Staff A-Z

Jean Assender is a Lecturer in Institute of Clinical Sciences with an interest in breast cancer.

As Programme Lead for the MSc in Clinical Oncology she has increased the scope of the programme introducing new modules, an FRCR route and now a full time programme with clinical observership. The programme offers students from a variety of oncology related disciplines a high quality learning ...

Dr Brain is the Head of Intercalation for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Head of Assessments (MBChB) and the deputy lead for Years 1 and 2 of the MBChB programme.

Professor Geoffrey Brown is an expert in haematopoiesis, cancer stem cells, and retinoid biology. He is a partner in the EU-funded Doctoral Network eRaDicate.

Andrew Coney is a Senior Lecturer in Physiology and is the Admissions Tutor for the Biomedical Science programme. Andrew specialises in cardiovascular and respiratory physiology and has teaching responsibilities on many of the undergraduate programmes in the College of Medical & Dental Sciences.

Andrew combines his teaching with his research interests on cardiorespiratory function throughout ...

Sarah Conner is a Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Biology and an Honorary Research Scientist at the Birmingham Women’s Fertility Centre.

In addition to her research interests, Sarah is an enthusiastic contributor to and coordinator of Reproduction teaching across a number of undergraduate programmes in the University.

Alison Cooper’s current role has a significant teaching focus; this includes everything from face to face student contact through to approval of new programmes delivered by the college. Alison’s main strategic roles centre on the BMedSc undergraduate science programme and relate to issues concerned with student recruitment and development through the course. This is coupled to a ...

Vivek Dhir is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Endocrinology and has published a number of high impact research papers in scientific journals as well as reviews in the fields of endocrinology, metabolism and genetics. He has received major grants from the Welcome trust and The MRC.

Vivek is keen to talk about his science and gives frequent seminars to various groups at the local, national and ...

As an Associate Professor in Steroid Metabolism and Signalling I have expanded upon a successful Versus Arthritis Early Career Development fellowship to become a leader in the field of steroid metabolism and inflammation and in vivo models of chronic inflammation. My research group is examining the roles of myeloid and mesenchymal steroid metabolism and signalling in mediating inflammatory ...

Associate Professor Lisa Hill is a Translational Neuroscientist within the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Birmingham. She is the Pre-Clinical lead of the Translational Brain Science Research Group  and PI/Lead of the Neuro-Ocular Inflammation and Matrix Research Group within Neuroscience, Trauma and Ophthalmology . Completing her PhD at the University of Birmingham in ...

Andrew Holmes is a Lecturer in Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology in the Institute of Clinical Sciences.

His research interests are in the field of cardiovascular and respiratory physiology and pathology, with an emphasis on identifying novel mechanisms underlying hypertension and cardiac arrhythmia.

Dr Holmes has a key research focus on evaluating how cardiorespiratory reflex dysfunction ...

Richard is an early career researcher within the School of Biomedical Science in the Institute of Clinical Sciences. His research focusses on how different dietary components contribute to the development and progression of intestinal diseases and in particular how the intestinal microbiome is implicated. Previous work has focussed on dietary iron and how this key nutrient can modulate intestinal ...

Dr. Laila Kudsiova is an Associate Professor and Postgraduate Research Lead in the School of Biomedical Sciences, based at the University of Birmingham’s Dubai campus. She currently teaches across various modules on Biomedical Sciences and is overseeing the PhD programmes in Dubai.

Having initially qualified as a pharmacist in the UK, Laila then went on to pursue her passion for research ...

Wendy is an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences, based in the Institute of Clinical Sciences. 

Her research interests are now in educational research with an emphasis on student support, interprofessional education and teaching and learning. 

Wendy is a neuroscientist with teaching responsibilities across the Institute of Clinical Sciences. Her past research ...

Linda Lefievre is a Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology.  She is Deputy Director of Education for Digital and Distance Learning for the College of Medical and Dental Science.

Linda's research expertise is in reproduction, particularly focusing on sperm maturation in the female tract prior fertilisation, a process known as sperm capacitation. Linda has a wide teaching portfolio and teaches ...

I am the current Programme Director for Biomedical Sciences in the University of Birmingham Dubai campus.  I handle varied aspects in the management of the programme which involves liaising and collaborating with academic leaders in both the Edgbaston and Dubai campuses. I manage the academic team that teaches and facilitates learning activities across the varied modules of the Biomedical ...

Janice is Bowman Professor of Physiology having been appointed to a Personal Chair in Cardiovascular Science in 2015.

Janice has an international reputation for research into the regulation of the cardiovascular system by the central nervous, reflex mechanisms and local factors released by tissue cells and endothelium.  Much of her work has focussed on responses evoked by environmental ...

Jennifer is a lecturer based in the Institute of Clinical Sciences and Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences with a background in immunology.

 In the Medical School Jennifer teaches on modules in all years of the Biomedical Sciences BSc and is the Academic Support Tutor for the programme. She also teaches on the MBChB and MPharm programmes.

In Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences Jennifer is ...

Karim Mustafa is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Birmingham Dubai.

Dr. Sreepoorna Pramodh joined the School of Biomedical Sciences, Dubai in May 2023. She teaches Immunology, Endocrinology, and Cell Biology in addition to other subjects to Year 1 and Year 2 students currently. Her research interests are focussed on cancer and stem cell biology as well as reproductive biology.

Clare Ray is a Professor of Widening Participation in Biomedical Education and is the College of Medical and Dental Sciences lead for Outreach and Widening Participation. She leads a range of successful schemes and activities that promote the participation, success and progression of underrepresented groups in Higher Education and Chairs the National Medical Schools Widening Participation Forum. ...

Chloe Thomas is a Post-Doctoral Researcher within the School of Biomedical Science, Institute of Clinical Sciences. Her research interests are in ocular injury and disease and the development of novel therapeutics and in the identification of biomarkers for traumatic brain injury. She completed her PhD research on cell death mechanisms in the retina and optic nerve after blunt impact ...

Teresa Thomas is an Associate Professor and the Head of School in the School of Biomedical Sciences, based in the Institute of Clinical Sciences.

Her research interests are now in educational research with an emphasis on academic integrity, sense of belonging and access and participation. She is the College of Medical and Dental Sciences Lead for Academic Integrity. She works closely with other ...

Chris Tselepis is currently Director of Institute of Clinical Sciences, Interim Director of Education for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Professor of Biomedical Science and up to quite recently was Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences. Chris is heavily involved in teaching and education whilst also conducting pioneering research in the field of gastrointestinal cancer. Over ...

Kevin Whitehead is a lecturer in the Neuropharmacology team, Institute of Clinical Sciences and principal investigator of the Pain Signalling Group.

Kevin has extensive experience of in vivomonitoring of neurochemistry and his current research is aimed towards an understanding the role of central neuroinflammatory processes in chronic pain. This is approached through whole animal ...

Tracey Wilkinson joined the University of Birmingham in February 2023 as the Sands Cox Chair of Anatomy. She previously worked for several years in the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification in Dundee, where she became familiar with the Thiel embalming technique.

She is medically qualified with a PhD in biomechanics and anatomy, and has worked in many educational institutions in several ...