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Ifor Samuel- School of Physics and Astronomy

Prof. Samuel studied for both his MA and PhD in Physics at Cambridge where he developed his interest in time-resolved fluorescence and light-emitting materials. After finishing his PhD he moved to Paris and worked with…

Michael Mazilu – School of Physics and Astronomy

Dr Michael Mazilu is a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews with a background in semiconductor physics, photonic crystals and biophotonics. He is currently working in the fields of optical micromanipulation,…

Stefan Pulver – School of Psychology and Neuroscience

I did my undergraduate degree at Colby College, then went on to do a PhD at Brandeis University in the labs of Eve Marder and Leslie Griffith. I completed postdoctoral fellowships at University of Cambridge and Janelia…

Tom Brown – School of Physics and Astronomy

Tom undertook a BSc in Physics at Imperial College London graduating in 1993. Following a period of employment for the Defence Research Agency, Tom completed a PhD at the University of Southampton, graduating in 1997.…

Judith Sleeman – School of Biology

Judith Sleeman studied for a BSc in Cellular and Molecular Pathology at the University of Bristol, followed by a PhD in Stem Cell Biology at the University of Edinburgh. Following several years as a postdoc in Angus…

David Ferrier – School of Biology

I joined the University of St Andrews in 2007 as an RCUK Fellow and am now a Reader in Biology and Deputy Director of the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI), leading the Evolutionary Developmental Genomics (EDGe) research…

Javier Tello – School of Medicine

Dr Tello obtained his PhD in Prof Nancy Sherwood’s lab (Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, Canada) where he studied the molecular evolution of neuropeptide systems and received the Govern General’s…

Gareth Miles – School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Gareth Miles received his PhD from the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 2003. He then undertook postdoctoral training at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.  In 2007, he began his own independent research…

Frank Gunn-Moore – School of Biology

My group studies the development and survival of mammalian neurons. My approach to achieve this has been one of combining all three science disciplines, publishing in biological, chemical and physics-based journals. We…