The Seipke Lab
Ryan F. Seipke, PhD
Associate Professor (2020 - Present)
Assistant Professor (2013 - 2020)
Postdoctoral experience:
NERC-funded postdoc, University of East Anglia (2012-2013)
MRC-funded postdoc, University of East Anglia (2009-2012)
USDA-funded postdoc, Cornell University (2008-2009)
Education:
PhD, Cornell University (2003-2008)
BA, Adrian College (1999-2003)
University of Leeds | School of Molecular & Cellular Biology | (e): r.seipke (at) leeds.ac.uk | (t): +44(0) 113 34 35604
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Current lab members:
Dr. Arya Gupta (InnovateUK-funded KTP Associate from August 2022 - February 2025
Dr. Justin Clarke (BBSRC-funded postdoc from September 2021 - August 2024)
Dr. Asif Fazal (BBSRC-funded postdoc from March 2021 - February 2024)
Michael Brigham (BBSRC-funded PhD student from October 2020; Co-supervised by Glyn Hemsworth and Michael Webb)
Diaaeldin Elimam (Self-funded PhD student from October 2021 - September 2025; Supervised by Prof. Alex O'Neill)
Former lab members:
Postdoc:
Dr. Bohdan Bilyk (BBSRC-funded postdoc from September 2016 - August 2019)
Dr. Daniel Francis (BBSRC NPRONET-funded postdoc from November 2017 - April 2018)
PhD:
Daniel Van (Wellcome Trust-funded PhD student from August 2018 - March 2022)
Ayat Al-Tarawin (Self-funded PhD student from October 2015 - August 2019; Supervised by Dr. Kenneth McDowall)
Divya Thankachan (Leeds-funded PhD student from October 2015 - March 2019)
Valentina Corce Paullier (Visiting PhD student from Universidad de la Republica Montevideo, June 2019 - August 2019)
Staff:
David Sharples (BBSRC NPRONET-funded research technician from March 2018; Supervised by Dr. Alex O'Neill)
MSc/MRes/MBiol:
Yue Zhang (Summer 2021; MSc student)
Thomas Billinge (2020-2021; MBiol student)
Michael Brigham (2019-2020; MBiol student)
Adel Hussein (2017-2018; MBiol student)
Thomas McLean (2015-2016; MBiol student)
Adam Jalal (2015-2016; MBiol student)
Undergraduate/other:
Lucy Joyce (Autumn 2021; Biochemistry BSc student)
Omni Thiessen (Autumn 2021; Biochemistry BSc student)
Cheuk Au (Autumn 2021; Biotechnology BSc student)
Cara Saunders (Spring 2020; Biochemistry BSc student)
Megan Cummings (Autumn 2018; Microbiology BSc student)
Amber Barker (Autumn 2018; Microbiology BSc student)
Nicholas Smith (Summer 2018; Microbiology BSc student)
Jack Gough (Autumn 2017; Biological Sciences BSc student)
Steven Weatherson (Autumn 2017; Microbiology BSc student)
Katie Poulter (Summer 2017; Genetics BSc student)
Michelle Goutziers (2016-2017; Erasmus student from Techniek College Rotterdam; Supervised by Dr. Alex O'Neill)
Rebecca Joynt (Autumn 2016; Biochemistry Ind BSc student)
Ellie Harris (Autumn 2016; Biological Sciences Ind BSc student)
Callum Ditondo (Autumn 2015; Biological Sciences BSc student)
Lucy Wallace (2014; Microbiology BSc student)
Emma Warriner (Summer 2014; Microbiology BSc student)