
We are an international group of scientists who are committed to a culture of kindness and collaboration.

Despoina A.I. Mavridou, PhD
Principal Investigator
BIO
2020 - pres. Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
2015 - 2020 Career Development Fellow, Imperial College London
2009 - 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford
2004 - 2009 Graduate student, University of Oxford

Nikol Kadeřábková, PhD
Research Associate
Antimicrobial resistance and cell envelope biology

Kathryn (Kate) E. Potter, PhD
Research Associate
DNA Engineer Extraordinaire

Moran G. Goren, PhD
Research Associate
Toxin biology

Ayesha J.S. Mahmood, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Antimicrobial resistance and resistance evolution

Luis Miguel Domingues
Mariano Filipe
Visiting Graduate Student
Medicinal chemistry

Alexander (Alex) J. Dunmyre
Graduate Student
Antimicrobial resistance

Timothy (Tim) N. Taylor,
Graduate Student
Antimicrobial resistance


Mr Lumpy (Lump)
Emotional Support Officer
Insect and evolutionary biology
Lump is a rescued veiled chameleon, who has experienced stunted growth.
He is perfect in his own way.