Life Sciences staff

Dr Pat James

Associate Professor of Life Sciences

Following her PhD in Biochemistry Pat did post doctoral research in the field of endocrinology before moving into teaching. She has been teaching Science subjects for over thirty years in both Further and Higher Education.  Although she now primarily teach Biomedical Sciences at Birmingham City University, a more recent...

Dr Yunpeng Jia

Assistant Lecturer

Dr. Yunpeng Jia holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from Chongqing University where he completed his final project under the supervision of Professor Yingzhou Huang. Following this, he earned a Master of Science in Optical Fibre Technologies, with distinction, from the University of Southampton, UK, under the...

Dr Lidia Maryniak

Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

Lidia obtained a first class, honours degree in Medical and Pharmacological Sciences (2011) and a PhD in Cancer Pharmacology (2012-2016) from Coventry University. Her PhD research was focused on investigating the cytotoxicity and underlying mechanisms of action of artesunate (ART) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) (potent...

Dr George Oguntala

Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering - Course Leader in MSc in Medical Engineering, Applications for Healthcare and MSc in Medical Imaging Technology

George is a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering with specialism in Smart Homes and Infrastructures, Internet of Things, Sensors and Wearable Electronics at the Department of Life Sciences, Birmingham City University. He is the Programme Leader of the MSc in Medical Engineering Applications for Healthcare and MSc in...

Dr Ashok Patel

Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

Ashok has a number of research interests, and is developing research projects with clinicians based in hospitals in Birmingham, as well as colleagues within BCU. He has had a number of published studies in the field of genetic predisposition to complex disease such as diabetic kidney disease and dementia in Down’s syndrome. He...

Dr Andy Powell

Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the College of Life Sciences

In 1996 Andy graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Physiology from the University of Manchester; he then completed a PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Bristol where he investigated the Modulation of Neurotransmitter release by Purinoceptors. After completing 3 postdoctoral research positions at the Universities of Bristol and...

Dr Sivaram Nishal Ramadas

Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Ramadas is a passionate engineer, entrepreneur, and educator dedicated to advancing the field of ultrasonic instrumentation, with a special interest towards developing advanced transducers/systems with predictive analytics capabilities. With a distinguished career encompassing numerous leadership roles, Dr. Ramadas has...

Dr Mona Salary

Lecturer

Mona received her M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics)  in 2013 and her PhD in Material Science  (Biomaterials) in 2019 from University of Birmingham. Mona’s area of expertise and research interest includes biomaterials and tissue Engineering, application of additive manufacturing in healthcare, Design,...

Jack Spencer

Jack is a postgraduate research student (GRTA) at Birmingham City University that assists academic members of staff with their teaching and research responsibilities while also conducting research for his doctorate (PhD). Jack’s research project focuses on a rare paediatric cancer called neuroblastoma that remains poorly...