Life Sciences staff
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Dr Faizan Ahmad
Course Leader in Biomedical Engineering
Dr Faizan Ahmad possesses experience in the multidisciplinary fields of engineering within the industry and academia. He has worked in different roles in mechanical and biomedical engineering disciplines, with a primary emphasis on engineering, biomedical and soft tissue material mechanics. He served as a design, stress,...
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Dr James Barnett
Senior Lecturer (Biomedical Science)
James graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2000 with a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and Genetics. James’ first graduate job was at The Binding Site Ltd, where he was employed as a technician In the monoclonal antibodies department. James later embarked on a research career, and in 2002 joined the group of Professor Colin...
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Ian Chell
Visiting Lecturer for Biomedical Engineering
Ian Chell MSc FSRP, is the visiting lecturer working with Viji on the Medical Device module. Ian is an experienced x-ray and medical engineer who obtained his Master of Science in Medical Electronics and Physics at St Barts Medical School, now QM Westfield. Ian started his career in 1976 as an apprentice with Siemens Energy...
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Dr Kwabena Duedu
Associate Professor in Life Sciences
Kwabena’s research sits at the intersection of pathogen biology, epidemiology, and public health microbiology, with a central focus on understanding how bacterial pathogens behave under real-world environmental and clinical pressures, and how these behaviours shape persistence, treatment outcomes, and disease dynamics in...
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Dr Hora Davari Ejtehadi
Associate Professor
Dr Hora Ejtehadi is an Associate Professor. She studied Medicine and continued further education by completing PhD in Biomedical Science field. She joined Birmingham City University in 2004 and awarded Diploma in Higher Education in 2007. She led School of Health Sciences Enterprise for couple of years and moved on leading the...
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Dr Syed Ghufran Khalid
Visiting Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering
Dr Syed Ghufran Khalid is a visiting lecturer for Biomedical Engineering within the department of life sciences, currently working with Bisola Biobaku-Mutingwende on the STEMM module for MSc students. He is also working as a MEMS engineer at Guys and St Thomas Hospital. Before joining the hospital, he had been working as a...
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Dr Martin Goldberg
Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology
Martin has a wide range of expertise which includes clinical and diagnostic microbiology, bacterial molecular biology / genetics, food microbiology / safety, discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds and bacterial physiology. This range of expertise is vital when working in a biomedical environment where a broad knowledge is...
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Dr Tom Graeme-Drury
Lecturer
Dr Tom Graeme-Drury delivers teaching on anatomy, physiology, and research/academic skills modules on a range of courses, with a focus on providing interactive, accessible, and practical teaching. Initially trained in psychology and cognitive science at the University of Plymouth, Tom originally worked in neuropsychological...
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Dr Irmgard Haussmann
Associate Professor in Health Sciences
Irmgard is an Associate Professor in Health Sciences and teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In her role as Director of Postgraduate Research Degrees for Life and Sport she leads all aspects of recruitment and student experiences for PhD Life and Sport Sciences. Having previously worked at Brandeis...
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Professor John Howl
Professor of Life Sciences
Professor John Howl graduated from the University of Birmingham where he pursued a PhD in the field of muscle cell physiology and pathology supervised by Dr S. J. Publicover. Following an extended post-doctoral period in Birmingham, during which he was supported by two personal grants from the British Heart Foundation, he...