Key staff in the Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes

Head of School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology

Professor Alan McNally

Professor in Microbial Evolutionary Genomics

Head of Research in the School of Infection

Professor Willem van Schaik

Professor of Microbiology and Infection

Head of Department

Professor Joan Geoghegan

Professor in Microbiology and Infection

Key Leads within the College of Medicine and Health Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes

Professor Jessica Blair 

Professor of Antimicrobial Resistance

Dr Michelle Buckner

Associate Professor in Antimicrobial Resistance

Dr David Cleary

Assistant Professor in Microbial Genomics

Dr Michael J Cox

Assistant Professor Respiratory Microbiome

Dr Lucy Crouch

Sir Henry Dale Fellow

Dr Jack Ferguson

Assistant Professor in Infection Biology

Professor Lindsay Hall

Chair of Microbiome Research

Dr Amanda Eve Rossiter

Assistant Professor in Prokaryotic Infection Biology

Department Management Team

Sheetal Patel

Head of Operations – School of Infection, Inflammation & Immunology

Hannah Grover

Operations Manager for Microbes, Infection & Microbiomes (MIM)

Rachel Howes
r.howes@bham.ac.uk

Operations and Development Manager - College of Life and Environmental Sciences (LES)

Department Admin Team

Alison Iboro Offong
A.IboroOffong.1@bham.ac.uk

PA to Professor Willem van Schaik, Head of Research of School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology

Functional Leads

Aga Pereira Pinto 

Technical Manager - College of Medicine and Health

Nick Fine
n.h.f.fine@bham.ac.uk

Lab Manager - College of Medicine and Health

Ruth Perry
R.M.Perry.PLB@bham.ac.uk

Research Infrastructure Manager - School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences (LES)

Dr Claire Butler
C.E.Butler@bham.ac.uk

Research Support Manager 

Florence Gannon
f.gannon@bham.ac.uk

Business Engagement Partner

Leah Bailey
L.Bailey.1@bham.ac.uk

PGR Administrator

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion contacts

Professor Willem van Schaik

Department Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead

Aurella Yussuf
A.Yussuf@bham.ac.uk

Outreach, Equality and Diversity Officer - College of Medicine and Health