The Ballestrem Lab

Prof. Christoph Ballestrem

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email: Christoph.Ballestrem [a] manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 1708
Location:  Michael Smith Building B.3011

Postdocs

Dr. James Lees

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email: james.lees-2 [a] manchester.ac.uk

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"I employ various bioimaging systems and techniques with the aim to further characterise the functions of the extracellular matrix."

Graduate students

Ashwaq Albaraky

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email: Ashwaq.Albaraky [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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"I investigate the contribution of the extracellular matrix to the cellular behaviour in breast cancer cells. "

Judith Barbara Fülle

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email: Judith.Fulle [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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"I study the dynamics and regulation of desmosomes."

Tristan Henser-Brownhill

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email: Tristan.Henser-Brownhill [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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“I develop machine learning models to automate the analysis of label-free live cell imaging data.” 

Rafaella Konstantinou

email: Rafaella.Konstantinou [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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"I study cell-matrix adhesions with regard to extracellular matrix remodelling."

Xingchen Li​

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email: Xingchen.Li [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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"I investigate the role of cell-matrix adhesions in cell polarity and acini formation."

Alumni

Alex Carisey

Post Doc

01/09-08/12

Matthew Stroud

PhD Student

09/07-07/11 

Ricky Tsang

PhD Student

09/08-12/12

Alengo Nyamay'Antu

PhD Student

09/10-01/13

Alicja Nazgiewicz

PhD Student

01/11-12/15

Eleonora Balloi

PhD Student

01/11-01/15

Adam De-Yao Wang

PhD Student

09/11-01/15

Ben Stutchbury

PhD Student

09/12-10/16

Eugenia Rodriguez

Visiting Student

07/13-09/13

Walid Al Akkad

Technican

03/13-06/13

Devina Jethwa

PhD Student

09/13-10/17

Henri Huppert

PhD Student

01/14-12/17

Franziska Lausecker

PhD Student

09/14-10/17

Karin Jansen

Post Doc

10/15-12/17

Marina Ptushkina

Technician

01/17-01/19

Aljona Kolmogorova

PhD Student

04/16-10/19

Cristina Melero

Post Doc

04/18-12/19

Bian Yanes

Technician

01/18-09/20

Sabrina Ghadaouia

PhD Student

01/17-05/21

Rogerio Almeida

Post Doc

01/18-07/21

Paul Atherton

PhD and Post Doc 

We can't remember a time without Paul!

He is now off to new adventures in Amsterdam.