People
Researchers
 Dr Izzet Mehmet Akcaypostdoctoral researcher Basic and Clinical Neuroscience King's College London  United Kingdom07597 620951 izzet.akcay@kcl.ac.uk primary cilium, neurodegeneration, ALS |
 Dr Katerina ApolinovaResearch Fellow School of Biological Sciences University of Southampton United Kingdomk.apolinova@soton.ac.uk mechanobiology, skeletal ciliopathies, growth plate, biomaterials, in vitro models |
Dr Marina ArbiPostdoctoral Research Fellow MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute for Genetics and Cancer University of Edinburgh United Kingdom+447552217845 marmpi@ed.ac.uk centriole duplication, multiciliogenesis, transcriptional regulation, tracheal epithelial cell cultures |
Dr. Juliana Estefania Arcila GalvisResearch associate- Computational Biology Biosciences institute Newcastle University United Kingdomnja147@newcastle.ac.uk ciliopathies, Joubert Syndrome, Kidney, Nephronopthisis, Human urine derived renal epithelial cells |
Dr Dimitria AthanasiouResearch fellow Institute of Opthalmology University College London United Kingdomdimitra.athanasiou.09@ucl.ac.uk retinal degeneration, retinal organoids, gene editing, cell stress responses, disease modelling |
Dr Wills BarrellLecturer University of Portsmouth United Kingdomwills.barrell@port.ac.uk Craniofacial Development, Neural Crest Development, Craniofacial Ciliopathies, Skeletal Ciliopathies, Human Genetics |
 Dr Basudha BasuResearch Fellow Leeds Institute of Molecular Research University of Leeds United Kingdomb.basu@leeds.ac.uk Primary cilia, Retinal disease modelling, Human iPSCs and organoids, Cell signalling pathways, CRISPR/Cas9 |
Dr Mathieu BottierMedical Research Foundation Fellow National Heart and Lung Institute - Imperial College London Royal Brompton Hospital United Kingdommathieu.bottier@nhs.net Ciliary beat pattern, High Speed video Microscopy, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision |
Dr Thomas BurgoyneLecturer University College London United Kingdomt.burgoyne@ucl.ac.uk Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Photoreceptors, Outer segment, Connecting cilium, Respiratory |
Dr Adriana BuskinResearch Fellow Translational and Clinical Research Institute Newcastle University United Kingdom+447955799110 adriana.buskin@ncl.ac.uk Organoids, Primary cilia, Drug resitance, Prostate Cancer, Cilia loss |
Dr Viridiana Carmona SosaPostdoctoral Research Associate The Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics University of Cambridge United Kingdomvc432@cam.ac.uk Optical Tweezers, Microfabrication, Lung-on-a chip, Bacteria |
Dr Sarah ConduitResearch department of Oncology University College London United Kingdoms.conduit@ucl.ac.uk Signalling, Phosphoinositides, Kinases, Phosphatases, Cilia |
Dr Praveen Dhondurao SudhindarResearch associate Institute of genetic medicine Newcastle University United Kingdom07727 985157 praveen.dhondurao-sudhindar@newcastle.ac.uk Ciliopathies, Nephronopthisis, Small molecule inhibitors, Joubert Syndrome, Human urine derived renal epithelial cells |
Dr juan fonsResearch Associate Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology King's College London United Kingdom020 7188 1808 juan.fons_romero@kcl.ac.uk Cilia, ear development, Hearing loss, Otitis Media, Regeneration |
Dr Emma HallUniversity of Edinburgh United Kingdomemma.hall@ed.ac.uk Cilia in development and disease, Centriolar satellites, Mouse Models |
Dr Kerstin Hasenpusch-TheilPostdoctoral Researcher Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS) University of Edinburgh United Kingdom+44 131 6508310 hasenpusch-theil@ed.ac.uk Neurogenesis, Primary cilium, Gli3, Inpp5e, signaling centre |
Dr Karim HousseiniDunn School of Pathology University of Oxford United Kingdomkarim.housseinibissa@path.ox.ac.uk Axonemal dyneins, DNAAFs, ODAs, IDAs, Motile Cilia |
Dr Claire JacksonResearch Fellow/ PCD Scientist Clinical and Experimental Sciences University of Southampton United Kingdomclj@soton.ac.uk Cilia, Airway epithelium, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Airway infection, short ACE2, Airway cell culture |
Dr Ed JarmanMRC Human Genetics Unit university of edinburgh United Kingdomejarman2@ed.ac.uk cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver |
Dr Jeshmi Jeyabalan SrikaranPostdoctoral Research Associate Genetics and Genomic Medicine University College London United Kingdomj.srikaran@ucl.ac.uk Cilia, Bone, Development, IFT |
Dr Kei JokuraPostdoctoral Research Associate Living Systems Institute University of Exeter United Kingdomk.jokura@exeter.ac.uk motile cilia, ciliomotor nervous system, ciliated larvae, sensory cilia |
Dr Jennifer KeyntonPostdoctoral Researcher Mammalian Genetics Unit Medical Research Council Harwell United Kingdomj.keynton@har.mrc.ac.uk |
 Dr Maryam KhosraviWellcome Trust Fellow and Specialist Nephrology Registrar Cell & Developmental Biology, Division of Biosciences University College London United Kingdommkhosravi@doctors.org.uk Ciliopathy, Cystic kidney disease, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, Gene therapy |
Dr Smitha MaretvadakethopePostdoctoral researcher in theoretical systems biology Life Sciences Imperial College London United Kingdomsm6412@ic.ac.uk fluid dynamics, systems biology, gene regulation, biophysics, computation |
Dr Swati MidhaPost doctoral research associate Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology University of Oxford United Kingdom07501 700506 swati.midha@kennedy.ox.ac.uk musculoskeletal research, bioengineered osteochondral tissue, IFT, cilia, In vitro 3D models |
Dr Aakash MukhopadhyayGroup Leader Department of Pathology University of Cambridge United Kingdomagm85@cam.ac.uk Cilia, Dynein-2, Intraflagellar transport, Leishmania |
Dr Fay NewtonInstitute of Genetics & Cancer University of Edinburgh United Kingdomfay.newton@ed.ac.uk Disease models, Inherited retinal dystrophy, Ciliary specialisation, RNA-seq |
Dr Ivan Rosa e SilvaMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge United Kingdom01223267413 irosa@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk Centriole, Centrosome, Cilia |
 Mr Dominic RutlandResearch Assitant Biosciences Institute Newcastle University United Kingdom07495 152232 dom.rutland@newcastle.ac.uk Renal, Ciliopathies, Animal modelling |
Dr Eriomina ShahajPostdoctoral Researcher Institute of Child Health University College London United Kingdome.shahaj@ucl.ac.uk CCDC39, CCDC40, PCD |
 Dr Anu SironenInstitute of Child Health University College London United Kingdoma.sironen@ucl.ac.uk primary ciliary dyskinesia, spermatogenesis, intraflagellar transport |
Dr Claire SmithPost-doctoral researcher Division of Molecular Medicine, Leeds Institute of Medical Rese University of Leeds United Kingdomc.e.l.smith@leeds.ac.uk |
Dr Vrinda SreekumarPostdoc Medical Research Council Harwell United Kingdomv.sreekumar@har.mrc.ac.uk Autosomal dominanat polycystic kidney disease, Polycystin 1, Polycystin 2, Polycystin1l1, Primary cilia, mTOR signaling, kidney cystogenesis, left right assymetry |
Dr Emmanuelle SteibDepartment of Bioengineering Imperial College London United Kingdoms-emmanuelle@hotmail.fr Cilia, Zebrafish, Cardiovascular, Development, Mechanosensitivity |
 Dr Jack SunterAssociate Professor School of Biological and Medical Sciences Oxford Brookes University United Kingdomjsunter@brookes.ac.uk IFT, Leishmania, trypanosomes, cell morphology, adhesion |
 Dr Katarzyna SzymanskaPost-doctoral Research Fellow Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James’s University of Leeds United Kingdom+441133438336 k.szymanska@leeds.ac.uk disease models, stem cells, kidney organoids, cystic kidney, primary cilia |
 Dr Manoj Kumar ValluruPostdoctoral Research Associate IICD University of Sheffield United Kingdom07590 266007 m.valluru@sheffield.ac.uk RNA biology, ADPKD, Bioinformatics |
Dr Simona VelkovaResearch Associate UCL GOSICH Genetics and Genomic Medicine University College London United Kingdom07446 882012 simona.velkova.15@ucl.ac.uk Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Airway ciliated epithelium, Genetic mutations, Delivery of therapy |
Dr Elisa VillalobosSenior Research Fellow Developmental Neurosciences University College London United Kingdome.villalobos@ucl.ac.uk Primary cilia, Tissue remodelling, Cardiovascular disease, Glucocorticoid transport, Fibroadipogenic progenitors |
 Dr Scott WaddellPostdoctoral Fellow MRC Human Genetics Unit University of Edinburgh United Kingdom07833 395691 scott.waddell@ed.ac.uk Primary cilia, Liver biology, Polycystic Liver/Kidney Diseases, Cancer biology |
Dr Rebecca WalkerPostdoctoral research associate IICD University of Sheffield United Kingdomr.v.walker@sheffield.ac.uk PKD, Kidney, Polycystins, mitochondria, ARPKD, Pkhd1 |
