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Institute for Life Sciences

Our people

Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 430 academic members from across all the University’s faculties.

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Dr Cathy Lucas

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • The role of gelatinous zooplankton in ecosystem structure and function.
  • Causes and consequences of jellyfish blooms.
  • Jellyfish and ecosystem servives in the coastal zone.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Cecilia D'angelo

Associate Professor
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Professor Charles Keevil

Professor In Environmental Health Care
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Dr Charlie Birts

Lecturer in Antibody Therapeutics

Research interests

  • Antibody Therapy
  • Metastic Breast Cancer
  • Obesity and Breast Cancer
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Dr Chengchen Zhang PhD

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Therapeutic and biosensing platforms
  • Material engineering
  • Antidrug Resistance

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Cheryl Metcalf

Head of School
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Dr Chiara Dall'ora

Associate Professor in Health Workforce

Research interests

  • Health workforce organisation
  • Shift work
  • Occupational health - burnout

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Chieh-Hsi Wu

Lecturer in Statistics

Research interests

  • Statistical methods
  • Phylogenetics
  • Forensic science

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Chris Franks

Lecturer in Life Sciences
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