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School of Basic & Medical Biosciences

Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

School leadership

Our leadership team provides strategic direction for the School and aims to create a collaborative and supportive environment. The team is led by our Head of School, Professor Mathias Gautel, supported by our School Manager, Heads of Departments and Academic Leads.

Professor Mathias Gautel

Head of School, School of Basic & Medical Biosciences
Bethan Jones

School Manager, School of Basic & Medical Biosciences
Professor Stephen Harridge

Head of Department, Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences
Professor Robin Ali

Director of the Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine
Professor Sasi Conte

Head of Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics
Professor John McGrath

Head of Department, St John's Institute of Dermatology
Professor Georgina Ellison-Hughes

Professor of Regenerative Muscle Physiology
Dr Baljinder Mankoo

School Academic Lead (Education)
Dr Irene Di Giulio

Senior Lecturer
Dr Rocio Sancho

Group Leader / Reader
Dr Natalie Prescott

Senior Lecturer

Researcher in the laboratory using a pipette.

22 April 2026

Researchers develop new technique to understand how lipids interact with proteins in living cells

Researchers at King’s College London have developed a new method to study how lipids interact with…

Examples of clinical images, and protein, RNA and metals present in the same tissue from breast cancer patients

24 March 2026

King's researchers secure funding to advance next generation bioimaging

King’s College London is leading a £5.6 million Wellcome project to accelerate cutting-edge…

Professors Richard Emsley, Manu Shankar-Hari and Catherine Smith

24 March 2026

Three King's academics appointed as NIHR Senior Investigators

Three academics from King’s College London have been appointed as NIHR Senior Investigators.

2 Jun

Professor Sara Brown

From genetic risk to prevention and/or treatment of atopic eczema – a challenging but rewarding pathway

02 June 2026

Seminar with Professor Sara Brown