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Dr Jan Idkowiak

Dr Jan Idkowiak

MRC Research Fellow

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Jan Idkowiak is a Clinical Research Fellow (funded by a Research Training Fellowship from the Medical Research Council, UK). He came to Birmingham in 2009 funded by the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) to do 2 years of research after having received training in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology/Diabetology in Dresden, Germany. As the main part of his ...

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 2764

Email j.idkowiak@bham.ac.uk

Dr Saiju Jacob

Consultant Neurologist and Hon. Senior Research Fellow

Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration

Currently Consultant Neurologist at the Queen Elizabeth Neuroscience Centre, University Hospitals of Birmingham. Dr Jacob is interested in clinical neuroimmunology and runs a weekly regional clinic where he sees patients with various neuroimmunological disorders.

Telephone +44 (0) 121 697 8221

Email s.jacob@bham.ac.uk

Professor John Jefferys

Professor of Neuroscience

Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration

Telephone +44 (0)121 4147525

Email j.g.r.jefferys@bham.ac.uk

Dr Lisa Jones

Dr Lisa Jones

Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry

Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration

Lisa Jones is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry in the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine.

Lisa is the Principal Investigator of the Mood Disorders Research Group. The broad aims of the group are to investigate genetic and other factors that may contribute to the aetiology of bipolar disorder/manic depression and other related psychotic illnesses, such as ...

Telephone +44 (0)121 301 2367

Email l.a.jones@bham.ac.uk

Dr Marie-Christine Jones

Dr Marie-Christine Jones

Lecturer in Pharmaceutics

Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Marie-Christine Jones has joined the School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences as part of the team developing the new integrated MPharm degree.

Her research background is in pharmaceutical nanotechnology and her research interests are focussed on the development of new drug delivery systems and the evaluation of their behaviour in a physiological environment.

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8188

Email m.jones.8@bham.ac.uk

Dr Neena Kalia

Dr Neena Kalia

Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences (Microcirculation Research Group)

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences

Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8818

Email n.kalia@bham.ac.uk

Dr Dean Kavanagh

Dr Dean Kavanagh

Research Fellow

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences

Dr Kavanagh is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist based in the Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences in the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine.

Email d.kavanagh@bham.ac.uk

Professor Mary Keen

Professor Mary Keen

Professor

Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Mary is extensively involved in the teaching of pharmacology in particular and medical science in general. Her current roles include:

  • Deputy Director BMedSc (Biological Science)
  • Head of Student Experience BMedSc (Biological Science)
  • Student Liaison Contact and Chair of the BMedSc Staff Student Committee ...

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 4511

Email m.keen@bham.ac.uk

Dr Ann Kelly

Dr Ann Kelly

Senior Scientist

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Ann Kelly is a Senior Scientist in the Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (CEDAM). She is responsible for the management of the Diabetes Genetics Research group.

Ann has published original research papers relating to the role of genetic factors in determining the risk of complex diseases, including multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, autoimmune ...

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 2764

Email m.a.kelly@bham.ac.uk

Professor Mark Kilby

Professor Mark Kilby

Dame Hilda Lloyd Professor of Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Deputy Head of School

Reproduction, Genes and Development

He was appointed a Professorship in Maternal and Fetal Medicine to the University of Birmingham in 2002 and to the Dame Hilda Lloyd Chair in 2006. 

Professor Kilby's clinical special expertise is in prenatal diagnosis, fetal anomalies, fetal therapy and intrauterine growth restriction. He has published over 200 peer reviewed original articles on topics ...

Telephone +44 (0)121 627 2777/+44 (0)121 627 2778 (PA: Mrs Alison Hill)

Email m.d.kilby@bham.ac.uk