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Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Faculty Leadership

Professor Ajay Shah - Executive Dean

Ajay Shah is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine and leads the Faculty's academic and strategic direction. He is the James Black Professor of Medicine, British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor of Cardiology, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at King's College Hospital and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. As Director of the King’s BHF Centre of Research Excellence, he has established an internationally leading unit at King’s that has been instrumental in generating cardiovascular advances from bench to bedside.

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Keith Newton - Director of Operations

Keith Newton leads the professional services team in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. Working with the Executive Dean, he is responsible for Faculty strategy, planning, resources and operations. His responsibilities span education delivery and support, communications, health and safety, diversity and inclusion, research and impact and Faculty governance. He has worked at King's since 1997.

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Faculty Academic Leads

Deans and Vice Deans

Professor Nicki Cohen

Dean of Medical Education, Co-Director of Centre for Education

Professor Helen Collins

Dean of Bioscience Education, Co-Director of Centre for Education

Professor Catherine Shanahan

Vice Dean (Development Diversity & Inclusion)

Professor Rachel Tribe

Vice Dean (Research & Impact)

Heads of Schools

Professor Ben Forbes

Joint Head of School, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Professor Mathias Gautel

Head of School, School of Basic & Medical Biosciences

Professor Mauro Giacca

Head of School, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences

Professor Michael Malim

Head of School, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences

Professor Tony Ng

Joint Head of School, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Professor Sebastien Ourselin

Head of School, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences

Professor Lucilla Poston

Head of School, School of Life Course & Population Sciences

Associate Deans

Dr Deborah Cunninghame-Graham

Faculty Lead for Doctoral Student Welfare

Dr Deena Gibbons

Associate Dean for Postgraduate Taught Studies

Professor Maddy Parsons

Associate Dean (Research Impact & Innovation)

Professor Claire Wells

Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies

Faculty Professional Service Leads

Faculty-wide Leads

Frances Fowler

Head of Business Operations

Dr Dan Martin

Faculty Head of Technical Services

Louise Merritt

Associate Director Education

Dr Chris Bird (Maternity cover for Dr Clare O'Donoghue)

Head of Strategic Projects

Louise Pacelli

Faculty Research Manager

School Managers

Dr Denise Barton

School Manager, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences

Dr Stephen Bunting

School Manager, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Bethan Jones

School Manager, School of Basic & Medical Biosciences

Sophie Lo

School Manager, School of Life Course & Population Sciences

Dr Silvia Pedroni

School Manager, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences

Joan Xavier

School Manager, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences

Dr Tania Alcantarilla

Centre Manager, Centre for Education