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Name	Telephone	Email	Office
Professor Rhona Anderson Professor Qualifications:FHEA, ��ǰ�� PhD, ��ǰ�� MSc, University of Abe... T: +44 (0)1895 267138 E: rhona.anderson@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267138	rhona.anderson@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 105
Dr Sara Anjomani Virmouni Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences Sara was educated at the University of Tehran, where she was awarded a Bachelor degree in animal sci... T: +44 (0)1895 268165 E: sara.anjomanivirmouni@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268165	sara.anjomanivirmouni@brunel.ac.uk
Professor Alex Blakemore Professor in Human Genomics Alex completed her first degree and PhD at the University of Sheffield. After a Postdoctoral Researc... T: +44 (0)1895 268430 E: alex.blakemore@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268430	alex.blakemore@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 236
Dr Emma Bourton Senior Lecturer (Education) in Biosciences T: +44 (0)1895 265343 E: emma.bourton@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265343	emma.bourton@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 232
Professor Joanna Bridger Professor Our research concerns how the genome is spatially organised, influenced and manipulated within its e... T: +44 (0)1895 266272 E: joanna.bridger@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266272	joanna.bridger@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 107
Dr Concetta Bubici Senior Lecturer My academic journey began with a combined 5-year BSc and MSc degree in biological sciences at the Un... T: +44 (0)1895 266544 E: concetta.bubici@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266544	concetta.bubici@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 129
Dr Ines Castro Lecturer in Genomics Ines is a Lecturer in Genomics since 2023. She is passionate about the genome and how genes switch O... T: +44 (0)1895 265741 E: ines.castro@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265741	ines.castro@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 126a
Dr Camilla Cerutti Lecturer in Inflammation, Ageing and Cancer Biology Dr Camilla Cerutti is a Lecturer in Inflammation, Ageing and Cancer Biology at ��ǰ�� University Lon... T: +44 (0)1895 266271 E: camilla.cerutti@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266271	camilla.cerutti@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 113a
Dr Jacqueline Cliff Senior Lecturer in Biosciences Jackie read Physiological Sciences at the University of Oxford, followed by an MSc in the Immunology... E: jacqueline.cliff@brunel.ac.uk		jacqueline.cliff@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 228
Dr Cristina Correia Antunes Pina Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences I am a clinically-trained research scientist working in the field of cancer epigenetics. I am fascin... T: +44 (0)1895 266676 E: cristina.pina@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266676	cristina.pina@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 229
Dr Fotios Drenos Reader in Genetic Epidemiology I am a genetic epidemiologist with an interest in computational medicine and the statistical genetic... T: +44 (0)1895 266951 E: fotios.drenos@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266951	fotios.drenos@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 237
Dr Sibylle Ermler Lecturer in Biosciences (Endocrinology and Metabolism) Sibylle Ermler is a Lecturer in Biosciences (Endocrinology and Metabolism) in the Department of Lif... E: sibylle.ermler@brunel.ac.uk		sibylle.ermler@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 001
Dr Alessandro Esposito Lecturer in Biosciences (Epigenetics) I joined the University of ��ǰ�� in 2022 as a Lecturer in Biosciences (epigenetics). I am looking f... T: +44 (0)1895 265538 E: alessandro.esposito@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265538	alessandro.esposito@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 123a
Professor Felicity Gavins Professor - Pharmacology Felicity read Pharmacology at the University of Sunderland, where she also embarked on an industrial... T: +44 (0)1895 267151 E: felicity.gavins@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267151	felicity.gavins@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 111
Dr Yukti Hari Gupta Lecturer (Education) in Biosciences I am a lecturer (Education) in Biosciences and Programme co-lead for BSc Life Sciences at CHMLS. I a... T: +44 (0)1895 267097 E: yukti.harigupta@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267097	yukti.harigupta@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 103
Dr Victor Hernandez Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences Over the last ten years I have focused my career in studying of the molecular mechanisms behind huma... T: +44 (0)1895 267635 E: victor.hernandez@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267635	victor.hernandez@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 226
Dr Joseph Hetmanski Lecturer in Cell Biology I am an interdisciplinary researcher using microscopy and mathematical modelling to study how cells ... T: +44 (0)1895 265125 E: joseph.hetmanski@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265125	joseph.hetmanski@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 113a
Dr Thomas Hofken Senior Lecturer Qualifications:1998: PhD, University of Marburg and University of Bochum (Germany) 1993: Diplom in... T: +44 (0)1895 267847 E: thomas.hofken@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267847	thomas.hofken@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 113b
Dr Ashley Houlden Lecturer in Biosciences I am a Microbial Ecologist in the Division of Biosciences, within the College of Health and Life Sci... T: +44 (0)1895 265558 E: ashley.houlden@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265558	ashley.houlden@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 232
Dr Doreen Lau Lecturer in Inflammation, Ageing and Cancer Biology Dr Doreen Lau is a Lecturer at ��ǰ�� University of London, and a visiting researcher at University ... T: +44 (0)1895 265508 E: doreen.lau@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265508	doreen.lau@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 227
Dr Annabelle Lewis Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences I am a lecturer in biomedical sciences and run a research laboratory. My research interest is cancer... T: +44 (0)1895 266607 E: annabelle.lewis@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266607	annabelle.lewis@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 130
Dr Su-ling Li Honorary Reader Qualifications: · 1983 MD, Suzhou Medical University, China. · 1994 Ph.D, De... T: +44 (0)1895 266288 E: su-ling.li@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266288	su-ling.li@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 126
Dr Evgeny Makarov Senior Lecturer Qualifications: PhD, Molecular Biology – Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Kiev, USSR MS... T: +44 (0)1895 268673 E: evgeny.makarov@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268673	evgeny.makarov@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 113b
Dr Ruchira Mann Lecturer (Education) in Biosciences Dr Mann graduated in BSc Biomedical Sciences in 2016 before comepleting her PhD in nanomedicine in 2... T: +44 (0)1895 266711 E: ruchira.mann2@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266711	ruchira.mann2@brunel.ac.uk
Professor Ronan Mccarthy Professor in Biomedical Sciences Ronan gained his Bachelor of Science in Genetics with first class honours from University College Co... T: +44 (0)1895 268441 E: ronan.mccarthy@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268441	ronan.mccarthy@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 233
Professor Kefah Mokbel Honorary Professor Professor Kefah Mokbel is an internationally renowned breast cancer surgeon and researcher with expe... E: kefah.mokbel@brunel.ac.uk		kefah.mokbel@brunel.ac.uk
Dr Nicholas Morris Honorary Senior Lecturer I have worked as a bioscientist for over 30 years and for the last 20 years I have been teaching acr... T: +44 (0)1895 265641 E: nicholas.morris@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265641	nicholas.morris@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 229
Dr Ansar Pathan Lecturer T: +44 (0)1895 267761 E: ansar.pathan@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267761	ansar.pathan@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 227
Dr Raha Pazoki Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences Raha Pazok MD PhD FHEA is a medical doctor and an epidemiologist. She studied Epidemiology at t... E: raha.pazoki@brunel.ac.uk		raha.pazoki@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolf 132
Dr Keith Redpath Lecturer in Biosciences (Vascular Biology) Keith graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences, Physiology from the University of Aberdeen... T: +44 (0)1895 265514 E: keith.redpath@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265514	keith.redpath@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 123a
Dr Terry Roberts Senior Lecturer in Biosciences T: +44 (0)1895 268436 E: terry.roberts@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268436	terry.roberts@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 113b
Dr Christian Rudolph Reader Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. Thousands of proteins have to be ... T: +44 (0)1895 265372 E: christian.rudolph@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265372	christian.rudolph@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 112
Dr Michelle Sahai Lecturer in Biosciences Dr Michelle Sahai is a Lecturer in Biosciences (Drug Discovery) since 2024. She completed her first ... T: +44 (0)1895 267959 E: michelle.sahai@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267959	michelle.sahai@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 227
Professor Arturo Sala Professor Trained in Biochemistry and Cellular Biology at the University of Rome and the Italian National Inst... T: +44 (0)1895 265547 E: arturo.sala@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265547	arturo.sala@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 123A
Dr Ayca Sayi Yazgan Lecturer in Biosciences, I am a biomedical scientist specializing in pathogen-immune system interactions within gastrointesti... T: +44 (0)1895 268790 E: ayca.sayiyazgan@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268790	ayca.sayiyazgan@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 229
Mr Martin Scholze Research Fellow I am a mathematician with a strong background in statistics and biology. My academic research has c... E: martin.scholze@brunel.ac.uk		martin.scholze@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 001
Dr Cristiano Scotta Lecturer in Biosciences Dr Cristiano Scottà is currently a Lecturer in Biosciences at ��ǰ�� University and a Visitin... T: +44 (0)1895 265727 E: cristiano.scotta@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265727	cristiano.scotta@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 129
Dr Cristina Sisu Senior Lecturer in Genomic Data Analytics Dr Sisu joined ��ǰ�� University as Lecturer in Genomic Data Analytics in April 2017. Prior to that,... T: +44 (0)1895 268999 E: cristina.sisu@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268999	cristina.sisu@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 238
Dr Predrag Slijepcevic Senior Lecturer & Bicgp/Research Co-Ordinator Qualifications: PhD in Radiation Biology, University of Sarajevo MSc in Radiation Biology, Universit... T: +44 (0)1895 266302 E: predrag.slijepcevic@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266302	predrag.slijepcevic@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 108
Dr Steven Smith Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences Steven obtained a B.Sc. in Medical Sciences from the University of Leeds and received a Ph.D. for a ... T: +44 (0)1895 268956 E: steven.smith@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 268956	steven.smith@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 132
Dr Gudrun Stenbeck Divisional Lead - Biosciences / Lecturer / Work Placement Co-Ordinator Qualifications: 1993: PhD in Chemical Technology/Biochemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Germa... T: +44 (0)1895 265891 E: gudrun.stenbeck@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265891	gudrun.stenbeck@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 231
Dr Barbara Tanos-Lora Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences A global nomad, Dr Barbara Tanos received her undergraduate degree from the University Buenos Aires,... T: +44 (0)1895 265610 E: barbara.tanos@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265610	barbara.tanos@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 113a
Professor Michael Themis Professor - Gene Therapy and Genotoxicity Dr Themis is a Reader in the Department of Life Sciences ��ǰ�� and an Honorary Le... T: +44 (0)1895 267252 E: michael.themis@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267252	michael.themis@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 235
Dr Kazunori Tomita Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences Research theme: Telomere biology and chromosome maintenance Career: 2019- ... E: kazunori.tomita@brunel.ac.uk		kazunori.tomita@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 226
Dr Sabrina Tosi Reader Dr Sabrina Tosi graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of Milan (Italy) in 1989 and then... T: +44 (0)1895 267218 E: sabrina.tosi@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 267218	sabrina.tosi@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 131
Dr Anthony Tsolaki Senior Lecturer/UG Admissions Tutor Qualifications:DPhil, University of Oxford, 1999 MSc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medici... T: +44 (0)1895 266077 E: anthony.tsolaki@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266077	anthony.tsolaki@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 234
Dr Ahmet Ucar Senior Lecturer In Toxicology I am a senior lecturer in toxicology at the ��ǰ�� and an honorary research fellow... T: +44 (0)1895 266461 E: ahmet.ucar@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 266461	ahmet.ucar@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 123a
Professor Paola Vagnarelli Professor - Cell Biology Qualifications: PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Pavia, Italy Degree in Bi... T: +44 (0)1895 265025 E: paola.vagnarelli@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265025	paola.vagnarelli@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 106
Dr Sam Willcocks Lecturer in Biosciences (Microbiology & Infectious Diseases) Sam joined ��ǰ�� as a Lecturer in Biosciences in 2022 from the London School of H... T: +44 (0)1895 265460 E: sam.willcocks@brunel.ac.uk	+44 (0)1895 265460	sam.willcocks@brunel.ac.uk	Heinz Wolff 228