Professor James Naismith
Director
Professor Naismith grew up in Hamilton, in the west of Scotland attending local state schools. He graduated from Edinburgh in […]
Dr Paul McCubbin
Chief Operating Officer
Paul has worked in the life science sector for over 20 years. During this time, he has held a number […]
Lydia Armes
Director of HR
Lydia brings a wealth of experience gained within diverse global and UK based organisations. Lydia has worked for a number […]
Laura Holland
Director of Communications and Culture
Laura Holland is Director of Communications at the Rosalind Franklin Institute. She has been with the organisation since its conception. Prior to this, […]
Dr Hazel Housden
Innovation and Translation Manager
Hazel is the Innovation and Translation Manager. She was previously Head of Intellectual Property at an industrial microbiology company, Green […]
Cristina Arraes
Grants Administrator
Cristina is the Grants Administrator -responsible for assisting with the Funding process. Before joining the Franklin, she had been working […]
Andy Huckstep
Building and Safety Manager
Andy is responsible for the building operation, and ensuring safety, health and environment is maintained for the Franklin. He has […]
Niaz Khan
Head of IT
After leaving school, Niaz qualified as an Accountant with the Oxford Co-Operative but soon after joining Blackwells realised his career […]
Joanne Blowers
Facilities and Operations Support Supervisor
Joanne is Facilities and Operations Support Supervisor, working with the Chief Operating Officer and Building and Safety Manager to deliver […]
Marina Haines
Human Resources Assistant
Marina is a HR Assistant at the Franklin, co-ordinating recruitment and assisting with a variety of HR activities. Prior to […]
Dr Dona Reddiar
Training Coordinator
Dona manages scientific training programmes at the Franklin, and works with colleagues to ensure that the new PhD programme and […]
Dr Caitlin Higgott
Communications and Engagement Officer
Caitlin is the communications and engagement officer, which means she covers everything from schools to stakeholder engagement, and internal communications […]
Fay Shabo
Executive Assistant
Fay is the Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer. She has been a Board level Executive Assistant for over […]
Stephen Cross
Operations Support Technician
Stephen is the operations support technician at The Franklin. His role involves supporting the building team with the smooth running […]
Krystalenia Basdani
Recruitment Co-ordinator
Krystalenia is Recruitment Co-ordinator at the Franklin, focused on supporting the organisation’s recruitment needs and initiatives. Prior to this role, […]
Ian Franklin
Procurement Manager
Ian has worked in procurement for over 20 years and has held various positions in the private and public sector, […]
Dr Mark Basham
Head of AI
Dr Mark Basham is Head of AI at the Rosalind Franklin Institute, and a Research Fellow at Diamond Light Source. […]
Professor Josephine Bunch
Science Co-Director Biological Mass Spectrometry
Imperial College and NPL
Professor Josephine Bunch is Co-Director of the National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging (NiCE-MSI) at NPL and Chair […]
Professor Zoltan Takats
Science Co-Director Biological Mass Spectrometry
Imperial College
Professor Takats has obtained his PhD from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. He has worked as a post-doctoral research associate […]
Dr Bela Paizs
Head of Molecular Structure Elucidation
Bela is the Head of Molecular Structure Elucidation in the Biological Mass Spectrometry theme. He studied chemistry and completed his […]
Dr Anna Simmonds
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ion Mobility and Mass Spectrometric Instrumentation
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Atmospheric Pressure Ionisation Mass Spectrometry
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Professor Angus Kirkland
Science Director, Correlated Imaging
University of Oxford
Angus Kirkland completed his MA and PhD at the University of Cambridge using high resolution electron microscopy to study the […]
Dr Judy Kim
Deputy Theme Director, Correlated Imaging
University of Oxford
Judy Kim is the Deputy Director of Correlative Imaging at the Rosalind Franklin Institute, Departmental Lecturer in the Department of […]
Dr Amirafshar Moshtaghpour
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Compressive Sensing for Electron Microscopy
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Professor Ben Davis
Science Director, Next Generation Chemistry
University of Oxford
Ben Davis got his B.A. (1993) and D.Phil. (1996) from the University of Oxford. During this time he learnt the […]
Professor Shabaz Mohammed
Deputy Theme Director, Next Generation Chemistry
Shabaz Mohammed is the Deputy Theme Director and Head of Mechanistic Proteomics, and also teaches at the University of Oxford. […]
Dr Yana Demyanenko
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Proteomics - Experimental Officer
View profileDr Zhihao Lan
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Quantum Mechanical Calculation Methods
View profileProfessor James Naismith
Director
Professor Naismith grew up in Hamilton, in the west of Scotland attending local state schools. He graduated from Edinburgh in […]
Professor Ray Owens
Head of Protein Production UK
Ray Owens obtained his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, UK. After postdoctoral work in London and Oxford, […]
Dr Gwyndaf Evans
Head of Technology
Gwyndaf Evans was awarded his PhD in Physics from the University of Warwick in 1994 for his work performed at […]
Dr Liang Wu
Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale fellow
Liang is a Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale fellow. He is establishing a lab to study the processes involved in […]
Dr Maud Dumoux
Technology Lead for Cryo Imaging
Maud has a PhD in immunology from Paris 7 Diderot. Prior to working at the Franklin, she worked at the […]
Dr Michael Grange
Tomography Group Leader
Michael completed his D.Phil in structural biology at the University of Oxford, UK, where he applied FIB milling, electron cryo-tomography […]
Dr Courtney Mycroft-West
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis
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