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HayProfessor of Tissue EngineeringDavid.Hay@ed.ac.ukHay groupDr Robert IllingworthSenior Research FellowRobert.Illingworth@ed.ac.ukIllingworth groupProfessor Keisuke KajiPersonal Chair of Biology of ReprogrammingKeisuke.Kaji@ed.ac.ukKaji groupProfessor Tilo KunathChair of Regenerative NeurobiologyTilo.Kunath@ed.ac.ukKunath groupProfessor Sally LowellPersonal Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Early DevelopmentSally.Lowell@ed.ac.ukLowell groupProfessor Alexander Medvinsky Professor of Haematopoietic Stem Cell BiologyA.Medvinsky@ed.ac.ukMedvinsky groupProfessor Katrin OttersbachProfessor of Developmental HaematologyKatrin.Ottersbach@ed.ac.ukOttersbach group Professor Steven PollardPersonal Chair of Stem Cell and Cancer BiologySteven.Pollard@ed.ac.ukPollard groupProfessor Anura RambukkanaChair of Regeneration BiologyA.Rambuka@ed.ac.ukRambukkana groupDr Aida Rodrigo AlborsChancellor's FellowAida.Rodrigo-Albors@ed.ac.ukRodrigo-Albors groupDr Linus SchumacherReaderLinus.Schumacher@ed.ac.ukSchumacher groupDr Andrew SmithSenior LecturerAndrew.Smith@ed.ac.ukSmith groupDr Abdenour Soufi Senior LecturerAbdenour.Soufi@ed.ac.ukSoufi groupProfessor Anna WilliamsProfessor of Regenerative NeurologyAnna.Williams@ed.ac.ukWilliams groupProfessor Val WilsonProfessor of Early Embryo DevelopmentV.Wilson@ed.ac.ukWilson groupResearch staffNameRoleEmailResearchMelisande AddisonECAT SCREDS Clinical LecturerMelisande.Addison@ed.ac.ukForbes groupRhona AirdSenior Research AssistantRhona.Aird@ed.ac.ukForbes groupShiho AizawaPostdoctoral Research Associateashiho@ed.ac.ukChambers groupNeza AlfazemaResearch TechnicianNeza.Alfazema@ed.ac.ukPollard groupCandice Ashmore-HarrisPostdoctoral Research Fellowcashmore@ed.ac.ukForbes groupThibaud Aymoz-BressotPostdoctoral Research Fellowtaymozb@ed.ac.ukPollard groupKatharin Balbirnie-CummingResearch Techniciankbalbirn@ed.ac.ukBigger groupMichela BarbatoResearch Assistantmbarbat2@ed.ac.ukKunath groupElisa 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KilpatrickBioinformaticianAlastair.Kilpatrick@ed.ac.ukForbes groupFatma KokPostdoctoral Stem Cell Scientistfkok2@ed.ac.ukHay groupTom LeahResearch AssistantTom.Leah@ed.ac.ukOttersbach groupHeather MacPhersonResearch AssistantHeather.Macpherson@ed.ac.ukPollard groupRagini MedhiBioinformaticianrmedhi@ed.ac.ukOttersbach groupEmily MiedzybrodzkaResearch Project ManagerEmily.Miedzybrodzka@ed.ac.ukBigger groupMartina MorchioPostdoctoral Research Fellowmmorchio@ed.ac.ukWilliams groupGillian MorrisonResearch ManagerGillian.Morrison@ed.ac.ukPollard groupChris MullenTRACC CRTF Clinical Lecturercmullen2@ed.ac.ukOttersbach groupNick MullinResearch FellowNick.Mullin@ed.ac.ukChambers groupAlicia Perez LezcanoResearch Assistantaperezl2@ed.ac.ukLowell groupMaria Rosa Portero MiguelesResearch Assistantmmiguele@ed.ac.ukLowell groupBei QiuPostdoctoral Research Fellowbqiu@ed.ac.ukBigger groupCharlotte ReptonPostdoctoral Research FellowCharlotte.Repton@ed.ac.ukIllingworth groupMoira RossProject Managermross34@ed.ac.ukMedvinsky groupDaniel Ruiz GabarreResearch Fellowdruizga@ed.ac.ukWilliams groupShahida SherazResearch AssistantShahida.Sheraz@ed.ac.ukPollard groupRebecca SmithResearch FellowRebecca.SherrardSmith@ed.ac.ukWilliams groupOlga StepanovaMRC Transition Fellowostepano@ed.ac.ukBlin groupChloe ThimonierPostdoctoral Research Associatecthimoni@ed.ac.ukBlin groupElla ThomsonPostdoctoral Research AssociateElla.Thomson@ed.ac.ukChambers groupManon TourbezPostdoctoral Research FellowManon.Tourbez@ed.ac.ukBigger groupPallavi VarghesePostdoctoral Research Associatepvarghes@ed.ac.ukMedvinsky groupTelma VenturaResearch Assistanttventura@ed.ac.ukFidanza groupKateah WalkerPostdoctoral Research Associatekwalker7@ed.ac.ukBlackburn groupRachel WhiteLaboratory Managerrwhite1@ed.ac.ukPollard groupDavid WilsonPostdoctoral Research FellowD.H.Wilson@ed.ac.ukForbes groupShaun WoodPostdoctoral Research FellowShaun.Wood@ed.ac.ukBigger groupXinying YeoResearch Fellowxyeo@ed.ac.ukPollard groupEmeritiNameEmailLesley ForresterL.Forrester@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2026-01-27