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For general contact details and information about Division locations, please visit our contact page.

Head of Division (interim)

Professor Mahdad NoursadeghiHead of Division (interim)EmailProfile

Divisional management

Sam PhotiadesDivisional ManagerEmail 

 

Academic and research staff

Professor Paola BonfantiProfessor of Epithelial Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineEmailProfile
Professor Siobhan BurnsProfessor of Translational ImmunologyEmailProfile
Professor Benny ChainProfessor of ImmunologyEmailProfile
Dr Cordelia ColtartAssociate Professor and Honorary Consultant in InfectionEmailProfile
Dr Jennifer CowanSir Henry Dale FellowEmailProfile
Dr Abhishek DasAssociate Professor and Honorary Consultant in InfectionEmailProfile
Professor Ariberto FassatiProfessor of Cellular and Molecular VirologyEmailProfile
Dr Douglas FinkPrincipal Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant in Infectious DiseasesEmailProfile
Professor Richard GoldsteinProfessor of Pathogen EvolutionEmailProfile
Professor Willem HanekomDirector, Africa Health Research InstituteEmailProfile
Professor Robert HeydermanProfessor of Infectious Diseases and International Health; Head, Research Department of InfectionEmailProfile
Dr Al LeslieAssociate Professor; Wellcome Trust Senior Research FellowEmailProfile
Professor Steven LeyProfessorial Chair in Molecular ImmunologyEmailProfile
Professor Mala MainiProfessor of Viral ImmunologyEmailProfile
Professor Claudia MauriProfessor of ImmunologyEmailProfile
Professor Philippa MatthewsClinician Scientist Group LeaderEmailProfile 
Dr Laura McCoyAssociate Professor; MRC Career Development FellowEmailProfile
Dr Andreas MayerAssociate Professor, Computational BiologyEmailProfile
Dr Gorka Lasso CabreraAssociate Professor in Infection & Artificial Intelligence  
Professor Tim McHughProfessor of Medical MicrobiologyEmailProfile
Professor Thumbi Ndung'uProfessor of Infectious DiseasesEmailProfile
Dr Laura PallettUKRI Future Leaders FellowEmailProfile
Dr Dimitra PeppaAssociate Professor in HIV Immunology; Honorary Consultant in HIV MedicineEmailProfile
Dr Anne PesenackerAssociate Professor and Institute of Immunity and Transplantation FCE DirectorEmailProfile
Dr Gabriele PollaraAssociate Professor and Honorary Consultant in InfectionEmailProfile
Dr Matthew ReevesAssociate ProfessorEmailProfile
Professor David SansomChair of Transplant ImmunologyEmailProfile
Professor Benedict SeddonProfessor of Immune cell homeostasisEmailProfile
Professor Hans StaussProfessor of Tumour Immunology; Director, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (IIT)EmailProfile
Dr Leo SwadlingAssociate ProfessorEmailProfile
Dr Xiaodong (Alan) ZhuangAssociate ProfessorEmailProfile
Dr Yasu TakeuchiReader in Molecular VirologyEmailProfile
Dr Gillian TomlinsonMRC Clinical Research Training FellowEmailProfile
Professor Pavel TolarProfessor of B Cell ImmunologyEmailProfile
Milica Vukmanovic-StejicDirector of TeachingEmailProfile
Professor Lucy WalkerChair of Immune RegulationEmailProfile
Professor Sir Alimuddin ZumlaProfessor of Infectious Diseases and International HealthEmailProfile

 

Emeritus staff

Professor Peter DelvesEmeritus ProfessorEmail 
Professor Paul GriffithsEmeritus Professor of VirologyEmail 
Professor Jeremy Hamilton-MillerEmeritus Professor of Medical MicrobiologyEmail 
Dr W LawsonEmeritus Reader in Cell Biology- 
Professor Peter LydyardEmeritus Professor of ImmunologyEmail 
Professor Deenan PillayEmeritus Professor of VirologyEmail 
Professor Thomas RademacherEmeritus Professor of Molecular MedicineEmail 
Professor Patrick RileyEmeritus Professor of Cell PathologyEmail 
Professor Ivan RoittEmeritus Professor of Immunology- 
Professor Graham RookEmeritus Professor of Medical MicrobiologyEmail 
Professor Robin WeissEmeritus Professor of Viral OncologyEmail 
Professor Anthony WinderEmeritus Professor of Chemical Pathology- 
Professor Patricia WooEmeritus Professor of Paediatric RheumatologyEmail 
Professor Arie ZuckermanEmeritus Professor of Medical MicrobiologyEmail 

 

Laboratory services

Dr Sam BlanchettAssistant Research Facilities Manager (Flow Cytometry and Imaging)Email 
Eira RawlingsLaboratory ManagerEmail 
Dr Janani Sivakumaran-NguyenResearch Facility Manager (Flow Cytometry and Imaging)Email 
Mica Tolosa-WrightCL3 Facilities Manager and Safety OfficerEmail 

 

Professional services team

Mia KaraFinance ManagerEmail 
Hanh GurrFinance and Administrative Assistant [Hampstead]Email 
Henry HassanFinance and Administrative Assistant [Bloomsbury]Email 
Rhondda PierreStrategic Partnership Manager for AHRI/UCLEmail 
Mahdia SaitProject Coordinator / PA to Prof. Hans Stauss and Prof. Siobhan BurnsEmail 
Guin CarterResearch Grants AdministratorEmail 
Alisha MohamedHR Staffing ManagerEmail 
Lydia AkinolaHR OfficerEmail 

Teaching enquiries

For student or course queries for the Division of Infection and Immunity, please contact the following:

  • Year 1, BSc Infection and Immunity: IMS.year1@ucl.ac.uk
  • All other UG and PGT programmes / years: teachingadmin@ucl.ac.uk
  • Postgraduate Research: pgr-infection-immunity@ucl.ac.uk

Highlights in Medical Sciences

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Research

Millions could benefit from faster prostate cancer scan

Results of the PRIME trial involving UCL Medical Sciences researchers have found that a quicker, cheaper MRI scan was just as accurate at diagnosing prostate cancer as the current 30-40 minute scan.

10 September 2025

UCL Cancer Institute awarded Athena SWAN Gold
Athena Swan Gold Award

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UCL Cancer Institute awarded Athena SWAN Gold

The UCL Cancer Institute has been awarded Athena SWAN Gold in recognition of its sustained commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education and research.

20 May 2025

New Dean of Medical Sciences appointed
Professor Emma Morris

Announcement

New Dean of Medical Sciences appointed

Internationally recognised clinician scientist, Professor Emma Morris, will take up the role of Dean of UCL's Faculty of Medical Sciences in August 2025.

28 February 2025

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