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Richard Buggs

Prof Richard Buggs

Professor of Evolutionary Genomics
Senior Research Leader (Plant Health & Adaptation) at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/richardbuggs.html

genomics, speciation, tree health, hybridisation, polyploidy, genetics

Tanai Cardona

Dr Tanai Cardona

Reader in Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/dr-tanai-cardona---.html

Photosynthesis, Photosystem, Directed Evolution, Molecular Evolution, Cyanobacteria

Lars Chittka

Prof Lars Chittka

Professor of Sensory and Behavioural Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
020 7882 3043

chittkalab.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/lars.html

animal cognition, sensory systems, pollination ecology, social insects, animal consciousness, animal welfare

Mario dos Reis

Dr Mario dos Reis

Reader in Statistical Phylogenetics

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

dosreislab.github.io/

Phylogenetics, Molecular Evolution, Genomics, Population Genetics

Christopher Duffy

Dr Christopher Duffy

Senior Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Director of Admissions (SBBS)

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/christopherduffy.html

Photosynthetic Light-Harvesting, Open Quantum Systems, Astrobiology, Bioenergetics

Christophe Eizaguirre

Prof Christophe Eizaguirre

Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Head of Biology Department

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/christopheeizaguirre.html

Conservation, Genomics, Endangered Species, Sea Turtles

Mohamed Elbadawi

Dr Mohamed Elbadawi

Lecturer in Computational Physiology / Biomedicine

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/dr-mohamed-elbadawi.html
Maurice Elphick

Prof Maurice Elphick

Professor of Animal Physiology and Neuroscience

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/mauriceelphick.html

Neuropeptide, Evolution, Neurobiology, Echinoderm, Physiology

Christoph Engl

Dr Christoph Engl

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/christophengl.html
Ozge Eyice-Broadbent

Dr Ozge Eyice-Broadbent

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/ozgeeyicebroadbent.html
Tom Fayle

Dr Tom Fayle

Senior Lecturer in Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.tomfayle.com

Network ecology, Big data, Ant-plant interactions, Tropical ecology

Matteo Fumagalli

Dr Matteo Fumagalli

Senior Lecturer in Genetics

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/matteo-fumagalli.html

population genetics, bioinformatics, machine learning, evolutionary biology, human evolution

Guy Hanke

Dr Guy Hanke

Senior Lecturer in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/guyhanke.html
Lee Henry

Dr Lee Henry

Reader in Molecular Microbial Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/leehenry.html
J Iwan Jones

Prof J Iwan Jones

Head of the River Communities Group

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/jiwanjones.html
Pavel Kratina

Dr Pavel Kratina

Senior Lecturer in Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/pavelkratina.html
Andrew Leitch

Prof Andrew Leitch

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/andrewleitch.html
Ian McFadden

Dr Ian McFadden

Lecturer in Computational Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/dr-ian-mcfadden.html
Conrad Mullineaux

Prof Conrad Mullineaux

Professor of Microbiology
Head of Biochemistry

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
020 7882 3645

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/conradmullineaux.html

Cyanobacteria, Photosynthesis, Bacterial cell biology

Richard Nichols

Prof Richard Nichols

Professor of Evolutionary Genetics

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/richardnichols.html
Valdas Noreika

Dr Valdas Noreika

Lecturer in Psychology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/valdas-noreika.html

Sleep and dreaming, Consciousness, Inter-brain synchronisation, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Time processing, Electroencephalography

Vicencio Oostra

Dr Vicencio Oostra

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/vicencio-oostra.html
SaeJune Park

Dr SaeJune Park

Lecturer in THz Electronics and Head of THz Laboratory

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London

sites.google.com/view/qmulthz

Environmental Science, Sustainability, Microplastics, Sensors, Terahertz (THz), Spectroscopy

Samuel Pironon

Dr Samuel Pironon

Lecturer in Conservation Biology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/samuel-pironon.html
Axel Rossberg

Dr Axel Rossberg

Reader in Theoretical Ecology
Centre Lead

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/axelrossberg.html

Theoretical Ecology, Biodiversity, Complex Systems

Stephen Rossiter

Prof Stephen Rossiter

Professor of Molecular Ecology and Evolution

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
020 7882 5096

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/stephenrossiter.html

Molecular ecology, bat ecology and evolution, Mammalian phylogenetics, southeast Asian biodiversity

Alexander Ruban

Professor Alexander Ruban

Professor in Biophysics

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
020 7882 6314

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/alexanderruban.html

photosynthesis, light harvesting, chloroplast adaptation, NPQ, xanthophylls, spectroscopy

Angelika Stollewerk

Dr Angelika Stollewerk

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/angelikastollewerk.html
Mark Trimmer

Prof Mark Trimmer

Professor of Biogeochemistry

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
020 7882 3007

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/marktrimmer.html

Biogeochemistry, Anammox, Methane cycling, Nitrogen cycling, Microbial ecology, Climate warming

Petra Ungerer

Dr Petra Ungerer

Technical Facilities Manager

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/petraungerer.html
Elisabetta Versace

Dr Elisabetta Versace

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.preparedmindslab.org/

animal cognition, predispositions, experimental evolution, early cognition, crossmodality, dance science - positive psychology

Yannick Wurm

Prof Yannick Wurm

Professor of Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/yannickwurm.html

genome evolution, bioinformatics, ants, pollinators, pollinator health, social insects