Instruments by Science Group

Macromolecular
Crystallography

Soft Condensed
Matter

Imaging and
Microscopy

Biological
Cryo-Imaging

Magnetic
Materials

Structures and
Surfaces

Crystallography

Spectroscopy

Contact

eBIC admin enquiries

Tel: +44 (0) 1235 56 7480
Email: ebicadmin@diamond.ac.uk
Office hours: 08.30-16.30(UK) Mon-Fri

Science enquiries

Peijun Zhang
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8878
Email: peijun.zhang@diamond.ac.uk

Daniel Clare
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 56 7501
Email: daniel.clare@diamond.ac.uk

Yuriy Chaban
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8207
Email: yuriy.chaban@diamond.ac.uk

Christos Savva
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8976
Email: christos.savva@diamond.ac.uk

Training enquiries

Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8976
Email: christos.savva@diamond.ac.uk

Science Group Leader

Martin Walsh

Email: martin.walsh@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1235 778518

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eBIC

Status: Operational

Accelerating Voltages: 3-30, 200 & 300 kV

Cryo-EM: Cryo Electron Microscopy Cryo-ET: Cryo Electron Tomography Imaging Electron Microscope Electron Crystallography FIBSEM: Cryo Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy Microscopy Remote Access

eBIC Staff

Peijun Zhang

Director of the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Email: peijun.zhang@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8878

Biology Technique Development Structural Biology Infectious Disease Imaging In situ Macromolecular Crystallography X-ray Diffraction

Daniel Clare

Principal Electron Microscopist for the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Email: daniel.clare@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 56 7501

Cryo-ET: Cryo Electron Tomography Cryo-EM: Cryo Electron Microscopy FIBSEM: Cryo Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging Tomography Microscopy Structural Biology

Yuriy Chaban

Principal Electron Microscopist for the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Yuriy joined eBIC in March 2017 from the Imperial College London.

Email: yuriy.chaban@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8207

Cryo-EM: Cryo Electron Microscopy Cryo-ET: Cryo Electron Tomography Imaging Tomography Electron Microscope Biology Agri and Food Security Biotechnology Cancer Research Drug Development Genetics and Genomics Structural Biology Technique Development

Christos Savva

Principal Electron Microscopist for the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Christos joined eBIC in November 2024.

Email: christos.savva@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8976

Anna Rackley

Coordinator for eBIC and I14 building

Anna joined Diamond in December 2019.

Email: anna.rackley@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 56 7480

Administration & Management Communications

Matt Spink

Senior Support Scientist - Focused Ion Beam
ePSIC / eBIC

Email: matthew.spink@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1235 778332

James Gilchrist

Senior Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

James joined eBIC in October 2017.

Email: james.gilchrist@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 7384 249 155

FIBSEM: Cryo Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy Cryo-EM: Cryo Electron Microscopy

Parijat Majumder

Senior Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Parijat joined eBIC in October 2023.

Email: parijat.majumder@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 39 4079

Kyle Dent

Senior Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Kyle joined eBIC in May 2024.

Email: kyle.dent@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: -

David Owen

Senior Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

David joined eBIC in August 2020.

Email: david.owen@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 56 7521

Vinod Vogirala

Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Vinod joined eBIC in November 2019.

Email: vinod.vogirala@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8007

Peter Harrison

Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Peter is an electron microscopy scientist working between the MPL and eBIC.

Email: peter.harrison@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778894

David Farmer

Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

David joined eBIC in October 2020.

Email: david.farmer@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8995

Eilis Bragginton

Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Éilís joined eBIC in August 2022.

Email: eilis.bragginton@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 56 7430

Lorna Malone

Electron Microscope Scientist and Training Coordinator at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Lorna joined eBIC in January 2022.

Email: lorna.malone@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 39 4182

Emma Buzzard

Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Emma joined eBIC in June 2024.

Email: emma.buzzard@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8553

Matthew Calthorpe-Byrne

Electron Microscope Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Matthew joined eBIC in May 2025.

Email: matthew.calthorpe-byrne@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 56 7657

Weng Ng

Wellcome Early Career Award Fellow

Weng joined eBIC in September 2023.

Email: weng.ng@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: -

Kyprianos Hadjidemetriou

UKRI Guarantee Postdoctoral Fellow (2023 -2025)

Kyprianos joined eBIC in January 2022.

Email: kyprianos.hadjidemetriou@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: -

Zhen Hou

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Zhen joined eBIC in March 2023.

Email: zhen.hou@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: -

Sangmi Jun

Visiting Scientist at the electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC)

Sangmi joined eBIC in June 2025.

Email: sangmi.jun@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: -