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Bangor University

Christopher Staples

Dr Christopher Staples

Senior Lecturer

Medical Sciences
Bangor University
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07507 537407

DNA Repair, Primary Cilia, Innate Immune Response

University of Bath

Vasanta Subramanian

Dr Vasanta Subramanian

Reader

Biology and Biochemistry
University of Bath
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+44 1225 386315

Embryonic and adult Stem cells, Zebrafish disease models, Brain and gut development, IPS cell models, Knockout and transgenic mice, Motor neuron disease

Birkbeck, University of London

Anthony Roberts

Dr Anthony Roberts

Department of Biological Sciences
Birkbeck, University of London
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University of Bristol

Hermes Gadêlha

Dr Hermes Gadêlha

Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Data Modelling

School of Engineering
University of Bristol
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Flagella, Cilia, mathematical biology, molecular motors, bio-filaments

David Stephens

Prof David Stephens

Professor of Cell Biology

School of Biochemistry
University of Bristol
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0117 331 2173

Cilia, Extracellular matrix, Membrane traffic, Microtubule cytoskeleton, Microscopy

Brunel University

Brunel University London

Victor Hernandez

Dr Victor Hernandez

Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

Department of Life Sciences
Brunel University London
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Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Primary cilia, ciliogenesis, retinal degeneration, obesity

Barbara Tanos-Lora

Dr Barbara Tanos-Lora

Biosciences
Brunel University London
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University of Cambridge

Andrew Carter

Dr Andrew Carter

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
University of Cambridge
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Pietro Cicuta

Prof Pietro Cicuta

Professor in Physics

Physics
University of Cambridge
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motile cilia, microfluidics, organ on chip, video analysis, cilia synchronisation

John Kilmartin

Dr John Kilmartin

Emeritus

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
University of Cambridge
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Sfi1, Spindle pole body

Vito Mennella

Dr Vito Mennella

MRC investigator, Director of research

MRC Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences
University of Cambridge
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Super-resolution Microscopy, Ciliopathies, Airway pollution, Molecular Diagnosis, Imaging

University College London

Phil Beales

Prof Phil Beales

Institute of Child Health
University College London
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ciliopathy, Bardet Biedl Syndrome, intraflagellar transport

Mike Cheetham

Prof Mike Cheetham

Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology

Institute of Opthalmology
University College London
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Mahmoud Fassad

Dr Mahmoud Fassad

Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
University College London
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Stephen Hart

Prof Stephen Hart

Professor in Molecular Genetics

UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
University College London
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Dagan Jenkins

Dr Dagan Jenkins

Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
University College London
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IFT, Carpenter syndrome, Jeune syndrome, skeletal ciliopathies, cilia trafficking

Tim Levine

Prof Tim Levine

Professor of Cell Biology

Institute of Ophthalmology
University College London
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Basic Life Sciences, Cardiometabolic Science, Neuroscience, Personalised Medicine

Hannah Mitchison

Professor Hannah Mitchison

Professor of Molecular Medicine

UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
University College London
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Genetics, Ciliopathies, Therapies, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Rare disease

Jacqueline van der Spuy

Professor Jacqueline van der Spuy

Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

University College London
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Inherited retinal degeneration, Stem cell technology, Gene editing technology, Disease modelling, Molecular and cell biology

University of Dundee

Amelia Shoemark

Prof Amelia Shoemark

School of Medicine
University of Dundee
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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis, Motile ciliopathy

Durham University

Francesco Boselli

Dr Francesco Boselli

Durham University
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fluid flow, biophysics, polarity, development, transport

University of East Anglia

Andrea Münsterberg

Prof Andrea Münsterberg

School of Biological Sciences
University of East Anglia
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cell fate specification, myogenesis, muscle stem cells, somite development

University of Edinburgh

Megan Davey

Dr Megan Davey

Division of Developmental Biology The Roslin Institute
University of Edinburgh
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Toby Hurd

Dr Toby Hurd

Chancellor's Fellow

MRC Human Genetics Unit
University of Edinburgh
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Andrew Jarman

Prof Andrew Jarman

Professor of Developmental Cell Biology

Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
University of Edinburgh
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Roly Megaw

Dr Roly Megaw

Clinical lecturer / honorary consultant ophthalmologist at NHS Lothian

MRC Human Genetics Unit
University of Edinburgh
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Pleasantine Mill

Prof Pleasantine Mill

Professor of Cilia Biology

MRC Human Genetics Unit
University of Edinburgh
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Robert Semple

Prof Robert Semple

University of Edinburgh
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insulin resistance, Alstrom syndrome, diabetes, POC1A

Thomas Theil

Dr Thomas Theil

Reader

Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
University of Edinburgh
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0131 650 3721

Primary cilium, corticogenesis, radial glial cells, Gli3, Inpp5e

Patricia Yeyati

Dr Patricia Yeyati

Senior Scientist

University of Edinburgh
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University of Exeter

Helen Dawe

Dr Helen Dawe

Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology

Geoffrey Pope Building
University of Exeter
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+44 (0)1392 723431
Gaspar Jekely

Prof Gaspar Jekely

Living Systems Institute
University of Exeter
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ciliary bands, mechanosensory cilia, ciliated larvae, PKD, NompC

Kirsty Wan

Dr Kirsty Wan

Living Systems Institute
University of Exeter
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motile cilia, microscale fluid mechanics, protists

Imperial College London

Eric Keaveny

Dr Eric Keaveny

Imperial College London
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biofluid mechanics, mathematical modelling and computation, microscale fluid-structure interactions

Robert Mahen

Dr Robert Mahen

Department of Physics
Imperial College London
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Julien Vermot

Dr Julien Vermot

Imperial College London
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developmental biology, cardiovascular, mechanotransduction

Independent

Keele University

Helen Price

Dr Helen Price

Senior Lecturer

Keele
Keele University
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01782734219

BBSome, Leishmania, Trypanosoma brucei, Drug discovery

Charlie Softley

Dr Charlie Softley

Lecturer in Pharmacology

Keele University
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Cilia, Planarians, Ciliopathies, Xenopus, Alstrom Disease

University of Kent

Mohinder Pal

Dr Mohinder Pal

Group leader

Bioscience
University of Kent
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HSP90, R2TP

King's College London

Laura Pellegrini

Dr Laura Pellegrini

Group Leader

Centre for Developmental Neurobiology
King's College London
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Choroid Plexus, Organoids, Cerebrospinal fluid, Wnt signalling, Single Cell RNA sequencing

King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Tassos Grammatikopoulos

Dr Tassos Grammatikopoulos

Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology

Paediatric Liver, GI & Nutrition Centre
King's College Hospital NHS Trust
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020 3299 9000 ext 31162

Paediatric Liver diseases, Cholangiopathies, Primary cilia, Doublecortin domain containing protein 2

King's College London

Shukry Habib

Dr Shukry Habib

Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
King's College London
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Karen Liu

Prof Karen Liu

Professor of Genetics and Development

Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology
King's College London
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020 7188 8035

neural crest, cilia, congenital anomalies, craniofacial, mouse

Abigail Tucker

Prof Abigail Tucker

Professor of Development & Evolution

Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology
King's College London
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07977 558636

Craniofacial development, Ear, Jaw, Dentition, Repair

University of Leeds

Colin Johnson

Prof Colin Johnson

Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Section of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences, Leeds Institute of
University of Leeds
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+44 (0)113 343 8443
Takashi Ochi

Dr Takashi Ochi

University Academic Fellow

Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology
University of Leeds
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0113 3432528

Centrosome, Cilia, Basal body, Structure biology

Natalia Riobo-Del Galdo

Dr Natalia Riobo-Del Galdo

Faculty of Medicine and Health
University of Leeds
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University of Leicester

Robert Hirst

Dr Robert Hirst

Principal Scientist

Department of Respiratory Sciences
University of Leicester
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0116 252 5817

Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Motile cilia, Respiratory, Ependymal cilia, Cilia genetics

University of Liverpool

Urszula McClurg

Dr Urszula McClurg

Tenure Track Fellow

Institute of Integrative Biology
University of Liverpool
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0151 795 7735

cancer, meiosis, centrosome, synaptonemal complex, cell division

University of Manchester

Raman Das

Dr Raman Das

Independent Research Fellow

University of Manchester
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01613060493

Neuronal differentiation, Shh, Axonogenesis, Polarisation, Actin, Microtubule

Kathryn Hentges

Dr Kathryn Hentges

University of Manchester
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cardiac development, splicing, genetics

Newcastle University

Colin Miles

Dr Colin Miles

Newcastle University
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01912418699

Ciliopathies, Genetics, Development, Renal, Mouse models

John Sayer

Prof John Sayer

Clinical Professor of Renal Medicine

Translational and Clinical Research Institute
Newcastle University
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kidney disease, joubert syndrome, nephronophthisis, cystic kidney, tubulupathy

University of Oxford

Girish Ram Mali

Dr Girish Ram Mali

Group Leader MRC Fellow

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
University of Oxford
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Motile cilia and ciliopathies, Dynein motors, macromolecular assembly, Protein folding and quality control, Molecular, structural and cellular biology

Jordan Raff

Dr Jordan Raff

Dunn School of Pathology
University of Oxford
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Oxford Brookes University

Sue Vaughan

Prof Sue Vaughan

Prof. Cell and molecular biology

Gipsy Lane
Oxford Brookes University
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+447909039582

basal bodies, trypanosoma, flagella, electron microscopy, Leishmania, transitional fibres

University of Plymouth

Bing Hu

Prof Bing Hu

Professor of Oral Biology, Associate Head of School (Research)

Peninsula Dental School, Faculty of Health
University of Plymouth
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+44 (0) 1752 437804

Tooth, Skin, Salivary gland, Stem cell

Queen Mary University of London

Cleo Bishop

Dr Cleo Bishop

Blizard
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 2343
Paul Chapple

Prof Paul Chapple

Professor of Molecular Cell Biology

William Harvey Research Institute
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 6242
Jean Marie Delalande

Dr Jean Marie Delalande

Lecturer

Blizard
Queen Mary University of London
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Susana Godinho

Dr Susana Godinho

BCI
Queen Mary University of London
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Himadri Gupta

Dr Himadri Gupta

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Peter King

Dr Peter King

William Harvey Research Institute
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 6242
Martin Knight

Prof Martin Knight

Professor of Mechanobiology

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 8868

primary cilia, inflammation, mechanosignalling, structure-function, organ-on-a-chip

Hazel Screen

Prof Hazel Screen

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Stefaan Verbruggen

Dr Stefaan Verbruggen

Research Fellow

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Bone, Primary cilia, Mechanobiology, Cancer, Biomechanics

Queen's University Belfast

Lindsay Broadbent

Dr Lindsay Broadbent

Lecturer (as of July 2022)

Queen's University Belfast
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07887 660892

Primary airway cells, Viruses, Respiratory, Differentiation, ALI

Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Claire Hogg

Dr Claire Hogg

Paediatric respiratory consultant

Clinical lead Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
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020 7351 2681

University of Sheffield

Colin Bingle

Prof Colin Bingle

Professor of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease
University of Sheffield
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+44 (0)114 215 9514
Anne-Gaelle Borycki

Dr Anne-Gaelle Borycki

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biomedical Science
University of Sheffield
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Andrew Furley

Prof Andrew Furley

Professor of Developmental Neuroscience

Department of Biomedical Science
University of Sheffield
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Cell adhesion, SHH signalling, Axon guidance, neural stem cell, cerebellum

Andrew Grierson

Dr Andrew Grierson

Principal Investigator

Neuroscience
University of Sheffield
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0114 222 2277

neurodegeneration, photoreceptor, trafficking, microtubules, acetylation

Albert Ong

Prof Albert Ong

Professor of Renal Medicine, Head, Academic Unit of Nephrology

Kidney Genetics Group, Department of Infection Immunity and Car
University of Sheffield
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+44 114 271 3402 (direct), 271 2237 (Academic sec- Jean Lazenby)
Gewndolen Reilly

Dr Gewndolen Reilly

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Sheffield
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Andrew Streets

Dr Andrew Streets

Senior Research Fellow in Nephrology

Medical School
University of Sheffield
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07798 711492

Cell adhesion, ADPKD, Polycystin, miRNA, Exosomes

Tanya Whitfield

Prof Tanya Whitfield

Department of Biomedical Science
University of Sheffield
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University of Southampton

Jane Lucas

Prof Jane Lucas

Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Honorary Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Medicine
University of Southampton
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primary ciliary dyskinesia

University of Southampton

Angus Wann

Dr Angus Wann

Associate Professor

School of Biological Sciences
University of Southampton
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Primary cilia, mechanobiology, Osteoarthritis, endocytosis, Matrix

St. George's, University of London

Soo-Hyun Kim

Dr Soo-Hyun Kim

Principal Investigator, Group Leader, Reader in Biomedical Science

Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute
St. George's, University of London
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020 8266 6199

Ciliopathy, Fertility, Hedgehog signal pathway, Neuroendocrine, Primordial germ cell

UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Louise Gregory

Dr Louise Gregory

BRC Catalyst Fellow in rare disease

Genetic and Genomic Medicine Research & Teaching Programme
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
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07951 832064

Cilia genes, Congenital disease, Hypothalamo-pituitary development

University of Warwick

Marco Polin

Dr Marco Polin

Physics Department
University of Warwick
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University of Wolverhampton

Paraskevi Goggolidou

Dr Paraskevi Goggolidou

Faculty of Science and Engineering
University of Wolverhampton
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