

Academic staff
Find out more about our academic staff.
Head of school

Professor Roberto La Ragione
Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Head of the School of Biosciences
Academic staff

Dr Kourosh Ahmadi
Reader in Precision Nutrition

Dr Sarah Allison
Lecturer in Health and Exercise Science

Dr Nicola Annels
Research Fellow

Dr Rona Antoni
Research Fellow in Nutritional Metabolism

Professor Simon Archer
Professor of Molecular Biology of Sleep

Professor Josephine Arendt
Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology, Director (ex), Centre for Chronobiology

Dr Mohammad Asim
Assistant Professor & Group Leader in Cancer Biology & Therapeutics

Giuseppe Atzori
Senior Sleep Technologist

Professor Claudio Avignone Rossa
Professor of Systems Microbiology

Dr Sarah Bailey
Teaching Fellow in Physiology

Dr Zhanna Balkhiiarova
Research Fellow in Statistical Multi-Omics

Dr Matteo Barberis
Reader in Systems Biology, FHMS Coordinator of Centre for Mathematical and Computational Biology (CMCB), School International Lead

Dr David Bartlett
Lecturer of Exercise Immunology

Dr Ullrich Bartsch
Lecturer in Sleep and Neurodegeneration

Dr Sarah Bath
Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition

Dr Dany Beste
Senior Lecturer in Microbial Metabolism

Emily Betts
Lead Clinical Placement Facilitator for Dietetics

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

Dr Khushboo Borah Slater
Research Fellow B

Dr Jonathan Brown
Senior Teaching Fellow in Nutrition and Food Science

Dr Hannah Burgess
Lecturer

Professor Michael Bushell
Emeritus Professor of Microbiology

Dr Patrizia Camelliti
Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Molecular Science

Dr Paola Campagnolo
Lecturer in Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences

Dr Catxere Casacio
Research Fellow in Experimental Quantum Biology

Dr Olivier Cexus
Principal Investigator (Res.B) in Immunology & Metabolism

Harri Cizmic
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Dr Adam Collins
Associate Professor of Nutrition

Dr Alison Cottell
Senior Lecturer in Microbiology

Dr Alex Couto Alves
Lecturer in Bioinformatics and Statistical Genomics

Dr Andrea Darling
Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr Ayse Demirkan
Senior Lecturer in AI Multiomics for Health and Wellbeing

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 Mariana Dineva
Research Fellow

Dr Ellen Donovan
Visiting Professor

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

Dr Bernadette Egan
Senior Research Fellow/Senior Adviser NIHR Research Design Service South-East/Acting Co-Chair University of Surrey Ethics Committee

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 Saeed Farjami
Research Fellow in Mathematical Biology of Cell Differentiation

Dr Ben Field
Associate Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology

Dr Barbara Fielding
Associate Professor in Nutritional Sciences

Professor Heather Gage
Professor of Health Economics

Professor Andre Gerber
Professor of RNA Biology

Dr Veronica Giacintucci
Teaching Fellow in Food Science

Matthew Glover
Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics

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
Senior Lecturer in Food Microbiology

Dr Belinda Hall
Senior Research Fellow

Dr Kath Hart
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics

Dr Hana Hassanin
Associate Professor in Translational and Experimental Medicine; Director of Surrey Clinical Research Facility; Director of NIHR Royal Surrey Clinical Research Facility

Robert Hatch
Teaching fellow, Biosciences Foundation

Professor Christian Heiss
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Head of Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Dr Suzie Hingley-Wilson
Lecturer in Bacteriology

Dr Uy Hoang
Research Fellow

Eleanor Holmes
Teaching Fellow in Nutrition and Dietetics

Dr Sam Hopkins
Lecturer

Dr Louise Tzung-Harn Hsieh
Research Fellow in Host-Pathogen Interactions

Dr Andrew Hulton
Senior Lecturer 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 Daniel Jackson
Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics (part time)

Caitlin Jeary
Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics

Professor Jonathan Johnston
Professor of Chronobiology and Integrative Physiology

Cecile Jones
Teaching Fellow in Dietetics

Dr Bridget Jones
Research Fellow and Health Psychologist

Dr Marika Kaakinen
Lecturer in Statistical Multi-omics

Dr Silke Kiessling
Lecturer in Chronobiology

Dr Youngchan Kim
Lecturer in Quantum Biology

Dr David King
Teaching Fellow

Dr Ivan Kiskin
Lecturer in AI for Multimodal Health Monitoring

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

Long Li
Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics

Professor Nicolas Locker
Professor of Virology

Professor Steven Lockley
Professor, Vice-Chancellor Fellow

Dr Manavi Maharshi
Research Design Service Adviser (Research Fellow)

Dr Sara Mahvash Mohammadi
Postgraduate Research Student

Dr Elaina Maldonado
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Carlos Maluquer de Motes
Reader in Molecular Virology

Dr Ralph Manders
Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Programme Director Sport & Exercise Sciences

Dr Kevin Maringer
Lecturer in Microbiology

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
Associate Professor in Oncology , Consultant Medical Oncologist, Medical Director of Surrey CTU

Dr Benita Middleton
Senior Research Fellow

Dr Lisa Mohebati
Research Fellow

Dr Chinyere Okoro
Lecturer in Bacteriology

Dr Bolanle Oloyede
Lecturer in Food Science

Professor Hardev Pandha
Professor of Medical Oncology

Dr Sneha Pinto
Senior Lecturer in Proteomics

Dr Tara Pirie
Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation

Adam Pledger
Senior Laboratory Technician - Sport & Exercise Science

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
Project manager

Dr Victoria Revell
Senior Lecturer in Translational Sleep and Circadian Physiology

Dr Natalie Riddell
Lecturer in Immunology and Ageing

Dr Jennifer Ritchie
Senior Lecturer in Microbial Pathogenesis
Dr Harry Roberts
Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science

Dr Denise Robertson
Reader in Nutritional Physiology

Dr Tracey Robertson
Research Fellow

Dr Andrea Rocco
Associate Professor (Reader) in Physics and Mathematical Biology

Dr Thalia Rodriguez Garcia
Research Fellow in Mathematical Modelling, Model Data Fusion/Machine Learning

Konstantin Rudometkin
Computational and Data Storage Facility Manager

Professor David Russell-Jones
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow; Diabetes and Endocrinology

Dr Lorenzo Santorelli
Programme Director for Biological Sciences, Senior Teaching fellow in Zoology, Senior Tutor for International Placements

Dr Julie Seibt
Senior Lecturer in Sleep and Plasticity

Dr Nick Selemetas
Teaching Fellow

Dr Billy Senington
Teaching Fellow in Sport and Exercise Science

Professor Rachel Simmonds
Professor of Immunopathogenesis

Dr Guy Simpson
Research Fellow Oncology

Professor Debra Skene
Professor of Neuroendocrinology; Section Lead Chronobiology

Professor Simon Skene
Professor of Medical Statistics and Director of Surrey Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Surinder Soond
Lecturer/Principal Investigator

Professor Graham Stewart
Head of the Department of Microbial Sciences

Dr Alexander Stewart
Research Fellow in Immunology

Dr Yashwanth Subbannayya
Dean's Research Fellowship

Dr Mira Sulonen
Research Fellow

Dr Rebecca Sumner
Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr Shelini Surendran
Programme director and Lecturer, Biosciences Foundation

Dr Nicola Swann
Senior Personal Tutor, Teaching Fellow

Dr Alfred Thumser
Senior Teaching Fellow in Biochemistry

Dr Morro Touray
Research Fellow in Health Economics

Dr Sarah Trinder
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Programme Director BSc Biochemistry

Professor Margot Umpleby
Diabetes & Metabolic Medicine Research

Dr Daniel Van Der Veen
Senior Lecturer in Sleep and Chronobiology

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

Dr Martin Whyte
Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine

James Wild
Teaching Fellow in Sport & Exercise Science

James Wild
Teaching Fellow in Sport & Exercise Science

Juliet Wilson
Teaching Fellow in Nutritional Sciences

Dr Saskia Wilson-Barnes
Research Fellow in Nutritional Sciences

Dr Eva Winnebeck
Lecturer in Chronobiology

Dr Raphaelle Winsky-Sommerer
Reader in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Dr Emma Wise
Research Fellow in Virology

Professor Changhao Wu
Professor in Cell Physiology

Dr Qibo Zhang
Senior Lecturer in Immunology

Dr Irene Zorzan
Research Fellow

Dr Nicholas de Cruz
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology

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 Researcher