Our Members

A list of our investigators

NameInterestsAffiliationE-mail
Adrian BirdWe use genetic manipulation technology to selectively ablate cells within the brain and other tissues based  on X-inactivation choice.  The results will shed light on tissue/organ plasticity and may have therapeutic implications.School of Biological Sciences a.bird@ed.ac.uk
Karl BurgessMetabolomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Industrial BiotechnologySchool of Biological Sciences karl.burgess@ed.ac.uk
Sara BuonomoUnderstanding the functional relationships between DNA replication, nuclear organisation and gene expression.School of Biological Sciences sara.buonomo@ed.ac.uk
Elise CachatEngineering new synthetic gene circuits in mammalian cells: sensing modules, reporting modules and actuation modules (e.g. locomotion, apoptosis). Cells endowed with these new functions can be used to sense the presence of specific stimuli in their environment and report or act upon it.   School of Biological Sciences elise.cachat@ed.ac.uk 
Jane CalvertScience and Technology Studies; Responsible Research and Innovation; Philosophy of Biology; Science PolicyScience, Technology and Innovation Studiesjane.calvert@ed.ac.uk
Jamie DaviesSynthetic morphogenesis, tissue engineering, pharmacology.CMVM (Deanery of Biomedical Sciences)jamie.davies@ed.ac.uk
Alistair ElfickStandardisation in mammalian synthetic biology; metabolic metrology; engineering biology for organ-on-chip systemsSchool of EngineeringAlistair.Elfick@ed.ac.uk
William C. EarnshawCell cycle, mitosis, mitotic chromosome structure, centromeres, kinetochores, epigenetics and human artificial chromosomes.Wellcome Centre of Cell Biology/ School of Biological Sciences bill.earnshaw@ed.ac.uk
Tilo KunathProducing next-generation human cell products for Parkinson’s research and advanced therapies using synbio approaches.CRM/ School of Biological Sciencestilo.kunath@ed.ac.uk
Andrew Millar

Open Research and Research Data Management, implemented locally through the Bio_RDM team (please contact mailto:bio_rdm@ed.ac.uk), and institutionally through partnership with the University's Research Data Services.

Science policy and Research community organisation, which overlaps with Research on Research and the Science of Network Science. Implemented in collaboration with Science, Technology and Innovation Studies and Edinburgh Business School, and via Scottish and UK policy engagement.

School of Biological Sciences andrew.millar@ed.ac.uk
Teuta PilizotaWe are developing tools to automate microbial culturing as well as to increase the analytical capability we can obtain during microbial culture growth. A recent start-up from our lab, OG Bio (https://www.ogibio.com/) is commercializing some of the technology.School of Biological Sciences teuta.pilizota@ed.ac.uk
Steven PollardNeural stem cells, brain cancer, transcriptional control, enhancers, gene therapy, cell therapy.CRM/ School of Biological Sciencessteven.pollard@ed.ac.uk
Susan RosserCHO cell engineering, theranostics, crispr cell engineering, diagnostics and sensors.   School of Biological Sciencessusan.rosser@ed.ac.uk
Abdenour SoufiUnderstanding the chromatin basis that control cellular identity. We exploit and develop synthetic biology approaches to reprogramme mammalian cells from one type to another. CRM/ School of Biological SciencesAbdenour.Soufi@ed.ac.uk
Peter SwainThe systems biology of cellular decision-making, particularly the response of budding yeast to stress. ​​School of Biological Sciencespeter.swain@ed.ac.uk  
Joyce TaitSupport for innovation in life sciences, including foresighting future business models and value chains, analysing the impact of regulatory systems and future regulatory adaptation, and responsible innovation Innogen Institutejoyce.tait@ed.ac.uk

 

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