Staff list

The BioCentre's 'Core-group' comprises lab-based individuals with specialised expertise in one or a few key technologies & instruments. In many cases this know-how is unique within the University, and in some cases at the forefront of UK expertise. Please click on the names below to read individual profiles and a more detailed outline of their current expertise.

Name	Position	Telephone	Email
Dr Ian Evans	Manager	+44 (0) 118 378 4552	i.j.evans@reading.ac.uk
Mrs Liz Pontin	Administrator	+44 (0) 118 378 7954	l.pontin@reading.ac.uk
	Technical experts
Dr Slava Bolshakov	Microarrays	+44 (0) 118 378 7954	v.n.bolshakov@reading.ac.uk
Trevor Gibson	Mass Spec	+44 (0) 118 378 4557	t.m.gibson@reading.ac.uk
Dr Fred Kemp	Biacore & IT	+44 (0)118 378 4559	c.f.kemp@reading.ac.uk
Dr Davina Mills	Proteomics, Mass Spec	+44 (0)118 378 4558	d.j.s.mills@reading.ac.uk
Sue Mitchell	Protein crystallography & IT	+44 (0)118 378 5092	s.a.mitchell@reading.ac.uk
Mrs Liz Pontin	DNA sequencing, Bioanalyser	+44 (0)118 378 7954	l.pontin@reading.ac.uk
Nick Spencer	Protein production & X-ray imaging	+44 (0)118 378 5092	n.j.spencer@reading.ac.uk

 

Affiliates:

The BioCentre is fortunate to have formal affiliations with a number of University experts and members of their research groups. In addition to ensuring that instruments are performing to high standards and that relevant technology developments are identified, their affiliation provides users the opportunity for world-class consultation.  Please go to the linked home-pages below for individual profiles and an outline of their current expertise.

 

Name	Expertise	School	Email
Professor Rainer Cramer	Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Clinical Diagnostics and other (Bio)Analytical Sciences	Chemistry	r.k.cramer@reading.ac.uk
Dr Kim Watson	X-ray crystallography, protein structure & Computational Biology	Biological Sciences	k.a.watson@reading.ac.uk
Dr Vicki Bamford	Molecular Biology & crystallography	Biological Sciences	v.a.bamford@reading.ac.uk
Dr Laurence Bindschedler	Proteomics, Mass Spec	Biological Sciences	l.v.bindschedler@reading.ac.uk
Dr Olga Koroleva	Proteomics, Mass Spec, Cell & Molecular Biology	Biological Sciences	o.koroleva@reading.ac.uk

Furthermore, there are a number of colleagues who have historically close links with the BioCentre, and whose research interests complement the services we offer. Such individuals include:

Name	Expertise	School	Email
Dr Liam McGuffin	Bioinformatics, protein structure prediction	Biological Sciences	l.j.mcguffin@reading.ac.uk