on coastal biodiversity |
 | Dr Mohammad Hajihosseini Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Fgf signaling in neural cell specification and differentiation Role/s of Fgf signaling in lung and limb development Mouse models of Apert and Pfeiffer craniosynostosis syndromes |
 | Dr Andrew Hemmings Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group X-ray structural and mechanistic studies of enzymes Metal-protein recognition and the mechanisms of metal homeostasis in bacteria Bioinformatics & protein structure prediction, particularly of cofactor-rich proteins |
 | Professor Godfrey Hewitt Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group The use of DNA markers to define genetic diversity Effects of Ice ages on genetic diversity and species substructure Genetic diversity in domestic animal breeds across Europe |
 | Dr Matt Hutchings Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group Signal transduction pathways in the streptomycetes and mycobacteria How bacteria sense and respond to cell envelope stress Processing, structure and function of cell surface proteins |
 | Dr Helen James Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in bcr-abl positive leukaemias degradome profiling, and cytotoxicity testing of Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas calixarenes as novel molecules for anti-cancer drug design |
 | Prof Andrew Johnston Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group Molecular genetics of iron uptake in Rhizobium Iron-responsive gene regulation in α-proteobacteria Metagenomics of the Nitrogen Cycle |
 | Prof Jonathan Jones Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Plant disease resistance Plant pathogen effectors and their targets Plant/pathogen coevolution |
 | Dr Tove H Jorgensen Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Ecology and genetics of plant adaptations Evolution of plant disease resistance Effects of environmental change on host-parasite interactions |
 | Dr Sophien Kamoun Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Oomycete genomics Filamentous pathogen effector function and evolution Filamentous pathogen effector trafficking |
 | Dr Graham Kearn Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Functional anatomy Taxonomy and evolution of monogenean (flatworm) Skin and gill parasites of fishes |
 | Dr Gabriella Kelemen Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group Role of specific RNA polymerase holoenzymes controlling bacterial evelopment Cytoskeletal proteins of Streptomyces coelicolor Chromosome organisation during hyphal growth and sporulation |
 | Dr Ulrike Mayer Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Integrin function in skeletal muscle Skeletal muscle regeneration and satellite cell renewal. Therapeutic strategies for muscle wasting diseases |
 | Dr Mette Mogensen Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Microtubule reorganization during epithelial cell differentiation Microtubule anchorage at non-centrosomal sites in polarized cells The cytoskeleton in hearing and deafness |
 | Dr Andrea Münsterberg Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Wnt signalling pathways in vertebrate skeletal muscle Molecular and cellular mechanisms controlling cell movements microRNAs in embryonic muscle differentiation |
 | Dr Gabriel Mutungi Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Transcriptional regulation of postnatal skeletal muscle fibre type differentiation & specification Loss of skeletal muscle strength in old age: role of passive muscle visco-elasticity The effects of cyclosporin A on the functional characteristics of skeletal muscle |
 | Dr Ernst Pöschl Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group Functions of extracellular matrix proteins (Collagen IV) Basic mechanisms of angiogenesis and the roles of perivascular cells In vivo functions of members of the annexin family (annexin V/A5) |
 | Dr Penny Powell Member: Microbial Pathogen Biology group NF-kappaB and interferon responses to viral infection Identification of viral proteins that block interferon production and isolation of the host proteins Flaviviruses which cause hemorrhagic diseases through infection of vascular endothelial cells |
 | Prof David Richardson Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group Biochemistry of the bacterial nitrogen cycle Electron transfer at the microbe-mineral interface Anaerobic metabolism of bacterial pathogens |
 | Dr David S Richardson Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group The evolution of cooperative breeding Sexual selection and sperm competition Molecular ecology and conservation of birds |
 | Dr Graham Riley Member: Cell-Matrix Interaction and Tissue Remodelling group The physiology and pathology of tendon and other soft connective tissues The role and regulation of proteases in chronic tendinopathy The effect of mechanical strain on extracellular matrix metabolism in a 3D culture environment |
 | Dr Gary Rowley Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group Integration of envelope stress responses and their function in Salmonella infection. Salmonella virulence gene regulation by the nucleoid associated proteins Hha and YdgT. The role of nitric oxide and oxygen as signaling molecules during pathogenesis. |
 | Dr Ane Sesma Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Organ-specificity and fungal pathogenesis Role of RNA-binding proteins during fungal infection Molecular mechanisms of surface sensing in the rice blast fungus |
 | Dr Darren Sexton Member: Physiology of the Organism group Role of epithelial cells and granulocytes in airway inflammation. Role of Innate Immune lectins in airway inflammation & recognition of apoptotic cells, fungi, viruses & bacteria. Effect of Vitamin D and selenium on epithelial cell function and airway inflammation. |
 | Silke Robatzek Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Cell biology and plant immunity Pathogen-triggered Membrane trafficking Receptor endocytosis |
 | Dr Dietmar Steverding Member: Microbial Pathogen Biology group iron metabolism of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei drug development against protozoan parasites PCR diagnosis of sleeping sickness |
 | Dr Colwyn Thomas Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Plant-pathogen interactions Disease resistance Resistance gene evolution |
 | Dr Paul Thomas Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Regulation of secretion in pancreatic acinar cells Regulation of PI 3-kinase signalling by capacitative calcium entry Role of mitochondria in signalling pathway cross-talk |
 | Prof John Turner Member: Plant Stress and Disease group Jasmonate-mediated adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress COI1-dependent signalling RPW8-mediated resistance to powdery mildew |
 | Dr Kevin Tyler Member: Microbial Pathogen Biology group Cellular Microbiology: How do our cells respond to invasion by protozoan parasites? Eukaryotic Microbiology: How does the cell biology of protozoan parasites vary from our own? Diagnostics and Therapeutics: How can we usefully apply such knowledge? |
 | Dr Nicholas Watmough Member: Bacterial Molecules and Pathways group The formation and consumption of nitric oxide (NO) in denitrifying bacteria Oxidases and peroxidases in bacterial microaerobic metabolism The application of time-resolved spectroscopies to the study of metalloproteins |
 | Dr Grant Wheeler Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Wnt/Frizzled signalling Metalloproteinases in Xenopus development Developmental Chemical Genetics |
 | Dr Tom Wileman Member: Microbial Pathogen Biology group Cellular sites of virus replication and assembly . Use of cytoskeleton for virus movement in cells. Effects of viruses on secretion . |
 | Dr Mark Williams Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Signalling self-renewal in the human intestinal epithelium ex vivo Molecular regulation of intestinal fluid secretion in health and disease Wnt signaling pathways in colon cancer initiation |
 | Dr Michael Wormstone Member: Cell Signalling and Development group Development of in vitro models of the human eye Methods for Preventing Posterior Capsule Opacification Growth factor signalling and function |
 | Dr Douglas Yu Member: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity group Cooperation and cheating in mutualisms Tropical ecology and conservation Human behaviour |
 | Dr Cyril Zipfel Member: Plant Stress and Disease group PAMP perception PAMP signalling Bacterial disease resistance |