People

Leadership Team

Vladimir Volkov

Dr Vladimir Volkov

Reader in Biochemistry
Head of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
cell division, kinetochore, microtubules, cytoskeleton, multivalency, cryoET
Elena De Vita

Dr Elena De Vita

Lecturer in Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology
Lead for ECR & Research Environment

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Chemical Biology, Covalent ligands, Induced Proximity, PHOSTACs/ PROTACs, Drug Discovery and High throughput screening, Cancer Biology
Vito Mennella

Dr Vito Mennella

Reader in Nanoscale Biology
Lead for Research

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Airway Biology, Cilia/ centrosome/ ciliopathies, In vitro airway models, Asthma/ COPD, Volume EM, Super-resolution microscopy
Isabel M Palacios

Dr Isabel M Palacios

Lecturer of Cell Biology
Deputy Director of Research Nanchang
Lead for Engagement

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Drosophila, human organoids, human iPSCs, organogenesis, cell biophysics, cytoskeleton
Lin Su

Dr Lin Su

Lecturer in Engineering Biology
Co-Lead for Research Innovation & Impact

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Synthetic biology, Bioelectrochemistry, Extracellular electron transfer, Bio-hybrids, Biosensing