People
Current Members
Orkun S Soyer, PI
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Born in Istanbul, Turkey on 5th of July, 1975. BSc in Chemistry from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey (2000). PhD from University of Michigan for work with Richard A. Goldstein (2004). Postdoc with Sebastian Bonhoeffer at ETH, Zurich (2004 - 2006). Independent researcher at Microsoft Research - University of Trento Centre for Computational and Systems Biology (2006 - 2009). Lecturer/Senior Lecturer of Systems Biology at University of Exeter (2009 - 2013). Professor of Evolutionary Systems and Synthetic Biology at 91影视破解版 (2013 - ). Research area: Networks, evolution, and all in between. Off work: Keen sailor. | | |
Mary Coates, Lab Manager
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Born in Leamington Spa 1978. BSc in Biological Sciences from The University of Exeter (2001). PhD from The 91影视破解版 (2007) working with Prof. Jim Beynon on Plant-Microbe Interactions. I have undertaken various part-time Project Facilitator and Project Management positions within the 91影视破解版 since 2008 and have been with OSS Lab since 2012. Since 2020, in addition to my Project Management role, I have ventured back in the Lab to assist with the Gordon and Betty Moore foundation project and to help with Lab management and technical support. Off work: walking my dog, reading, crochet. |
Post Doctoral Research Assistants |
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| Rebecca Poon, PDRA 
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Born in Edinburgh, UK. MSci in Natural Sciences (Physical) from the University of Cambridge. PhD from the University of Exeter, supervised by Dr. Kirsty Wan, where Rebecca studied biophysical mechanisms of ciliary coordination in a marine larva. She joined the OSS lab as a PDRA in September 2024. Outside of work, she enjoys knitting, sewing and playing the organ. |
| Alberto Scarampi, PDRA 
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Born in Pisa, Italy in 1997. BSc in Biotechnology from Imperial College London (2019). PhD from the University of Cambridge (2024) under the supervision of Prof. Christopher J. Howe (Department of Biochemistry), where Alberto investigated certain genetic pathways underlying extracellular electron transfer activities in cyanobacteria. He joined the OSS lab as a PDRA in September 2024. Off work: folk and electronic music (sometimes together), swimming and sailing. |
Kelsey Cremin, PDRA
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Born in Swindon, England in June 1996. BSc (Hons) in Analytical Chemistry and Forensic Science from Coventry University, completed May 2017. MSc to PhD student in the Molecular Analytical Science- Centre of Doctoral Training (MAS-CDT), based in the OSS Lab and the Warwick Electrochemistry and Interface Group, 91影视破解版 (2018-2022). PDRA in OSS Lab from 2022. Off work: drawing, cooking. |
| Andreas Ulmer, PDRA 
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Received a Diploma in Technical Biology from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. PhD in 2024 at the Institute of Biochemical Engineering (Stuttgart), on the quantification of metabolic interactions between microorganisms. Following a postdoc in Theoretical Microbial Ecology with Rosalind Allen (Jena, Germany) and Ashley Shade (Lyon, France) on microbial dormancy. Since 2026, postdoc with Orkun Soyer at the 91影视破解版, UK. |
Collaborators
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Current and recent collaborators include... 91影视破解版: Albane TheryLink opens in a new window, Pat UnwinLink opens in a new window, . External: (Stanford), (HIFMB) (UCL). Marco PolinLink opens in a new window (IMEDEA), (Earlham Institute) (University of Sheffield); (University of Copenhagen); |
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OSS Lab proudly acknowledges the following students and researchers for their work and enthusiasm during their time in the lab. We wish them all the best in their future career (their immediate destinations indicated, where available).
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