Our Team
Hafez El Sayyed
Post-doctoral Fellow
hafez.elsayyed@physics.ox.ac.uk
Investigating transcription dynamics and nucleoid structure using super-resolution imaging of RNA polymerase in live E. coli
Oliver Pambos
Post-doctoral Fellow
oliver.pambos@physics.ox.ac.uk
Single molecule and super-resolution studies of the spatial organization of transcription
Stelios Chatzimichail
Post-doctoral Fellow
stelios.chatzimichail@physics.ox.ac.uk
Single-molecule studies of single-cell bacterial isolates for rapid testing of antimicrobial resistance
Jagadish Prasad Hazra
Post-doctoral Fellow
jagadish.hazra@physics.ox.ac.uk
Single molecule DNA sequencing by hybridisation
Suchintak Dash
Post-doctoral Fellow
suchintak.dash@physics.ox.ac.uk
Single molecule analysis of transcription kinetics inside live bacteria
Mirjam Kummerlin
Post-doctoral Fellow
mirjam.kummerlin@physics.ox.ac.uk
Studying transcriptional mechanisms using single-molecule DNA hybridization
Maryam Beigzadeh
Post-doctoral Fellow
maryam.beigzadeh@physics.ox.ac.uk
My primary focus has been on applying AI and machine learning in medicine (particularly image/signal processing) and on mathematical/computational modeling of biological systems. Currently, I am working on AI applications in single-molecule microscopy.
Afroze Chimthanawala
Post-doctoral Fellow
afroze.chimthanawala@physics.ox.ac.uk
nvestigating how components of the transcriptional machinery adjust to environmental changes, ensuring cells maintain optimal gene expression and function
Sharika Mohanan
Post-doctoral Fellow
sharika.mohanan@physics.ox.ac.uk
Developing optical methods for single molecule imaging in living cells
Emma Lalande
DPhil student
Studying global transcriptional regulation using single molecule techniques - a road to homeostasis
Qing Zhao
DPhil student
Assessing the packaging stoichiometry and spatial organisation of influenza A viral segments
Jacob Wright
DPhil student
Using super-resolution microscopy to investigate protein structure in bacteria
Sammi Ta
DPhil student
Molecular mechanisms of bacteriophage infection and replication in E. coli
Past Members
Academic visitors
Nigel D. F. Grindley
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
Catherine M. Joyce
Senior Research Scientist, Yale University
Senior Research Scientist, Yale University
Richard Ludescher (2018-2019)
Professor of Food Science, Rutgers University
Professor of Food Science, Rutgers University
Xiaojuan Li (2019-2020)
Professor of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University
Professor of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University
Post-doctoral fellows
Dr. Piers Turner (2021-2024).
Dr. Christof Hepp (2018-2023)
Dr. Heesoo Uhm (2019-2023)
research fellow at Seoul National University.
research fellow at Seoul National University.
Dr. Abhishek Mazumder
Dr. Prabir Kulabhusan (2021-2022)
Dr. Barak Gilboa (2016-2020)
Dr. Jun Fan (2016-2020)
Dr. Horst Steue (2015-2018)
Dr. Nicole Robb (2011-2017)
a research fellow at the University of Oxford
a research fellow at the University of Oxford
Dr. Anssi Malinen (2016)
esearch fellow at the University of Turku, Finland
esearch fellow at the University of Turku, Finland
Dr. David Dulin (2016)
avid has set up his own group in Erlangen, Germany.
avid has set up his own group in Erlangen, Germany.
Dr. David LV Bauer (2016)
post-doctoral researcher in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford
post-doctoral researcher in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford
Dr. Timothy Craggs (2015)
Tim has set up his own group at the University of Sheffield.
Tim has set up his own group at the University of Sheffield.
Dr. Geraint Evans (2015)
Geraint is now pursuing a career in industry at Illumina, Inc..
Geraint is now pursuing a career in industry at Illumina, Inc..
Dr. Pawel Zawadzki (2014)
Currently a postdoctoral fellow in Oxford Biochemistry in Sherratt group.
Currently a postdoctoral fellow in Oxford Biochemistry in Sherratt group.
Dr. Javier Periz (2014)
Pursuing a career in veterinary-related molecular bioscience.
Pursuing a career in veterinary-related molecular bioscience.
Dr. Louise Aigrain (2010-2013)
Currently a Staff Scientist in the Sequencing Research Team at the Wellcome Trust Research Institute.
Currently a Staff Scientist in the Sequencing Research Team at the Wellcome Trust Research Institute.
Dr. Robert Crawford (2011-2013)
Currently a Scientist in Systems Integration at Illumina, based in Cambridge.
Currently a Scientist in Systems Integration at Illumina, based in Cambridge.
Dr. Johannes Hohlbein (2008-2012)
Currently setting up his own group at Wageningen University, Netherlands.
Currently setting up his own group at Wageningen University, Netherlands.
Dr. Ludovic Le Reste (2011-2012)
Ludo is now pursuing a career in industry in Switzerland.
Ludo is now pursuing a career in industry in Switzerland.
Dr. Thorben Cordes (2010-2011)
Currently setting up his own group at Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Currently setting up his own group at Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Dr. Ling Chin Hwang (2006-2009)
Now a post-doctoral researcher at NIH, Washington DC.
Now a post-doctoral researcher at NIH, Washington DC.
Dr. Konstantinos Lymperopoulos (2005-2008)
Now a post-doctoral researcher at BioQuant, University of Heidelberg.
Now a post-doctoral researcher at BioQuant, University of Heidelberg.
Dr.Mike Heilemann (2005-2007)
Currently a professor at the University of Frankfurt, Germany.
Currently a professor at the University of Frankfurt, Germany.
Dr. Soeren Doose (2005)
Currently a group leader at the University of Bielefeld, Germany.
Currently a group leader at the University of Bielefeld, Germany.
D.Phil students
Dr.Rasched Haidari
Dr.Nicolas Shiaelis
Dr. Alison Farrar
continue her study at Harvard University.
continue her study at Harvard University.
Dr. Anna Wang
Dr. Aleksander Zagajewski
Dr. Andrew McMahon
Dr. Rebecca Andrews
Dr. Maabur Sow
Currently working as a post-doctoral position at Institute for Quantum Optics at Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
Currently working as a post-doctoral position at Institute for Quantum Optics at Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
Dr. Federico Garza de Leon
Dr. Marko Sustarsic
Dr. Anne Plochowietz
Dr. Diego Duchi Llumigusin
Dr. Alexandra Tomescu
Working for Oxford University Press as an Assistant Editor for scientific publications
Working for Oxford University Press as an Assistant Editor for scientific publications
Dr. Stephan Uphoff
Currently a Sir Henry Welcome Postdoctoral Fellow ased in Oxford Biochemistry with Sherratt group and Johan Paulsson's lab at Harvard Medical School.
Currently a Sir Henry Welcome Postdoctoral Fellow ased in Oxford Biochemistry with Sherratt group and Johan Paulsson's lab at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Justin Pinkney
Currently working for Sargentia, an R&D consultancy based in Cambridge.
Currently working for Sargentia, an R&D consultancy based in Cambridge.
Dr. Kristofer Gryte
Now a Data Scientist and Data Visualization Engineer for Decoded
Now a Data Scientist and Data Visualization Engineer for Decoded
Dr. Seamus Holden
Currently working as a post-doctoral position at Laboratory of Experimental Biophysics at the EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Currently working as a post-doctoral position at Laboratory of Experimental Biophysics at the EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Dr. Yusdi Santoso
Currently working as a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in Indonesia.
Currently working as a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in Indonesia.
Dr. Joseph Torella
Currently pursuing his second doctorate at Harvard University, Boston.
Currently pursuing his second doctorate at Harvard University, Boston.
Dr. Peter May
Currently working for a financial institution in London
Currently working for a financial institution in London
MRes students
Edward Wheeler (2024), Jingwen Xiao(2020)
MPhys students
Beichen Zhang(2024), Sadia Rahman(2023), Luke Knight(2023), Benjamin Middleton (2022), Helena Bayley (2022), 
Joseph Pollacco (2021), Akshat Shah (2021), Kieran Wachsmuth (2020), Nicolas Shiaelis (2019), Joseph Dolphin (2018) Amy Kent (2018), Joe Dolphin (2018), Jonathan Taylor (2017), Mantas Krisciunas (2017), Fraser Jenkings (2016), Thomas Jollans (2015), Andrew Cuthbert (2012), Sam Hollick (2012), Michael Senior (2011), James Dunbar (2010), James Mountain (2010), Doug Kelly (2009), Rob MacAndrew (2009), Nick Berry, Tom Chapman (2008), Robert Edgington (2007), Timan Gill, Mariko Takahagi, and Jonathan Ions (2006)
Joseph Pollacco (2021), Akshat Shah (2021), Kieran Wachsmuth (2020), Nicolas Shiaelis (2019), Joseph Dolphin (2018) Amy Kent (2018), Joe Dolphin (2018), Jonathan Taylor (2017), Mantas Krisciunas (2017), Fraser Jenkings (2016), Thomas Jollans (2015), Andrew Cuthbert (2012), Sam Hollick (2012), Michael Senior (2011), James Dunbar (2010), James Mountain (2010), Doug Kelly (2009), Rob MacAndrew (2009), Nick Berry, Tom Chapman (2008), Robert Edgington (2007), Timan Gill, Mariko Takahagi, and Jonathan Ions (2006)Biochemistry Part II students
Pouya Shoolizadeh (2011), James Ghadiali (2005);
DTC rotation students
Jack Miller (2012), Mathew Stracy (2012), Sam Roots (2011), Brian Chuang, Tiago Rito (2009), Richard Muscat (2007), Wei Meng Ho, Mark Chang (2006)
Wellcome Trust Centre for Structural Biology rotation Students
David Yadin(2009)
Visiting students
Ryan Harrison (2012), Thijs Cui (2014), Martin Kaller (2015), Angelina Scheck (2016)
Summer students
Anna Wang (2018), Irénée Frenot (2010), Oliver Britton (2009), Quentin Delacour (2009); Arnaud Riegert (2008); Vuong Thi Kim Thanh, Ouardane Jouannot (2007), Leila Sattary (2006)
UNIQ+ students
Zonerah Mahmood (2019)
