Life Sciences staff

Academic staff

Dr Chris Adams

Dr Chris Adams
Lecturer in Neuroscience

Dr Kate Baker

Dr Kate Baker
Senior Demonstrator

Professor Toby Bruce

Professor Toby Bruce
Professor of Insect Chemical Ecology

Expert in Fall armyworm, food security, crop protection, biological pest control.

Dr David Buss

Dr David Buss
Lead Demonstrator

Dr Srabasti Chakravorty

Dr Srabasti Chakravorty
Lecturer

Dr Naomi Forrester-Soto

Dr Naomi Forrester-Soto
Reader in Vector Biology

Expert in Virology, coronavirus, Covid-19, vector-borne diseases such as Dengue fever, mosquito-borne viruses, how viruses adapt to their mosquito vectors and how these evolutionary pressures result in successful infection and transmission.

Dr Hamish Gilbert

Dr Hamish Gilbert
Lecturer in Molecular Cell Biology

Victoria Harris

Victoria Harris
Lecturer in Bioscience

David Hulse

David Hulse
Lecturer in Bioscience

Dr Ella Maysami

Dr Ella Maysami
Lecturer in Neuroscience

Rebecca Molena

Rebecca Molena
Teaching Fellow in Bioscience

Dr Ilaria Russo

Dr Ilaria Russo
Lecturer in Bioscience

Dr Eunju Jenny Shin

Dr Eunju Jenny Shin
Lecturer in Neuroscience

Expert in Neuroscience

Dr Annette Shrive

Dr Annette Shrive
Senior Lecturer

Dr Sarah Taylor

Dr Sarah Taylor
Lecturer in Ecology

Dr Daouda Traore

Dr Daouda Traore
Lecturer in Cryo-electron Microscopy

Dr Thomas Torode

Dr Thomas Torode
Lecturer

Dr Simon Trent

Dr Simon Trent
Lecturer in Neuroscience

Professor Jeremy Turnbull

Professor Jeremy Turnbull
Professor of Glycosciences

Expert in Glycosciences

Dr David Watson

Dr David Watson
Lecturer in Biochemistry

Emeritus staff

Professor Chris Arme

Professor Chris Arme
Emeritus Professor of Zoology

Professor Paul Eggleston

Professor Paul Eggleston
Emeritus Professor of Molecular Entomology

Professional Services staff

Susan Andrews

Susan Andrews
Administrator

Anna Bezzant

Anna Bezzant
Administrator

Linda Flynn

Linda Flynn
Administrator

Michelle Gower

Michelle Gower
Administrator

Kelly Jeffery

Kelly Jeffery
School Operations Officer

Maria Kyriacou

Maria Kyriacou
Faculty Operation Manager

Lisa Smith

Lisa Smith
Receptionist

Technical staff

Tim Booth

Tim Booth
Technical assistant

Sam Apperley

Sam Apperley
Technician

Dave Bosworth

Dave Bosworth
Senior Technician

Zoe Bosworth

Zoe Bosworth
Technician

Chloe Cooper

Chloe Cooper
Technician

Kurt Foster

Kurt Foster
Technical Assistant

Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson
Technical assistant

Stefanie Jones

Stefanie Jones
Senior Technician

Simon Holborn

Simon Holborn
E.M Technician

Chris Niles

Chris Niles
Technical Manager

Jack Rogers

Jack Rogers
Technician

Ellie Pettitt

Ellie Pettitt
Technical coordinator

Liam Stride

Liam Stride
Technician

Maeve Troy

Maeve Troy
Technician

Gayle Wilson

Gayle Wilson
Senior Technician

Research staff

Dr Holly Matthews

Dr Holly Matthews
Research Associate

Dr Amma Simon

Dr Amma Simon
Research Associate

Postgraduate students

Taniqua Adderley

Taniqua Adderley
Supervisor: Mirna Maarabouni

Jamin Ali

Jamin Ali
Supervisor: Toby Bruce

Maryam Behjat

Maryam Behjat
Supervisor: Mirna Maarabouni

Stacey Collister

Stacey Collister
Supervisor: Annette Shrive

Anthony Devlin

Anthony Devlin
Supervisor: Mark Skidmore

Connor Ellison

Connor Ellison

James Hyatt

James Hyatt
Supervisor: Anja Winter

Nadieh Kavousi

Nadieh Kavousi
Supervisor: Mirna Maarabouni

Lekia Kumbe

Lekia Kumbe
Supervisor: William Kirk

Maria Maroszek

Maria Maroszek
Supervisor: Mirna Maarabouni

Jude Martin

Jude Martin
Supervisor: Naomi Forrester-Soto

Rebecca Mobley

Rebecca Mobley
Supervisor: Paul Horrocks

Courtney Mycroft-West

Courtney Mycroft-West
Supervisor: Mark Skidmore

Rebecca Molena

Rebecca Molena
Supervisor: Helen Price

Anthea Mutepfa

Anthea Mutepfa
Supervisor: Chris Adams

Cátia Nascimento

Cátia Nascimento
Supervisor: Professor Frederic Tripet

William Neale

William Neale
Supervisor: Trevor Greenhough

Alessia Ostini

Alessia Ostini
Supervisor: Mirna Maarabouni

Emmanuel Ottih

Emmanuel Ottih
Supervisor: Frederic Tripet

Alice Piccinini

Alice Piccinini
Supervisor: Anja Winter

Emily Pinter

Emily Pinter
Supervisor: Mark Skidmore

Adetayo T Sadiq

Adetayo T Sadiq
Supervisor: Ray Amith

Emily Scanlon

Emily Scanlon
Supervisor: Annette Shrive

Lauren Tierney

Lauren Tierney
Supervisor: Dan Tonge

Emma Widlake

Emma Widlake
Supervisor: Naomi Forrester-Soto

School of Life Sciences,
Huxley Building,
Keele University,
Staffordshire,
ST5 5BG
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734414