Senior Academic, Research and Teaching promotions announced for 2022-23

Promotions are awarded to staff showing exceptional talent and commitment to UCL's mission. The achievements of our staff members are a testament to their expertise and unwavering dedication to advancing the field of life sciences.

The following promotions are effective from 1 October 2023.

Professors

• Dr Nazif Alic (Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Professor of Ageing and Gene Regulation)
• Dr Aida Andres Moran (Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Professor of Population and Evolutionary Genomics)
• Dr Garrett Hellenthal (Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Professor of Statistical Genetics)
• Dr David Murrell (Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Professor of Theoretical Biology)
• Dr Afia Ali (UCL School of Pharmacy, Professor of Neuroscience)

Professorial Research Fellow

• Dr Christopher Thrasivoulou (Cell and Developmental Biology)
• Dr Andrew Saxe (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit)
• Dr Isaac Bianco (Neuro, Physiology and Pharmacology)   

Professor (Teaching)

• Dr Margaret Mayston (Neuro, Physiology and Pharmacology)

Associate Professors

• Dr Marc Amoyel (Cell and Developmental Biology)
• Dr Ryan Felice (Cell and Developmental Biology)
• Dr Laura Porro (Cell and Developmental Biology)
• Dr Maria Secrier (Genetics, Evolution and Environment)

Principal Research Fellows

• Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes (Cell and Developmental Biology)
• Dr Alexander Pigot (Genetics, Evolution and Environment)

Associate Professors (Teaching)

• Dr Gerold Baier (Cell and Developmental Biology)
• Dr Elvira Mambetisaeva (Genetics, Evolution and Environment)

Further information

• Full list of UCL senior academic, research and teaching promotions 2022-23