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Prof Phil BealesInstitute of Child Health University College London United Kingdomp.beales@ucl.ac.uk ciliopathy, Bardet Biedl Syndrome, intraflagellar transport |
Dr Rachel BennettSchool of Mathematics University of Bristol United Kingdomrachel.bennett@bristol.ac.uk coordination of cilia, hydrodynamics |
Prof Colin BingleProfessor of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease University of Sheffield United Kingdom+44 (0)114 215 9514 c.d.bingle@sheffield.ac.uk |
Dr Hermes Bloomfield-GadêlhaSenior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Data Modelling School of Engineering University of Bristol United Kingdomhermes.gadelha@bristol.ac.uk Flagella, Cilia, mathematical biology, molecular motors, bio-filaments |
Dr Anne-Gaelle BoryckiSenior Lecturer School of Biosciences University of Sheffield United Kingdoma.g.borycki@sheffield.ac.uk Primary cilia, Hedgehog signalling, skeletal muscle, stem cell, regeneration |
Dr Francesco BoselliDurham University United Kingdomfrancesco.boselli@durham.ac.uk fluid flow, biophysics, polarity, development, transport |
Dr Lindsay BroadbentLecturer (as of July 2022) Queen's University Belfast United Kingdom07887 660892 lindsayjanebroadbent@gmail.com Primary airway cells, Viruses, Respiratory, Differentiation, ALI |
Prof Paul ChappleProfessor of Molecular Cell Biology William Harvey Research Institute Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom+44 (0)20 7882 6242 j.p.chapple@qmul.ac.uk |
Prof Mike CheethamProfessor of Molecular and Cell Biology Institute of Opthalmology University College London United Kingdommichael.cheetham@ucl.ac.uk |
Prof Pietro CicutaProfessor in Physics Physics University of Cambridge United Kingdompc245@cam.ac.uk motile cilia, microfluidics, organ on chip, video analysis, cilia synchronisation |
Dr Raman DasIndependent Research Fellow University of Manchester United Kingdom01613060493 raman.das@manchester.ac.uk Neuronal differentiation, Shh, Axonogenesis, Polarisation, Actin |
Dr Megan DaveyDivision of Developmental Biology The Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh United Kingdommegan.davey@roslin.ed.ac.uk |
Dr Helen DaweSenior Lecturer in Cell Biology Geoffrey Pope Building University of Exeter United Kingdom+44 (0)1392 723431 h.r.dawe@exeter.ac.uk |
Dr Becky DewhurstCareer Development Fellow Department of Biosciences Durham University United Kingdomrebecca.m.dewhurst@durham.ac.uk Primary Cilia, Cilia Assembly, Cilia Disassembly, Sonic Hedgehog Pathway, Cell Signalling |
Dr Mahmoud FassadNIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer University of Leicester United Kingdommf343@leicester.ac.uk PCD, Primary Ciliopathy, Clinical Genetics, Genomics |
Dr Helen FosterLecturer in cryo-electron tomography School of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Leeds United Kingdomh.e.foster@leeds.ac.uk Structural Biology, Cryo-electron microscopy, Microtubule motors, Correlative imaging, Cytoskeleton |
Prof Andrew FurleyProfessor of Developmental Neuroscience Department of Biomedical Science University of Sheffield United Kingdoma.j.furley@sheffield.ac.uk Cell adhesion, SHH signalling, Axon guidance, neural stem cell, cerebellum |
Professor Fanni GergelyDepartment of Biochemistry University of Oxford United Kingdomfanni.gergely@bioch.ox.ac.uk centrosome, mitosis, primary cilia |
Prof Susana GodinhoBarts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London United Kingdoms.godinho@qmul.ac.uk Microtubules, Centrosomes, Cancer biology, Tubulin acetylation, centrosome abnormalities |
Dr Paraskevi GoggolidouReader in Molecular Genetics Faculty of Science and Engineering University of Wolverhampton United Kingdomp.goggolidou@wlv.ac.uk Polycystic Kidney Disease, Paediatric ciliopathies, NGS, Epidemiology of kidney disease, Modifier genes |
Dr Tassos GrammatikopoulosConsultant in Paediatric Hepatology Paediatric Liver, GI & Nutrition Centre King's College Hospital NHS Trust United Kingdom020 3299 9000 ext 31162 t.grammatikopoulos@nhs.net Paediatric Liver diseases, Cholangiopathies, Primary cilia, Doublecortin domain containing protein 2 |
Dr Louise GregorySenior Research Fellow in rare disease Genetic and Genomic Medicine Research & Teaching Programme University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health United Kingdom07951 832064 louise.gregory.12@ucl.ac.uk Cilia genes, Congenital disease, Hypothalamo-pituitary development |
Dr Andrew GriersonPrincipal Investigator Neuroscience University of Sheffield United Kingdom0114 222 2277 a.j.grierson@sheffield.ac.uk neurodegeneration, photoreceptor, trafficking, microtubules, acetylation |
Dr Himadri GuptaSchool of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London United Kingdomh.gupta@qmul.ac.uk |
Dr Shukry HabibCentre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine King's College London United Kingdomshukry.habib@kcl.ac.uk |
Prof Stephen HartProfessor in Molecular Genetics UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health University College London United Kingdoms.hart@ucl.ac.uk gene therapy, nanoparticle delivery, Models of disease, mRNA, Gene editing |
Dr Kathryn HentgesUniversity of Manchester United Kingdomkathryn.hentges@manchester.ac.uk cardiac development, splicing, genetics, laterality, congenital heart defects |
Dr Victor HernandezLecturer in Biomedical Sciences Department of Life Sciences Brunel University London United Kingdomvictor.hernandez@brunel.ac.uk Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Primary cilia, ciliogenesis, retinal degeneration, obesity |
Dr Robert HirstPrincipal Scientist Division of Respiratory Sciences University of Leicester United Kingdom0116 252 5817 rah9@le.ac.uk Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Motile cilia, Respiratory epithelium, Cell culture, Cilia genetics |
Dr Claire HoggPaediatric respiratory consultant Clinical lead Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust United Kingdom020 7351 2681 c.hogg@rbht.nhs.uk |
Prof Bing HuProfessor of Oral Biology, Associate Head of School (Research) Peninsula Dental School, Faculty of Health University of Plymouth United Kingdom+44 (0) 1752 437804 bing.hu@plymouth.ac.uk Tooth, Skin, Salivary gland, Stem cell |
Prof Andrew JarmanProfessor of Developmental Cell Biology Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences University of Edinburgh United Kingdomandrew.jarman@ed.ac.uk |
Dr Dagan JenkinsCommunications Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health University College London United Kingdomd.jenkins@ucl.ac.uk IFT, Carpenter syndrome, Jeune syndrome, skeletal ciliopathies, cilia trafficking |
Prof Colin JohnsonProfessor of Medical & Molecular Genetics Section of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences, Leeds Institute of University of Leeds United Kingdom+44 (0)113 343 8443 medcaj@leeds.ac.uk |
Dr Eric KeavenyAssociate Professor of Applied Mathematics Mathematics Imperial College London United Kingdome.keaveny@imperial.ac.uk biofluid mechanics, mathematical modelling and computation, microscale fluid-structure interactions |
Dr John KilmartinEmeritus MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge United Kingdomjvk@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk Sfi1, Spindle pole body |
Dr Soo-Hyun KimPrincipal Investigator, Group Leader, Reader in Biomedical Science Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute City St. George's, University of London United Kingdom020 8266 6198 skim@citystgeorges.ac.uk Ciliopathy, Neurodegeneration, Neuroendocrine, Ageing, Biomarker |
Dr Peter KingWilliam Harvey Research Institute Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom+44 (0)20 7882 6242 p.j.king@qmul.ac.uk |
Prof Martin KnightProfessor of Mechanobiology School of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom+44 (0)20 7882 8868 m.m.knight@qmul.ac.uk primary cilia, inflammation, mechanosignalling, structure-function, organ-on-a-chip |
Prof Tim LevineProfessor of Cell Biology Institute of Ophthalmology University College London United Kingdomtim.levine@ucl.ac.uk Basic Life Sciences, Cardiometabolic Science, Neuroscience, Personalised Medicine |
Prof Karen LiuProfessor of Genetics and Development Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology King's College London United Kingdom020 7188 8035 karen.liu@kcl.ac.uk neural crest, cilia, congenital anomalies, craniofacial, mouse |
Prof Jane LucasProfessor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Honorary Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Medicine University of Southampton United Kingdomjlucas1@soton.ac.uk primary ciliary dyskinesia |
Dr Girish Ram MaliGroup Leader Sir William Dunn School of Pathology University of Oxford United Kingdomgirish.mali@path.ox.ac.uk Motile cilia and ciliopathies, Dynein motors, Macromolecular assembly, Protein folding and quality control |
Dr Urszula McClurgLecturer Institute of Integrative Biology University of Liverpool United Kingdom0151 795 7735 urszula.mcclurg@liverpool.ac.uk cancer, meiosis, centrosome, synaptonemal complex, cell division |
Dr Roly MegawClinical lecturer / honorary consultant ophthalmologist at NHS Lothian Institute of Genetics and Cancer University of Edinburgh United Kingdomroly.megaw@ed.ac.uk Photoreceptor, Connecting cilium, Inherited retinal dystrophy, Translation |
Dr Vito MennellaAssociate Professor, Reader in Nanoscale Biology Biochemistry Queen Mary University of London United Kingdomv.mennella@qmul.ac.uk Super-resolution Microscopy, Ciliopathies, Airway pollution, Molecular Diagnosis, Imaging |
Dr Colin MilesNewcastle University United Kingdom01912418699 c.g.miles@ncl.ac.uk Ciliopathies, Genetics, Development, Renal, Mouse models |
Prof Pleasantine MillProfessor of Cilia Biology MRC Human Genetics Unit University of Edinburgh United Kingdompleasantine.mill@igmm.ed.ac.uk |
Professor Hannah MitchisonProfessor of Molecular Medicine UCL GOS Institute of Child Health University College London United Kingdomh.mitchison@ucl.ac.uk Genetics, Ciliopathies, Therapies, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Rare disease |
Prof Andrea MünsterbergSchool of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia United Kingdoma.munsterberg@uea.ac.uk cell fate specification, myogenesis, muscle stem cells, somite development |
Dr Takashi OchiUniversity Academic Fellow Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology University of Leeds United Kingdom0113 3432528 t.ochi@leeds.ac.uk Centrosome, Cilia, Basal body, Structure biology |
Prof Albert OngProfessor of Renal Medicine Division of Clinical Medicine University of Sheffield United Kingdom+44 114 215 9542 a.ong@sheffield.ac.uk |
Dr Laura PellegriniGroup Leader Centre for Developmental Neurobiology King's College London United Kingdomlaura.pellegrini@kcl.ac.uk Choroid Plexus, Organoids, Cerebrospinal fluid, Wnt signalling, Single Cell RNA sequencing |
Dr Marco PolinPhysics Department University of Warwick United Kingdomm.polin@warwick.ac.uk Cilia dynamics, Synchronisation, Cilia elongation, Sensing |
Dr Helen PriceSenior Lecturer Keele Keele University United Kingdom01782734219 h.price@keele.ac.uk BBSome, Leishmania, Trypanosoma brucei, Drug discovery |
Dr Jordan RaffDunn School of Pathology University of Oxford United Kingdomjordan.raff@path.ox.ac.uk Centrioles, Centrosomes, mitosis, cell cycle, Drosophila |
Dr Gewndolen ReillyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering University of Sheffield United Kingdomg.reilly@sheffield.ac.uk |
Dr Natalia Riobo-Del GaldoAssociate Professor Faculty of Medicine and Health University of Leeds United Kingdom01133439184 n.a.riobo-delgaldo@leeds.ac.uk Hedgehog signalling, Systemic Sclerosis, Fibrosis, Cancer |
Dr Anthony RobertsDepartment of Biological Sciences Birkbeck, University of London United Kingdoma.roberts@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk |
Prof John SayerClinical Professor of Renal Medicine Translational and Clinical Research Institute Newcastle University United Kingdomjohn.sayer@ncl.ac.uk kidney disease, joubert syndrome, nephronophthisis, cystic kidney, tubulupathy |
Prof Hazel ScreenSchool of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London United Kingdomh.r.c.screen@qmul.ac.uk |
Prof Robert SempleUniversity of Edinburgh United Kingdomrsemple@ed.ac.uk insulin resistance, Alstrom syndrome, diabetes, POC1A |
Prof Amelia ShoemarkSchool of Medicine University of Dundee United Kingdomashoemark@dundee.ac.uk Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis, Motile ciliopathy |
Dr Charlie Softley-BrownLecturer in Pharmacology Keele University United Kingdomc.a.softley@keele.ac.uk Cilia, Planarians, Ciliopathies, Xenopus, Alstrom Disease |
Dr Christopher StaplesSenior Lecturer Medical Sciences Bangor University United Kingdom07507 537407 c.staples@bangor.ac.uk DNA Repair, Primary Cilia, Innate Immune Response |
Dr Andrew StreetsSenior Research Fellow in Nephrology Medical School University of Sheffield United Kingdom07798 711492 a.j.streets@sheffield.ac.uk Cell adhesion, ADPKD, Polycystin, miRNA, Exosomes |
Dr Vasanta SubramanianReader Biology and Biochemistry University of Bath United Kingdom+44 1225 386315 bssvss@bath.ac.uk Embryonic and adult Stem cells, Zebrafish disease models, Brain and gut development, IPS cell models, Knockout and transgenic mice, Motor neuron disease |
Dr Barbara Tanos-LoraBiosciences Brunel University London United Kingdom01895265610 barbara.tanos@brunel.ac.uk centrioles, distal appendages, cilia, kidney, cancer |
Dr Thomas TheilReader Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research University of Edinburgh United Kingdom0131 650 3721 thomas.theil@ed.ac.uk Primary cilium, corticogenesis, radial glial cells, Gli3, Inpp5e |
Dr Katerina ToropovaSir William Dunn School of Pathology University of Oxford United Kingdomkaterina.toropova@path.ox.ac.uk Intraflagellar Transport, Cryo-EM, Dynein, Structural Biology |
Prof Abigail TuckerProfessor of Development & Evolution Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology King's College London United Kingdom07977 558636 abigail.tucker@kcl.ac.uk Craniofacial development, Ear, Jaw, Dentition, Repair |
Dr Mark van BreugelSenior Lecturer Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom020 7882 7692 m.vanbreugel@qmul.ac.uk Cilia, Centrioles, Centrosomes, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Cell Biology |
Professor Jacqueline van der SpuyProfessor of Molecular and Cellular Biology University College London United Kingdomj.spuy@ucl.ac.uk Inherited retinal degeneration, Stem cell technology, Gene editing technology, Disease modelling, Molecular and cell biology |
Prof Sue VaughanProf. Cell and molecular biology Gipsy Lane Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom+447909039582 svaughan@brookes.ac.uk basal bodies, trypanosoma, flagella, electron microscopy, Leishmania |
Dr Stefaan VerbruggenResearch Fellow School of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London United Kingdoms.verbruggen@qmul.ac.uk Bone, Primary cilia, Mechanobiology, Cancer, Biomechanics |
Prof Julien VermotImperial College London United Kingdomjvermot@ic.ac.uk developmental biology, cardiovascular, mechanotransduction |
Dr Benjamin WalkerLecturer University College London United Kingdombenjamin.walker@ucl.ac.uk Ciliary beating, Microscale swimming, Beat-pattern analysis |
Prof Kirsty WanProfessor of Cellular and Biophysical Dynamics Living Systems Institute University of Exeter United Kingdomk.y.wan2@exeter.ac.uk motile cilia, fluid mechanics, biophysics, protists, cilia coordination and dynamics |
Dr Angus WannAssociate Professor School of Biological Sciences University of Southampton United Kingdoma.k.t.wann@soton.ac.uk Primary cilia, mechanobiology, cartilage biology, endocytosis, Matrix |
Professor Tanya WhitfieldSchool of Biosciences University of Sheffield United Kingdomt.whitfield@sheffield.ac.uk zebrafish, inner ear, olfactory system, epithelial morphogenesis, cilia |
Dr Laurence WilsonSchool of Physics, Engineering and Technology University of York United Kingdom01904322851 laurence.wilson@york.ac.uk Holographic microscopy, Biological physics, Fluid dynamics, Chlamydomonas |
Dr Patricia YeyatiSenior Scientist University of Edinburgh United Kingdompatricia.yeyati@ed.ac.uk Cilia, animal models, Proteomics, Transcriptomics, Genetics |

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