Supervisor Email Research Profile Themes
Aguirre Gutierrez, Dr Jesus j.aguirregutierrez@imperial.ac.uk Tropical ecology, Remote Sensing, Functional Ecology, Species Distribution Modelling, Biodiversity and Climate Change
Ali, Dr Maruf maruf.ali@imperial.ac.uk

ER protein homeostasis and cell survival mechanisms in disease, Structural biology, Cryo-EM, Biochemistry and Cryo-ET
Barkoulas, Professor Michail (Michalis) m.barkoulas@imperial.ac.uk Stem cell biology, innate immunity, gene expression, functional genetics, host-pathogen interactions
Basu, Dr Srinjan srinjan.basu@imperial.ac.uk /people/srinjan.basu Biophysics, Imaging, Genomics, Gene expression, Stem cell differentiation
Beeby, Dr Morgan Douglas m.beeby@imperial.ac.uk Electron cryotomography, bacterial molecular machines, molecular evolution, bacterial flagellar motility
Bell, Professor Thomas Darwin Charlton thomas.bell@imperial.ac.uk Microbial ecology, bacteria, ecosystem functioning, plant-microbe interactions, biodiversity
Bidartondo, Professor Martin I m.bidartondo@imperial.ac.uk Mycorrhizas, ecology, ecosystems, plants, fungi
Brady, Professor Hugh  h.brady@imperial.ac.uk Immunotherapy, cell therapy, cancer therapeutics, autoimmune disease, innate immune cell biology
Bubeck, Professor Doryen Althea d.bubeck@imperial.ac.uk structural biology, CryoEM, antimicrobial resistance, immunology
Burt, Professor Austin a.burt@imperial.ac.uk Population genetics, genetic biocontrol, computational biology, malaria, gene drive
Byrne, Professor Bernadette b.byrne@imperial.ac.uk membrane proteins, membrane transporters, structural biology, function, lipid interactions
Chatzigeorgiou, Dr Marios m.chatzigeorgiou@imperial.ac.uk Evolution of nervous systems, sensory neurobiology, behaviour, calcium imaging
Cota, Dr Ernesto e.cota@imperial.ac.uk Structural Biology - Candida albicans - Cyclic peptides - Biomolecular NMR - Protein-protein interactions
Crisanti, Professor Andrea a.drcrisanti@imperial.ac.uk Gene editing, gene drive, genetic vector control, CRISPR-Cas9, malaria control
David, Dr Alessia alessia.david09@imperial.ac.uk Decipering molecular mechanisms of disease, genotype-phenotype relationship, 3D structures, genome variation
Davis, Professor Daniel Michael d.davis@imperial.ac.uk

Immunology, Microscopy, Cancer, Viruses, Human Natural Killer cells
Dias da Costa, Dr Tiago Rafael t.costa@imperial.ac.uk

Structural Biology, CryoEM, AI, AMR, Phage Biology, Microbiology
Dionne, Professor Marc Stuart m.dionne@imperial.ac.uk

Infection biology, innate immunity, bacterial infection, host-pathogen interaction, immune-metabolic interaction
Endres, Professor Robert Gunter r.endres@imperial.ac.uk Emergent pattern formation, chemotaxis, information processing, physical limits of sensing, artificial intelligence
Ewers, Professor Robert Mark r.ewers@imperial.ac.uk

Whole-system ecology, ecosystem energetics
Fiorello, Dr Isabella  i.fiorello@imperial.ac.uk Bioinspired and biohybrid robotics; Plant tissues; Multifunctional materials; Reforestation; Sustainability
Frankel, Professor Gad Meir g.frankel@imperial.ac.uk

 
Franks, Professor Nicholas Peter FMedSci FRS (Nick) n.franks@imperial.ac.uk Function of sleep; Brain clearance; Neuronal mechanisms; Sleep circuitry; Neurodegenerative diseases
Gilestro, Dr Giorgio Francesco g.gilestro@imperial.ac.uk function and evolution of sleep, consciousness, artificial minds
Gill, Dr Richard John r.gill@imperial.ac.uk Behaviour, ecology, evolution, insects, plants, global change, climate, ecosystem function
Guerra, Dr Nadia n.guerra@imperial.ac.uk Tumour Immunology, immunotherapy, Natural Killer cells, advanced flow cytometry, nanopore sequencing
Isalan, Professor Mark m.isalan@imperial.ac.uk Synthetic biology; zinc finger gene therapy; AI-directed evolution of proteins and gene networks; nitrogenases
Leroi, Professor Armand Marie a.leroi@imperial.ac.uk  
Lo Celso, Professor Cristina c.lo-celso@imperial.ac.uk

 
Matthews, Professor Stephen John (Steve) s.j.matthews@imperial.ac.uk Structural Biology, CryoEM, NMR, Bacterial pathogenesis, Vaccine Design
Meccariello, Dr Angela a.meccariello@imperial.ac.uk Sex Determination Insects,insect pest management, Genetic control, CRISPR-Cas gene editing, non-GM technologies.
Murray, Dr James William j.w.murray@imperial.ac.uk protein design, structural biology, photosynthesis, nitrogenase
Nixon, Professor Peter Julian p.nixon@imperial.ac.uk

synthetic biology, re-engineering photosynthesis, protein biochemistry, structural biology
Orme, Dr Christopher David L'estrange (David) d.orme@imperial.ac.uk

 
Osier, Professor Faith Hope Among'in (Faith) f.osier@imperial.ac.uk

 
Pawar, Professor Samraat s.pawar@imperial.ac.uk Global change, Ecosystems, Microbiome engineering, Computing, Mathematical modelling. Microbial Ecology and Evolution
Pearse, Dr William David (Will) will.pearse@imperial.ac.uk

 
Prentice, Professor Iain Colin FRS (Colin) c.prentice@imperial.ac.uk

 
Rosindell, Professor James Lloyd j.rosindell@imperial.ac.uk Ecology, Phylogeny, Conservation, models and computational methods
Rouse, Sarah s.rouse@imperial.ac.uk Structural biology - cryoEM/molecular modelling and simulation; membranes /lipids; viral vectors
Rutherford, Professor Alfred William FRS (Bill) a.rutherford@imperial.ac.uk

Photosynthesis, Bioenergetics, Molecular enzymology, Biophysics, Structure/mechanism
Savolainen, Professor Vincent v.savolainen@imperial.ac.uk /people/v.savolainen Evolution, Behaviour, Primatology, Sexuality, Ecology
Sheppard, Dr Sam PhD sam.sheppard09@imperial.ac.uk

Immunology, Natural Killer cells, Metabolism, Microscopy, Cancer
Song, Dr Jie j.song@imperial.ac.uk Plant developmental biology, regeneration, epigenetics, chromatin regulation
Tiengwe, Dr Calvin Weoponche c.tiengwe@imperial.ac.uk

 
Trizzino, Dr Marco m.trizzino@imperial.ac.uk

 
Turnbull, Professor Colin Graham Nelson c.turnbull@imperial.ac.uk Plant immunity, aphids, effector proteins, functional genomics, climate change impacts
Vecchioni, Dr Simon s.vecchioni@imperial.ac.uk

DNA Nanotechnology, molecular electronics, crystallography, DNA metalation, origin of life
Vlachou, Dr Dina d.vlachou@imperial.ac.uk /people/d.vlachou malaria transmission biology; ookinete invasion, egress and immune evasion; nanobody engineering; parasite vesicle trafficking; gene drive modified mosquitoes.
Waring, Dr Bonnie Grace b.waring@imperial.ac.uk ecosystem ecology, restoration ecology, carbon cycle, soil science, microbial ecology
Weinzierl, Dr Robert Otto Johannes r.weinzierl@imperial.ac.uk gene expression, oncoproteins, intrinsically disordered proteins, molecular dynamics, bioprotacs
Windbichler, Dr Nikolai n.windbichler@imperial.ac.uk

Engineering Biology, Gene Drives, Synthetic Biology, Malaria, Vector Biology, Genetic engineering of natural populations
Wisden, Professor William FMedSci FRS (Bill) w.wisden@imperial.ac.uk

sleep, dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, neuroscience
Woodward, Professor Guy guy.woodward@imperial.ac.uk

 

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