Staff Research Interests
Academic Staff that contribute to research in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, are listed below with keywords outlining their research and a link to their web-pages. Within the department are several collaborative research groups and projects. Where appropriate, links the these pages are provided next to the lead academic, and also provided at the bottom of the page.
Name | Research Keywords |
Dr Richard Badge | Actively mobile DNA in human, primate & rodent genome dynamics |
Dr Christopher D. Bayliss | Localised hypermutation as mechansim of adaptation in bacterial pathogens |
Human population genetics, phenotype-genotype correlations, admixture mapping, skin and eye color, host-pathogen interactions in Helicobacter pylori infection | |
Professor Anthony J. Brookes |
Technologies and informatics for research and healthcare. Professor Brookes is head of the Bioinformatics group. See the bioinformatics research page for on going work in the group. |
Professor Raymond Dalgleish | Genetics & informatics of inherited human diseases |
Dr Sinead Drea | The evolution of fruit and seed development in plants |
Professor Yuri E. Dubrova | Genetic risk of human exposure to ionising radiation & other mutagens |
Professor Flaviano Giorgini | Neurogenetics of neurodegenerative & protein misfolding diseases |
Dr Richard Gornall |
Taxonomic and evolutionary studies in flowering plants; special interest in the Saxifragaceae; population genetics and molecular ecology of aquatic plants |
Dr Rob Hammond |
Evolution of complex social traits, the roles of gene expression in rates of evolution, and the dynamics and resolution of social conflicts within animal societies. |
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison | Genome evolution and biodiversity, repetitive DNA and molecular cytogenetics in diploid and polyploid species |
Dr Colin Hewitt | Teaching and Learning: Programme development and assessment. Immunogenetics: ligands of Leucocyte Receptor Complex gene products. Conservation Genetics: Genotyping and sexing of a reintroduced population of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
Dr James Higgins | Investigating the mechanisms of meiotic crossover control in diploid and polyploid plants |
Dr Edward J. Hollox | Consequences & evolutionary causes of structural variation in genomes |
Professor Mark A. Jobling | Molecular, evolutionary & cultural effects on human genetic diversity |
Professor Julian Ketley | Molecular genetics of Campylobacter |
Professor Ed Louis | Quantitative genetics of complex traits in yeast, genome stability, telomeres and subtelomeres |
Dr Cas Kramer | Genetics Education, Science Communication, Outreach & Public engagement |
Professor Charalambos Kyriacou | Evolutionary & neurogenetic studies of behavioural genes in Drosophila |
Dr Eamonn Mallon | The role of epigenetics in social insect biology - Social Epigenetics Lab |
Dr Celia May | Dynamics of the human genome: mutation and recombination |
Dr Julie Morrissey | Molecular genetics of Staphylococcus aureus & Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Professor Marco Oggioni | Molecular genetics of Streptococcus pneumoniae and drug resistance |
Prof Carlo Rivolta | Molecular genomics of hereditary diseases and cancer |
Dr Ezio Rosato | Genes, Neurons & complex behaviours |
Dr Nicola J. Royle | Molecular genetics of telomeres in cancer and ageing |
Dr Nicola Suter-Giorgini | Teaching & learning in genetics & health education |
Dr Christopher Talbot | Genetic prediction of patient response to radiotherapy |
Professor David Twell | Plant reproductive and developmental genetics, evolution of germline regulatory networks and pollen biology |
Dr Turi King | Y chromosome types and paternally inherited surnames, and the use of genetics to study archaeology, anthropology and history. |
Staff in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology (GGB) also contribute to many of the cross-departmental Research Themes in the College of Life Sciences including:
Cancer; Cardiovascular; Genome Science; Microbial Science; Molecular and Cellular Bioscience; Neuroscience and Behaviour; Population Science; Respiratory Sciences; Research underpinning learning & teaching RESULT