Prof. Christoph Ballestrem
email: Christoph.Ballestrem [a] manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 1708
Location: Michael Smith Building B.3011
Postdocs
Dr. Rogerio Almeida
email: Rogerio.Almeida [a] manchester.ac.uk
"I am investigating the desmosome adhesome."
Dr. Paul Atherton
email: Paul.Atherton [a] manchester.ac.uk
"I study cell-matrix adhesion components and their contribution to mechanobiology and tissue homeostasis."
Dr. James Lees
email: james.lees-2 [a] manchester.ac.uk
"I employ various bioimaging systems and techniques with the aim to further characterise the functions of the extracellular matrix."
Graduate students
Ashwaq Albaraky
email: Ashwaq.Albaraky [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
"I investigate the contribution of the extracellular matrix to the cellular behaviour in breast cancer cells. "
Judith Barbara Fülle
email: Judith.Fulle [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
"I study the dynamics and regulation of desmosomes."
Tristan Henser-Brownhill
email: Tristan.Henser-Brownhill [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Rafaella Konstantinou
email: Rafaella.Konstantinou [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
"I study cell-matrix adhesions with regard to extracellular matrix remodelling."
Xingchen Li
email: Xingchen.Li [a] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
"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-now
Bian Yanes
Technician
01/18-now
Sabrina Ghadaouia
PhD Student
01/17-05/21