Academic Leads
Gary Black Hub Co-Director & Professor of Protein Biochemistry
Ben Bridgens Hub Co-Director & Professor of Regenerative Architecture
Martyn Dade-Robertson Professor of Emerging Technology
Darren Smith Professor in Bacteriophage Biology
Meng Zhang Professor in Microbial Biotechnology
Fellows
Magdalini Theodoridou – visiting researcher
Evgueni Filipov – Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Associates, Research Assistants & Visiting Researchers
Ye Sul E. Cho – visiting researcher, RESPIRE project
Polly Noble Newcastle University – Biosafety Officer
PhD Candidates
Ellie Ashcroft – Discovering novel enzymes functioning under dry conditions for sustainable laundry detergent developments
Anne-Sofie Belling – Researching the more-than-human relations of transplanetary imaginaries
Megan Grey – The discovery of novel carbohydrate active enzymes for improved detergent sustainability
Romy Kaiser – Knit-Mycelium based Biofabrication: Towards Material Hybrids
Sunbin Lee – Tuneable bacterial cellulose
Christopher Miller – In situ hydrophobic modification of bacterial cellulose
Ahmet Topcu – Development of functionally graded mycelium-based materials through fabrication with growth
Mandy Yau – Developing biohybrid systems to produce value-added products from waste carbon
Hub Support
Oliver Perry Technical Support Officer
Associate Members
Alumni
Toby Davies – Microbial conversion of domestic waste to value-added compounds
Beatriz Delgado Corrales – The built environment microbiome and its impact on human health
Monika Brandic Lipinska – Functionally graded, mycelium-based bio-composites for construction of extraterrestrial habitats
Layla van Ellen – Large-scale application of biological architectural materials
Ruth Morrow Professor of Biological Architecture
Armand Agraviador Research Assistant – Responsible Interaction
John Allan Postdoctoral Researcher – Building Metabolism Research Group
Rachel Armstrong Professor of Experimental Architecture
Assia Crawford PhD Cyanobacteria in minimal moisture environments & HBBE Architect
Elise Elsacker Postdoctoral Researcher – Living Construction Research Group / Mycelium Leather
Akram Karimian Research Associate – Thinking Soils Project
Carmen McLeod Newcastle University Academic Track (NUAcT) Fellow
Kaajal Modi Newcastle University – Research Assistant Responsible Interactions
Helen Mitrani Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Roberta Morrow Research Assistant – Living Textiles
Ed Robinson Technical Support Officer
Peter Style Hub Co-ordinator
Jennifer Wright Microbial Molecular Biologist for Biomaterials
Heran Yang Research Assistant Responsible Interactions
Claire Heron Hub Manager