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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)
Professor Marika Charalambous

Professor of Developmental Physiology

The Prosemble team standing outside a building at King's College London.

15 October 2025

King's spin-out company awarded Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst funding

King's College London spin-out company Prosemble, co-founded by Dr Julien Bergeron, has been awarded…

2 Dec

Dr Ryan O’Shaugnessy

Kinase signalling in skin barrier function

02 December 2025

Seminar with Dr Ryan O’Shaugnessy

3 Dec

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Thirty first meeting of the London Myology Forum

03 December 2025

These meetings provide a regular platform for the presentation and discussion of basic and clinical…

11 Dec

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Drop-in clinic: Biomolecular Interactions and Optical Spectroscopy facilities - copy

11 December 2025

The Biomolecular Interactions and Optical Spectroscopy facilities at New Hunt’s house in the Randall…