Department of Biosciences
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Leadership team

Department of Biosciences
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Leadership team

Professor James Wakefield

James' research interest is in mitosis and cell division, stimulated by the fundamental beauty of the process as viewed using a fluorescence microscope, and its key role in diseases such as cancer.

Email: J.G.Wakefield@exeter.ac.uk | James' profile

Professor Ivana Gudelj

Email: I.Gudelj@exeter.ac.uk | Ivana's profile

Dr Sally Rogers

Director of Education and Student Experience

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Dr Sally Rogers

Email: S.Rogers@exeter.ac.uk | Sally's profile

Dr Mike Deeks

Co-Director of Postgraduate Research

Dr Mike Deeks

Email: M.Deeks@exeter.ac.uk | Mike's profile

Dr Vinod Kumar

Director of Research and Impact

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Dr Vinod Kumar

Email: V.Kumar@exeter.ac.uk | Vinod's profile

Bonnie's research focuses on the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata), a fish that has long served as a model system for evolutionary and ecological research. Bonnie explores local adaptation in this system using an interdisciplinary approach that combines population genomics, quantitative genetics, behavioural ecology, and experimental evolution.

Email: B.Fraser@exeter.ac.uk | Bonnie's profile

Professor Mike Allen

Director of Business Engagement and Innovation

Professor Mike Allen

Email: M.Allen5@exeter.ac.uk | Mike's profile

Dr Liz Ballou

Co-Director of Global Engagement

Dr Liz Ballou

Email: E.Ballou@exeter.ac.uk | Liz's profile

Dr Rob Ellis

Co-Director of Global Engagement

Dr Rob Ellis

Rob's research focuses on adaptation and acclimation in animals exposed to environmental change. Specifically, Rob is driven by the question of how a mechanistic understanding of animal physiology can be used to improve the productivity and sustainability of aquaculture in a wide range of production settings.

Email: R.P.Ellis@exeter.ac.uk | Rob's profile

Dr Orly Razgour

Director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Dr Orly Razgour

Orly is a molecular ecologist and conservation biologist, researching evolutionary and ecological responses to global environmental change. Orly aims to understand how environmental heterogeneity at different spatial and temporal scales affects geographical distributions, genetic composition and ecological interactions.

Email: O.Razgour@exeter.ac.uk | Orly's profile

Rose Cohen

Department Manager

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Rose Cohen

Rose supports the academic Head of Departments in delivering the strategic and operational priorities of the department, and is the link to wider Professional Services colleagues who support Biosciences.

Email: R.Cohen3@exeter.ac.uk