Be guided by the world-leading supervisors who direct the EIT projects
Our distinguished team of world-class supervisors is dedicated to leading EIT projects and providing expert guidance to EIT Students as they balance their undergraduate or graduate studies with moving impactful EIT projects forward. Click on their profiles to learn more about their research areas, experience, and current projects.
The list of supervisors is continuously expanding, so be sure to check back.


Professor Gil McVean
Principal Scientist, Pathogen Program & Member of the Board of Directors. Professor of Statistical Genetics at the Department of Statistics and the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford.


Professor Steve Kelly
Principal Scientist Plant Biology Institute & Member of the Board of Directors at EIT. Professor of Plant Sciences and Senior Research Fellow of the Queens College, University of Oxford.


Professor Yujia Qing
A Senior Group Leader in the Materials & Devices for the Life Sciences program at EIT. An Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford


Dr Ira Ktena
Research Scientist in the AI research team at EIT. EMBO short-term fellowship recipient and former Staff Research Scientist at Google Deepmind.
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Professor Sir Andrew Pollard
Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford.


Dr Flaviu Cipcigan
Research Scientist in the AI Research team at EIT. Recipient of IBM Pat Goldberg Award and three IBM Outstanding Technical Accomplishment awards.


Dr Ben Chamberlain
Research Scientist in the AI & Robotics Institute at EIT. Previously held leadership roles at biotechs Isomorphic Labs and Charm Therapeutics.


Professor Justin O'Grady
Senior Director of Science Applications in the Pathogen Program at EIT. Honorary Professor at the University of East Anglia.


Dr James Clarke
Senior Director of Product Science in the Pathogen Project at EIT.
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Professor Hagan Bayley
Professor of Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford. Founder of Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Fellow of the Royal Society.


Dr Micah Bowles
Research Engineer for AI & Robotics at EIT. Visiting academic in the Physics Department of the University of Oxford.


Professor Jason Chin
Founding Director, of the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford.


Professor Daniela Ferreira
Professor of Mucosal Immunology and Vaccinology at the Oxford Vaccine Group, Paediatrics Department, University of Oxford.


Professor Andrew Scott CBE
EIT Senior Director of Economics, Economics Professor at London Business School. Research covers economics and longevity in aging societies.


Dr Matej Macak
Executive VP, AI & Robotics at EIT. Chief Technologist at Every Cure.


Dr Danilo Jimenez Rezende
Executive Director & Principal Scientist for AI & Robotics at EIT. Former Director at Google DeepMind.
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