Abigail Erickson

MSci student

Shamah Isaaq

MSci student

Rebecca Oxtoby

PhD researcher 

(in-coming 2024)


  • MRes, 2021-2022
Imperial College London, UK
  • BSc, 2021
Manchester University, UK

Alicja Szkolnik

PhD researcher


  • MRes, 2021-2022
School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK
  • BSc, 2021, Conventry University, UK

Hung-Ji Tsai

Principal Investigator


  • Assistant Professor, 2020-present
School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Postdoc Fellow,  2013-2019
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
  • PhD, 2007-2013
University of Minnesota, USA
  • BSc, 1999-2002
National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Rio Wood

PhD researcher


  • MRes, 2021-2022
School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK
  • BSc, 2021, University of Birmingham, UK



2024/03/18 Lab Lunch @Ruby's

Farewell to Becky. Thank you for being an amazing research technician.

Meanwhile, welcome back, Becky to join us as a BBSRC-MIBTP PhD student! 

2023/07/13 Lab lunch @Ruby's

For Saba and Abi finishing their summer projects.

2023/12/08 Lab Lunch

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

2023/09/04 BSMM @Manchester

We are ready for the sing-along time.

2023/05/25 Lab Lunch

Ella and Harry for their successful MSci thesis viva

2022/9 BSMM dinner

      2022/10/24 Lab lunch to celebrate Ala and Rio's successful MRes VIVA! Congratulations. (Plough Harborne)

2021/12 Lab X'mas lunch

2022/12/15

Lab Christmas Lunch.

2022/5 Celebration for AMS Springboard Award (Boston Tea Party)

2022/7 School summer picnic

Team evolution

Alumni:

Jisoo KimUndergraduate student (Johns Hopkins era)
Next: PostBac scientist at NIH Clinical Research
Anjali NelliatMaster Student (Johns Hopkins era)
Next: PhD Candidate at Harvard University Systems Biology

Lauren White MSci Student 

2020-2021UoB, School of Biosciences

Rio Wood


Lister Summer Student2021 Jul-SeptUoB, School of Biosciences
Next: MRes student in Mercer lab, UoB.

Sophia Begum


Research Technician 2021/July-2022/May
Next: Research Technician in IMI-UoB

Alex Featherstone


MSci student, UoB2021/Oct-2022/May
Next: MIBTP PhD Program in Kettles lab, UoB

Fiona Poulter


MSci student, UoB2021/Oct-2022/May
Next:  NHS Scientist

Harlene Ghuman, PhD


Senior Technician 2021/Nov-2022/Sept
Next: Medical writer

Gabriella Boyle

2022/June-Sept
Steven Beach Studentship
3rd BSc Human Biology, UoB

Alicja Szkolnik

  • MRes 2021-2022, University of Birmingham.
  • BSc, Coventry University, 2021

Next: PhD student in the Tsai lab 2023

Harry Thorne

MSci student
MSci, UoB Biological Sciences 2023
Next: PhD student in MDS/LES

Ella Pointer

MSci student
MSci, UoB Biological Sciences 2023
Next: Medical writer

Saba Alhagagi


BMS Summer Student 2023
Now: MSci, 2024 University of Warwick