Dr Nicola Whiffin
Title of Research Project Bridging the diagnostic gap: realising non-coding variant identification and classification in the clinic. Website
Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Professor James Davies
Title of Research Project Using base pair mapping of genome architecture to interrogate the mechanisms by which enhancers control transcription
Professor Frances M Platt
Fellow 1996-2002 Area of Current Research Interests The cell biology of glycosphingolipids and the role of these molecules in the pathophysiology of sphingolipid storage diseases, with emphasis on translating these findings into human therapy. Other Information Granted 6 months maternity…
Professor Barry V L Potter
Fellow 1987-1995 Area of Current Research Interests Chemistry of signal transduction and calcium signalling pathways involving IP3, cADPR and NAADP. Using a variety of synthetic, medicinal and biological chemistry methods to investigate enzyme inhibition, drug design and endocrinology, primarily in…
Professor Tatjana Saulka-Spengler
Fellow 2013-2018 Area of Current Research Interests Decoding gene regulatory circuits controlling multipotency of neural crest Other Information Elected member of the Institute, 2018.
Professor Geoffrey L Smith
Fellow 1988-1992 Area of Current Research Interests Virology, particularly vaccinia virus, the smallpox vaccine, and how it enters and leaves cells and interferes with the innate immune system. Other Information Jenner Fellow of the Lister Institute, 1988. Reader in Bacteriology,…
Professor Anant B Parekh
Fellow 2001-2005 Area of Current Research Interests Regulation of calcium signalling and calcium-dependent exocytosis in mast cells. Other Information Awarded the Wellcome Prize in Physiology 2002 by the UK Physiological Society. Elected to the Monsanto Senior Research Fellowship, Exeter College,…
Professor Simon Draper
Fellow 2013 – 2019 Area of Current Research Interests Vaccine-induced immunity, with particular focus on antibody immunology and human malaria infection. Other Information Supernumerary Fellow of Merton College, October 2009 Jenner Investigator, December 2010. Associate Professor, University of Oxford, July…
Professor Andrew J King
Fellow 1986-1991 Area of Current Research Interests Neural basis for active listening through the investigation of how neurons in the hearing centres of the brain adapt to the statistics of sound stimulation, which constantly change in real-life environments, integrate other…
Professor Robert Klose
Fellow 2011-2019 Area of Current Research Interests Understanding how CpG islands and chromatin regulate gene expression and development in mammals. Other Information Elected EMBO Young Investigator 2010. Francis Crick lecture, 2015. Elected to membership of the Institute 2016. Named Chair…