SMB People
Head of Research Department: Professor Snežana Djordjević
Executive Assistant: Tabitha Owen
Research Leaders

Kristine Arnvig
Mycobacterial Riboregulators

Tom Blacker
Metabolism in health and disease by fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging

Kate Bowers
The trafficking and regulation of ion transporters

Frances Brodsky
The biochemistry, cell biology and physiological functions of clathrin proteins

Lisa Cabrita
Co-translational protein misfolding and human disease

John Christodoulou
Integrative structural biology of protein folding during biosynthesis on the ribosome

Snežana Djordjević
Structural biology of signalling

Josie Ferreira
Structural biology of the malaria parasite

Franca Fraternali
Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics

Jérôme Gouge
Molecular basis of the oxidative stress response

Ivan Gout
Protein CoAlation and antioxidant functions of Coenzyme A in health and disease

Flemming Hansen
Protein dynamics and interactions by NMR spectroscopy

Gabriella Heller
Intrinsically disordered proteins and their interactions

Brian Ho
Contact-dependent secretion systems in microbial communities

Matilda Katan
Signal transduction in disease: application of multidisciplinary approaches

Graeme King
Single molecule biophysics

Amandine Maréchal
Cytochrome c oxidase: structure, function and malfunction

Harry McClelland
Quantitative microbiology and biogeochemistry

Christine Orengo
Bioinformatics - Prediction of protein function and functional networks

Andrew Osborne
Protein export by the malaria parasite

Stephen Perkins
Structural Immunology

Saul Purton
Algal Biology and Biotechnology

Dan Raleigh
The biophysics and cell biology of protein misfolding diseases

Andres Ramos
RNA regulation

Joanne Santini
Microbial metabolism and its impact on the environment and human health

Elizabeth Shephard
Flavin-containing monooxygenases, genetics, drugs and the microbiome

Konstantinos Thalassinos
Structural Mass Spectrometry

Andrea Townsend-Nicholson
Molecular cloning and functional characterization of cell surface receptors and transporters

Gabriel Waksman
Structural and Molecular Biology of Bacterial Secretion Systems

Finn Werner
Mechanisms and regulation of RNA polymerase transcription

Hasan Yardimci
Single Molecule imaging of genome duplication and maintenance

Giulia Zanetti
Cryo-electron microscopy of coat proteins
Teaching Leaders

Amanda Cain
Associate Professor (Teaching)
Head of Teaching

Charmian Dawson
Lecturer (Teaching)

Eleni Makrinou
Lecturer (Teaching)

Toryn Poolman
Lecturer in Molecular Biosciences (Teaching)

Suzanne Ruddy
Lecturer (Teaching)

Renée Vancraenenbroeck
Lecturer (Teaching)
Emeritus Professors

Andrew Martin
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Peter Rich
Molecular Bioenergetics and IR Spectroscopy Medical Diagnostics

Kaila Srai
Nutrients (Fe, Zn, Mn, glucose and Phosphate) homeostasis in health and disease
Technology and Facilities Support
Declan Barker | Departmental Radiation Protection Supervisor | declan.barker@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 0477 Internal: 30477 |
Mina Edwards | Cell Culture Lab Technician | mina.edwards@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 2252 Internal: 32252 |
James Michaels | Darwin Building Operations and Safety Officer | j.michaels@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 7374 Internal: 37374 |
Adolfo Quinones Lombrana | Darwin Research Facility (DRF) Manager | a.quinones@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 2728 |
Thushyanthi Sivagnanam | Departmental Safety Officer (DSO) | t.sivagnanam@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 2676 |
Alex Zhyvoloup | DRF Assistant | a.zhyvoloup@ucl.ac.uk |
Other Professional Support
Stavroula Lialiou | Senior Finance Officer | s.lialiou@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3549 5470 Internal: 65470 |
Tabitha Owen | Executive Assistant for SMB | tabitha.owen@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 2308 Internal: 32308 |
Biosciences IT | itservices@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 5000 | |
Biosciences Operations | Building and Health & Safety Queries | biosciences-operations@ucl.ac.uk | |
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