
People
Collectively, the School of Biosciences and Medicine is home to around 200 staff, including close to 100 lecturers, senior lectures, readers and professors, along with a number of teaching and senior teaching fellows.
We also have a technical team who underpin the research laboratory environment and teaching activity of the School, and a number of administrative staff.
Meet the team
Head of school

Professor David Blackbourn
Head of the School of Biosciences and Medicine
Academic staff

Dr Kourosh Ahmadi
Reader in Nutritional Sciences

Dr Sarah Allison
Lecturer in Health and Exercise Science

Dr Simon Archer
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Research

Dr Mohammad Asim
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Cancer Molecular Biology

Giuseppe Atzori
Senior Sleep Technologist

Dr Claudio Avignone Rossa
Professor of Systems Microbiology

Dr Ian Bailey
Teaching Fellow

Dr Sarah Bailey
Teaching Fellow in Physiology

Dr Alice Banks
Research Fellow in Synthetic Biology

Dr Matteo Barberis
Reader in Systems Biology

Dr Sarah Bath
Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition

Dr Dany Beste
Senior Lecturer in Microbial Metabolism

Dr Kikki Bodman-Smith
School Director for Learning and Teaching, Lecturer in Immunology, Director of Biomedical Science Programmes

Dr Jonathan Brown
Senior Teaching Fellow in Nutrition and Food Science

Professor Michael Bushell
Emeritus Professor of Microbiology

Dr Patrizia Camelliti
Lecturer in Cardiovascular Biology

Dr Paola Campagnolo
Lecturer in Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences

Dr Adam Collins
Principal Teaching Fellow in Nutrition

Dr Alison Cottell
Tutor in Microbiology

Dr Ben Creagh-Brown
Reader (Clinical)

Dr Alexessander Da Silva Couto Alves
Lecturer in Bioinformatics

Dr Ayse Demirkan
Research Fellow

Dr Tony Dhillon
Senior Lecturer in Oncology, University of Surrey, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Royal Surrey County Hospital

Professor Derk-Jan Dijk
Professor of Sleep and Physiology, Director Surrey Sleep Research Centre

Dr Hermanus Draisma
Research Fellow in Statistical Multi-Omics Modelling and Analysis

Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters
Professor of Immunology, Lead for University Research Theme Lifelong Health

Professor Gill Elliott
Professor of Virology

Dr Ruan Elliott
Associate Dean (Doctoral College); Senior Lecturer in Nutrition

Professor Vincent Emery
Emeritus Professor of Translational Virology

Dr Barbara Engel
Senior Teaching Fellow in Nutrition and Dietetics

Dr Giuseppe Facchetti
Lecturer in Systems Biology

Dr Saeed Farjami
Research Fellow in Mathematical Biology of Cell Differentiation

Dr Benjamin Field
Clinical Reader in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Dr Barbara Fielding
Reader in Nutritional Sciences

Lui Forni
Honorary Professor

Professor Heather Gage
Professor of Health Economics

Professor Andre Gerber
Professor of RNA Biology

Dr Veronica Giacintucci
Teaching Fellow in Food Science

Dr Terri Grassby
Lecturer in Food Science

Professor Bruce Griffin
Professor of Nutritional Metabolism

Dr Kiran Kumar Guruswamy Ravindran
Research Fellow in Sleep Physiology and Dementia

Dr Jorge Gutierrez
Lecturer in Food Microbiology

Dr Kath Hart
Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics

Dr Hana Hassanin
Medical Director of Surrey Clinical Research Facility

Robert Hatch
Teaching fellow, Biosciences Foundation

Professor Christian Heiss
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr Suzie Hingley-Wilson
Lecturer in Bacteriology

Dr Uy Hoang
Research Fellow

Eleanor Holmes
Teaching Fellow in Nutrition and Dietetics

Dr Sam Hopkins
Teaching fellow (learning develoment)

Dr Jim Huggett
Senior Lecturer, Analytical Microbiology

Dr Andrew Hulton
Teaching Fellow in Sport and Exercise Sciences

Dr Julie Hunt
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences

Dr Cheryl Isherwood
Research Fellow

Dr Rita Jabr
Senior Lecturer in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Dr Jonathan Johnston
Professor of Chronobiology and Integrative Physiology

Cecile Jones
Teaching Fellow in Dietetics

Dr Marika Kaakinen
Lecturer in Statistical Multi-omics

Dr Youngchan Kim
Lecturer in Quantum Biology

Dr Emma Laing
Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Head of Bioinformatics

Dr Helen Lambert
Teaching Fellow in Public Health Nutrition

Professor Susan Lanham-New
Head of the Department of Nutritional Sciences

Yingrui Li
Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow

Professor Nicolas Locker
Professor of Virology

Professor Steven Lockley
Professor, Vice-Chancellor Fellow

Dr Elaina Maldonado
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Carlos Maluquer de Motes
Lecturer in Virus/Host Interactions

Dr Ralph Manders
Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

Dr Kevin Maringer
Lecturer in Microbiology

Dr Peter Mayerhofer
Lecturer in Molecular Immunology

Professor Johnjoe McFadden
Professor of Molecular Genetics, Associate Dean (International)

Professor John McVey
Head of Department of Biochemical Sciences, Professor of Cardiovascular Biology

Dr Lisie Meira
Lecturer in DNA Damage and Ageing

Dr Thomas Mendum
CL3 Manager

Dr Agnieszka Michael
Reader in Oncology , Consultant Medical Oncologist

Dr Benita Middleton
Senior Research Fellow

Dr Lisa Mohebati
Research Fellow

Dr Chinyere Okoro
Lecturer in Bacteriology

Professor Hardev Pandha
Professor of Medical Oncology

Professor Inga Prokopenko
Professor e-One Health and Head of Statistical Multi-Omics

Dr Razieh Rafieenia
Postdoctoral research fellow

Professor Margaret Rayman
Professor of Nutritional Medicine

Dr Kate Relph
Postdoctoral Reseach Fellow

Dr Victoria Revell
Lecturer in Translational Sleep and Circadian Physiology

Dr Natalie Riddell
Lecturer in Immunology and Ageing

Dr Jennifer Ritchie
Senior Lecturer in Microbial Pathogenesis

Dr Denise Robertson
Reader in Nutritional Physiology

Dr Tracey Robertson
Research Fellow

Dr Andrea Rocco
Senior Lecturer in Physics and Mathematical Biology

Stefan Roediger
Associate with Department of Microbial Sciences

Kostiantyn Rudomotkin
Computational and Data Storage Facility Manager

Professor David Russell-Jones
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow

Dr Lorenzo Santorelli
Programme Director for Biological Sciences and Teaching fellow in Zoology

Dr Julie Seibt
Lecturer in Sleep and Plasticity

Dr Nick Selemetas
Teaching Fellow

Dr Billy Senington
Teaching Fellow in Sport and Exercise Science

Dr Rachel Simmonds
Senior Lecturer in Immunopathogenesis

Professor Debra Skene
Professor of Neuroendocrinology

Professor Simon Skene
Head of Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Professor of Medical Statistics

Professor Graham Stewart
Head of the Department of Microbial Sciences

Dr Mira Sulonen
Research Fellow

Dr Shelini Surendran
Teaching Fellow, Biosciences Foundation

Professor Simon Taylor
Professor of Ophthalmology

Dr Alfred Thumser
Senior Teaching Fellow in Biochemistry

Dr Sarah Trinder
Teaching Fellow in Pharmacology, Programme Director BSc Biochemistry

Professor Margot Umpleby
Diabetes & Metabolic Medicine Research

Dr Daan Van Der Veen
Senior Lecturer in Sleep and Chronobiology

Louise Walker
Teaching Fellow (Dietetics) & Admissions Tutor (Dietetics)

Dr Martin Whyte
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Metabolic Medicine

James Wild
Teaching Fellow in Sport & Exercise Science

Juliet Wilson
Teaching Fellow in Nutritional Sciences

Saskia Wilson-Barnes
Postgraduate Research Assistant & Research Fellow

Dr Raphaelle Winsky-Sommerer
Reader in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Emma Wise
Research Fellow in Virology

Dr Changhao Wu
Reader in Cell Physiology

Professor Simon de Lusignan
Professor of Primary Care and Clinical Informatics, and Vice Chancellor's Fellow

Dr Ciro della Monica
Research Fellow

Dr Johanna von Gerichten
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Visiting staff
Name | Role |
Abdelali Agouni | Visiting Lecturer |
Aftab Ala | Visiting Professor |
Zahid Asghar | Visiting Researcher |
Alexis Bailey | Visiting Lecturer |
Fiona Barker | Visiting Research Fellow |
Andrew Beale | Visiting Researcher |
Izhar Bhagwan | Visiting Senior Lecturer |
Richard Budgett | Visiting Professor |
Helen Carr | Visiting Research Fellow |
Spyridon Chalkiadakis | Visiting Research Fellow |
Priti Chivers | Visiting Professor |
Nicholas Cole | Visiting Clinical Research Fellow |
Helen Coley | Visiting Senior Lecturer |
Martin Cook | Visiting Professor |
Ben Creagh-Brown | Visiting Fellow |
Andrew Davies | Visiting Reader |
Maurice Dixon | Visiting Researcher |
Christopher Eden | Visiting Professor |
Joanne Fallowfield | Visiting Senior Fellow |
Gordon Ferns | Visiting Professor |
Douglas Fleming | Visiting Professor |
Chris Fry | Visiting Professor |
Tim Gant | Visiting Professor |
Pier Gatenby | Visiting Professor |
Shelagh Hampton | Visiting Research Fellow |
Thang Siue Han | Visiting Researcher |
Chris Harrington | Visiting Senior Fellow |
Simon Hassan | Visiting Research Fellow |
Roselle Herring | Visiting Senior Research Fellow |
Andras Horvath | Visiting Senior Lecturer |
David Hutchinson | Visiting Professor |
George Kass | Visiting Professor |
Sorena Kiani-Ali Khan | Visiting Senior Lecturer |
Andrzej Kierzek | Visiting Professor |
Brian Lake | Visiting Professor |
Anthony Leeds | Visiting Senior Fellow |
Valerie Livina | Visiting Researcher |
Victor Alonso Lopez Agudelo | Visiting Researcher |
Katherine McCullough | Visiting Researcher |
Bernadette Moore | Visiting Professor |
Karanjia Nariman | Visiting Professor |
Marinos Pericleous | Visiting Research Fellow |
Timothy Wang | Visiting Professor |
Abdus Samad Ansari | Visiting Research Fellow |
Jack Salway | Visiting Senior Fellow |
Shahida Shafi | Visiting Research Fellow |
Fariba Shojaee-Moradie | Visiting Fellow |
Nadia Smith | Visiting Researcher |
Matthew Swindells | Visiting Professor |
G. Michael Taylor | Visiting Professor |
John Tesh | Visiting Professor |
Hilary Thomas | Visiting Professor |
Susan Tresman | Visiting Research Fellow |
Barry Walker | Visiting Senior Fellow |
Timothy Wang | Visiting Senior Fellow |
Katherine Webber | Visiting Research Fellow |
Michael Wilson | Visiting Professor |
Postgraduate researchers
Name | Role |
---|---|
Oluwafunmi Akinyemi | Postgraduate research student |
Osheen Al Assaad | Postgraduate research student |
Isaac Ampong | Postgraduate research student |
Mehreen Arif Mehreen Arif | Postgraduate research student |
Skevoulla Christou | Postgraduate research student |
Danielle Evans | Postgraduate research student |
Simon Daniels | Postgraduate research student |
Edeline D'Souza | Postgraduate research student |
Marie-Joe Dib | Postgraduate research student |
Maia Elliott | Postgraduate research student |
Guilia Falgari | Postgraduate research student |
Mafalda De Arrábida Farelo | Postgraduate research student |
Iliana Georgana | Postgraduate research student |
Philippa Gibson | Postgraduate research student |
Cheryl Isherwood | Postgraduate research student |
Eleanor Healing | Postgraduate research student |
Valeria Mastrullo | Postgraduate research student |
Rolando Matos | Postgraduate research student |
Marcela Moraes Mendes | Postgraduate research student |
Paula Oliviera | Postgraduate research student |
Iain Phillips | Postgraduate research student |
Lucy Ridout | Postgraduate research student |
Christina Sadler | Postgraduate research student |
Elizabeth Saunders | Postgraduate research student |
Taryn Smith | Postgraduate research student |
Anzhalika Talstaya | Postgraduate research student |
Kamalram Thippu Jayaprakash | Postgraduate research student |
Isaiah Ting | Postgraduate research student |
James Wild | Postgraduate research student |
Saski Wilson-Barnes | Postgraduate research student |
Louise Wilson | Postgraduate research student |