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Richard Buggs

Prof Richard Buggs

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

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
genomics, speciation, tree health, hybridisation, polyploidy, genetics
Tanai Cardona

Dr Tanai Cardona

Reader in Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Photosynthesis, Photosystem, Directed Evolution, Molecular Evolution, Cyanobacteria
Lars Chittka

Prof Lars Chittka

Professor of Sensory and Behavioural Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
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
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
Photosynthetic Light-Harvesting, Open Quantum Systems, Astrobiology, Bioenergetics
Christophe Eizaguirre

Prof Christophe Eizaguirre

Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Head of The Department of Biology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Conservation, Genomics, Endangered Species, Sea Turtles
Mohamed Elbadawi

Dr Mohamed Elbadawi

Lecturer in Computational Physiology / Biomedicine

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Maurice Elphick

Prof Maurice Elphick

Professor of Animal Physiology and Neuroscience

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Neuropeptide, Evolution, Neurobiology, Echinoderm, Physiology
Christoph Engl

Dr Christoph Engl

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology
Deputy Head of Biochemistry Department and Director of MSc Molecular Cell Biology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Molecular Cell Biology of Bacteria, Cellular Adaptation, Single-cell Biology, RNA Processing and Repair
Özge Eyice

Dr Özge Eyice

Senior Lecturer in Microbial Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Microbial ecology, Methane cycle, Organosulfur compounds, Coastal ecosystems, Resource recovery, Wastewater treatment
Tom Fayle

Dr Tom Fayle

Senior Lecturer in Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Network ecology, Big data, Ant-plant interactions, Tropical ecology
Matteo Fumagalli

Dr Matteo Fumagalli

Senior Lecturer in Genetics
Head of Biology Department

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
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
Lee Henry

Dr Lee Henry

Reader in Molecular Microbial Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Evolution, Ecology, Genomics, Symbiosis, Entomology, Microbiology
J Iwan Jones

Prof J Iwan Jones

Head of the River Communities Group

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Pavel Kratina

Dr Pavel Kratina

Senior Lecturer in Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Climate warming, Biodiversity loss, Food webs, Network rewiring, Aquatic-terrestrial linkages, Diet tracing and stable isotopes
Andrew Leitch

Prof Andrew Leitch

Professor of Plant Genetics
Deputy Head of The Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
polyploidy, evolution, interspecific hybridisation, biodiversity finance, genome size, grassland ecology
Ian McFadden

Dr Ian McFadden

Lecturer in Computational Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
global ecology, artificial intelligence, computer vision, species interactions, community ecology, biogeography
Conrad Mullineaux

Prof Conrad Mullineaux

Professor of Microbiology
Bacteriology Theme Lead

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Cyanobacteria, Photosynthesis, Bacterial cell biology
Richard Nichols

Prof Richard Nichols

Professor of Evolutionary Genetics

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Population Genetics, Evolutionary Genomics, Bayesian Analysis, Conservation, Range Expansion, Invasive Species
Valdas Noreika

Dr Valdas Noreika

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Sleep and dreaming, Consciousness, Inter-brain synchronisation, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Time processing, Environmental psychology
Vicencio Oostra

Dr Vicencio Oostra

Future Leaders Fellow & Senior Lecturer

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
tropical butterflies, evolutionary adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, gene regulation, population and comparative genomics, biodiversity
SaeJune Park

Dr SaeJune Park

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Terahertz Electronics
Head of Terahertz Laboratory & EECS Academic Laser Safety Officer

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Terahertz (THz), Spectroscopy, Photonics, Sensors, Environmental Science, Future telecommunication
Samuel Pironon

Dr Samuel Pironon

Lecturer in Conservation Biology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
macroecology, global change, plant diversity and distribution, species uses, food diversification, computational ecology
Axel Rossberg

Dr Axel Rossberg

Reader in Theoretical Ecology
Head of The Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Theoretical Ecology, Biodiversity Patterns, Biodiversity Finance, Complex Systems
Stephen Rossiter

Prof Stephen Rossiter

Professor of Molecular Ecology and Evolution

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Molecular ecology, bat ecology and evolution, Mammalian phylogenetics, southeast Asian biodiversity
Alexander Ruban

Prof Alexander Ruban

Professor in Biophysics

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
photosynthesis, light harvesting, chloroplast adaptation, NPQ, xanthophylls, spectroscopy
Angelika Stollewerk

Dr Angelika Stollewerk

Emeritus Reader

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Mark Trimmer

Prof Mark Trimmer

Professor of Biogeochemistry

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Biogeochemistry, Anammox, Methane cycling, Nitrogen cycling, Microbial ecology, Climate warming
Petra Ungerer

Dr Petra Ungerer

Technical Facilities Manager

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Elisabetta Versace

Dr Elisabetta Versace

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
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
genome evolution, bioinformatics, ants, pollinators, pollinator health, social insects