Our Principal Investigators

COMPARE brings together research groups across disciplines creating a critical mass of specialists with the breadth of knowledge and know-how for the study membrane proteins and receptors.

Our Birmingham Principal Investigators

Professor Davide Calebiro

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science
COMPARE Co-Director

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Professor Davide Calebiro

Professor Dylan M Owen

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
COMPARE Co-Deputy Director

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Professor Dylan Owen

Professor Shishir Shetty

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Professor in Liver Tumour Immunology

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Professor Shishir Shetty

Dr Caroline Gorvin

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science
Associate Professor of Receptor Biology

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Dr Caroline Gorvin

Professor Claudio Mauro

Department of Inflammation and Ageing
Professor of Metabolism and Inflammation

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Professor Claudio Mauro

Dr Steve Thomas

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Sciences

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Thomas,Steve

Professor Steve Watson

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor in Cardiovascular Sciences and Cellular Pharmacology

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Professor Steve Watson

Professor Dirk-Peter Herten

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Chair in Cell Biology of Membrane Proteins

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Professor Dirk-Peter Herten

Dr Natalie Poulter

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Assistant Professor for the Birmingham Platelet Group

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Dr Natalie Poulter

Professor Roy Bicknell

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Professor of Functional Genomics

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Professor Roy Bicknell

Dr Alexander Brill

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Associate Professor in Thrombosis and Haemostasis

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Dr Alexander Brill

Dr Julie Rayes

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Sciences

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Dr Julie Rayes

Dr Michael Tomlinson

School of Biosciences
Reader in Membrane Protein Biology

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Dr Michael Tomlinson

Dr Maria Makarova

School of Biosciences
Assistant Professor in Chemical Biology

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Dr Maria Makarova

Dr Alexander Krull

School of Computer Science
Lecturer in Data Science and AI

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Dr Alexander Krull

Professor Paula Mendes

School of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology

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Professor Paula Mendes

Dr Robert Neely

School of Chemistry
Associate Professor in Biophysical Chemistry

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Dr Robert Neely

Professor Teresa Carlmagno

School of Biosciences
Professor and Academic Lead of HWB - NMR

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Teresa Carlomagno

Our Birmingham Associate Principal Investigators

Dr Andrew Holmes

School of Biomedical Sciences
Lecturer in Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology

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Dr Andrew Holmes

Dr Davor Pavlovic

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Sciences

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Dr Davor Pavlovic

Dr Mark Thomas

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Associate Professor of Cardiology and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist

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Dr Mark Thomas

Professor Neil Morgan

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Professor of Cardiovascular Genetics

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Professor Neil Morgan

Professor Katja Gehmlich

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Professor of Molecular Cardiology

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Dr Katja Gehmlich

Dr Pip Nicolson

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Clinical Lecturer in Haematology 

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Dr Pip Nicolson

Dr James Guggenheim

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Royal Society University Research Fellow and Birmingham Fellow

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Dr James Guggenheim

Our External Associate Principal Investigators

  • Professor David Poyner - Professor in Pharmacology (Aston University)
  • Dr Alejandra Tomas - Senior Lecturer at the Section of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics (Imperial College London)
  • Professor Graham Ladds - Professor in Receptor Pharmacology (University of Cambridge)
  • Professor Mark Wheatley - Professor in Biochemical Pharmacology (Warwick University)
  • Professor David Hodson - Robert Turner Professor of Diabetic Medicine (University of Oxford)