Molecular and Cellular Evolution of Microbial Eukaryotes

Group leaders

Professor Martin Embley

Part of our team since 1991

  • Phone number: +44 (0)191 222 7702
  • e-mail adress: Martin.Embley (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Professor Robert P. Hirt

Part of our team since 1992

  • Phone number: +44 (0)191 222 6963
  • e-mail adress: robert.hirt (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Research technicians

Mrs. Ekaterina Kozhevnikova

Part of our team since 2010

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  • e-mail adress: ekaterina.kozhevnikova (at) newcastle.ac.uk

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Post doctoral research associates

Dr. Paul Dean

Part of our team since 2010

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  • e-mail adress: p.dean (at) newcastle.ac.uk

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Dr. Alina V. Goldberg

Part of our team since 2003

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  • e-mail adress: A.V.Goldberg-cavalleri (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Dr. Sarah Heaps

Part of our team since 2012

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Dr. Peter Major

Part of our team since 2013

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  • e-mail adress: peter.major (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Dr. Sirintra Nakjang

Part of our team since 2007

  • Phone number: +44 (0)191 222 7856
  • e-mail adress: Sirintra.Nakjang (at) newcastle.ac.uk

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Dr. Tom A. Williams

Part of our team since 2010

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  • e-mail adress: Tom.Williams2 (at) newcastle.ac.uk

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PhD students

Mrs. Svetlana Cherlin

Part of our team since 2012

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  • e-mail adress: s.cherlin (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Mr. Didier Ndeh

Part of our team since 2010

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  • e-mail adress: d.a.ndeh (at) newcastle.ac.uk

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Mr. Kacper Sendra

Part of our team since 2011

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  • e-mail adress: kacper.sendra (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Mr. Andrew K. Watson

Part of our team since 2011

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  • e-mail adress: a.k.watson (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Former members of the group

Dr. Shaojun Long

Part of our team between 2010 and 2013

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  • e-mail adress: shaojun.long (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Dr. Alison Gregory

Part of our team between 2010 and 2011

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  • e-mail adress: Alison.Gregory (at) ncl.ac.uk

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Dr. Eva Heinz

Part of our team between 2008 and 2011

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Dr. Victor Emelyanov

Part of our team between 2007 and 2010

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Mr. Martin Ferguson

Part of our team between 2009 and 2010

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  • e-mail adress: Martin.Ferguson (at) newcastle.ac.uk

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Dr. Cecilia Alsmark

Part of our team between 2003 and 2008

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  • e-mail adress: cecilia.alsmark (at) fkog.uu.se

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Dr. Simon R. Harris

Part of our team between 2005 and 2008

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  • e-mail adress: sh16 (at) sanger.ac.uk

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Dr. Karin Hjort

Part of our team between 2007 and 2008

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Dr. Christophe J. Noël

Part of our team between 2003 and 2008

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  • e-mail adress: christophe.noel (at) geneiuslabs.com

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Dr. Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta

Part of our team between 2007 and 2008

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  • e-mail adress: nrodriguez (at) cicbiogune.es

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Dr. Cedric Simillion

Part of our team between 2004 and 2008

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  • e-mail adress: cedric.simillion (at) psb.vib-ugent.be

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Dr. Anastasios D. Tsaousis

Part of our team between 2004 and 2007

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  • e-mail adress: tsaousis.anastasios (at) gmail.com

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