Our people
Around 340 people work in the Department of Biology.
We are a broad-based department with interests ranging from population ecology to single molecule studies.
Find contact details and explore who does what.
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Dr Sergios Antoniou
B/H/106
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Dr-simon-baker-profile-pic-resize.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Bancroft.png)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](/media/biology/images/staffimages/Daniela-Barilla.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Microbiology
- Chromosome Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/1589384700244 (1) - James Barrett.jpeg)
James Barrett
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Christoph Baumann.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Colin Beale.png)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/PXL_20230424_132203704~2 - Mark Bentley.jpg)
Mark Bentley
Research interests:
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/IMG_20220807_164045 - Madeleine Berger.jpg)
Madeleine Berger
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
Katrin Besser
Research interests:
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/G_Blanco.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
Carla Botelho Machado
carla.botelhomachado@york.ac.uk
B/L2 corridor
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Dr Dave Boucher.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Dr-Will-Brackenbury-218px.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
Juliana Brambilla Carnielli Trindade
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/K-Bridge-headshot.jpg)
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Neil Bruce profile.jpg)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Nia Bryant.jpg)
B/J/008
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Mathieu-Cayla-218px.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
- Fundamental biological mechanisms
- Infectious diseases
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/SangeetaOption.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Han Jou Chen.jpeg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/JCsnow-218x286.jpg)
Research interests:
- Microbiology
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Joana-218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Dawn-Coverley-profile-image.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
- Chromatin and Epigenetics
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/218-by-218-cecile-crosnier-profile.jpg)
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/face - Tomasz Czechowski.jpg)
Tomasz Czechowski
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Kanchon Dasmahapatra.png)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Davis_Seth218x233.jpg)
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Katherine Denby218x218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Staff card pic - Jodie Dixon.jpg)
Jodie Dixon
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
Alastair Droop
B/F002
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/C_Elliott.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/GarethJOEvans.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/daphne ezer.jpg)
Research interests:
- Mathematics
- Bioinformatics and Computing
Juliana Fabiani Miranda
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
Alison Fenwick
Research interests:
Plant Biology![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Julia-Ferrari.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Paul Fogg218x218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Ecology and Evolution
- Microbiology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Daniel-Franks-218px.jpg)
Research interests:
- Mathematics
- Bioinformatics and Computing
Richard Gawne
B/M0 corridor
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/P_Genever.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
![](/media/biology/GillsonHeadshot3.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
- Plant Biology
- Conservation biology
- Palaeoecology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Ian Graham photo 218x218px.png)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Dr-William-Grey.jpg)
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
Thomas Grimes
J block
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/AndreaHarper218x218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Michelle-Hawkins-218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Microbiology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/James Hewitson
111114-004.jpg)
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
Michael Hicks
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Chris Hill.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Jane-Hill-220px.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Ian Hitchcock ver
3.jpg)
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Angela-Hodge-218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
Michael Hodgkinson
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
Alexander Hogg
B/Q1 corridor
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
Dr Jim Hoggett
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Dr Andrew Holding Staff Image.jpg)
Research interests:
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
- Machine Learning & AI, Genomics and Proteomics
- Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
- Cancer Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Pen-Holland-218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
- Education
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Janina Hossbach 03 - Janina Hossbach.jpg)
Janina Hoßbach
Research interests:
- Industrial Biotechnology
Charlotte Hughes
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Daniel-Jeffares-218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
- Ecology and Evolution
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
- Molecular Evolution
- Pathogen Evolution and Quantitative Genetics
![](/media/biology/Louise Jones profile picture.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/RNI-Films-IMG-927DCD1F-2B0D-4F97-99EC-5FD2264FF21B (1) - Nathaniel Jones.jpg)
Nathaniel Jones
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
Alasdair Kay
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/David-Kent-staff-profile.jpg)
B/Q/107
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
- Stem Cell Biology
- Single Cell Biology
Dimitrios Kioumourtzoglou
Research interests:
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/IMG_3464 - Alexandra Lanot.jpg)
Alexandra Lanot
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/LIM Lansink - Lianne Lansink.jpg)
Lianne Lansink
B/L1 corridor
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
- Ecology and Evolution
Daniel Leadbeater
Research interests:
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Mark-LEake.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry & Biophysics
Professor Ottoline Leyser CBE, FRS
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Dr-B-R-Lichman.jpg)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/headshot - Jakub Lukaszonek.jpg)
Jakub Lukaszonek
B/Q2/Q1
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/macdonald_chris_218px.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Luke Mackinder218x218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/AndrewMason218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
Dr Christopher Adam Middleton
Joanna Milek
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/JamesWBMoir.jpg)
Research interests:
- Microbiology
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/MottramJ218x218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
Dr Adrian Mountford
Y Romina Nievas
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Aro - Aro Nugawela.jpg)
Aroshini Y H Nugawela
B/H106
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Ogunkanbi-198x352.jpg)
B/F/116A
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
- Parasitology
Dr Geoff Oxford
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/IMG_9676 - Fabiano Pais.jpg)
Fabiano Pais
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/photo - Dimitra Papatziamou.jpg)
Dimitra Papatziamou
dimitra.papatziamou@york.ac.uk
B/A block
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/28111941PearsonA - Joanna Pearson.jpg)
Joanna Pearson
Research interests:
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/J_Pitchford.jpg)
Research interests:
- Mathematics
- Bioinformatics and Computing
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Michael-Plevin.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/B_Pownell.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/EDEN - Eden Ramalho de Araujo Ferreira.jpg)
Eden Ramalho de Araujo Ferreira
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/KellyRedeker.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/MREILLY-218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Microbiology
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/E_Robinson.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
Bianca Rodrigues Lima Ferreira
Research interests:
Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)Adam Rogerson
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
Professor Dale Sanders FRS
Paul Scott
Research interests:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
Amy Simpson
Research interests:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/IMG_2244 (1) - Raphael Slip.jpg)
Raphael Slip
Research interests:
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/SouthgateJ218x218.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Professor John Sparrow
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/profile - Vicki Springthorpe.jpg)
Vicki Springthorpe
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
Dr Jens Stahlschmidt
Richard Stokes
Research interests:
- Industrial Biotechnology
Sandesh Swamidatta
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/SSweeney.jpg)
Research interests:
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Medicine
Danielle Taylor
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/C_Thomas.jpg)
Research interests:
- Ecology and Evolution
![](/media/biology/Gavin Thomas profile photo.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Microbiology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Thierry-Tonon-218px.jpg)
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/R_Twarock.jpg)
Research interests:
- Mathematics
- Bioinformatics and Computing
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Daniel Ungar.jpg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Industrial Biotechnology
Fabian E Vaistij
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
Claire Varley
Research interests:
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Dr Pegine Walrad
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
Katie West
Research interests:
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection (YBRI)
![](/media/biology/Bob White profile photo.jpeg)
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Industrial Biotechnology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/Caragh - Caragh Whitehead.jpg)
Caragh Whitehead
Research interests:
- Plant Biology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/J_Wood.jpg)
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics and Mathematical Biology
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Microbiology
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/gavin-wright-218.jpg)
B/L/105
Research interests:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Immunology, Haematology and Infection
![](https://www.york.ac.uk/static/data/images/schools/staff-imported/biology/947a303a-282b-4327-a8cf-f42d9c983fba - Rakshana Yenamantra Ramachandran.jpg)
Rakshana Yenamantra Ramachandran
B/D107
Research interests:
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Weiye Zhao
Research interests:
- Molecular and Cellular Medicine