Information about the Centre's Principal Investigators and their research groups. Table of all PIs with links to profile pages. Name Research interest Research theme Almeida, Rafael Synaptic and non-synaptic neurotransmission in the zebrafish nervous system Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Baranovic, Jelena Structure and function of neuroreceptors, synaptic transmission, ion channels, electrophysiology Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Booker, Sam A Neurotransmitter signalling Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Bowles, Kathryn Genetic mechanisms underlying tauopathies Ageing and Degeneration Brophy, Peter Assembly and structure of nodes of Ranvier and the Axon Initial Segment Injury and Repair Brunton, Paula Stress Physiology Signalling, Homeostasis and Energy Balance Clemens, Ann Neural circuits of social behaviour Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Cobb, Stuart Novel therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Cousin, Michael Presynaptic Cell Biology Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Davies, Jamie Organogenesis, synthetic biology, databases Genes and Development Daw, Michael Developmental Physiology of the Barrel Cortex Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Denholm, Barry Organ development and physiology Genes and Development Díaz Castro, Blanca Molecular and cellular mechanisms that link brain vascular dysfunction and dementia Ageing and Degeneration Doitsidou, Maria Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons Ageing and Degeneration Donlin-Asp, Paul Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Dudchenko, Paul Duguid, Ian Neural circuits and motor behaviour Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Durrant, Claire Synapse loss in neurodegenerative diseases Ageing and Degeneration Evans, Mark Calcium signalling & hypoxia-response coupling Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Signalling, Homeostasis and Energy Balance Faller, Kiterie MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow, Senior Lecturer Fleetwood-Walker, Susan Molecular mechanisms of pain and analgesia Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Fowler, Jill Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in stroke and dementia Ageing and Degeneration Gan, Jian Cognitive neurophysiology in disease and behaviour Ageing and Degeneration Gillingwater, Tom New therapies for neurodegenerative diseases Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Gonzalez-Sulser, Alfredo Network analysis and therapeutic strategies in epilepsy Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Greiss, Sebastian Genetic code expansion and neural circuits Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Hall, Andrew Chondrocytes, cartilage and osteoarthritis Ageing and Degeneration Hardingham, Giles Protective & degenerative signalling in the CNS Ageing and Degeneration Hardt, Oliver Cellular mechanisms and brains systems underpinning natural and dysregulated forgetting Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Hasel, Philip Horsburgh, Karen Influence of vascular dysfunction on cognitive decline: relevant to ageing, vascular and Alzheimer's disease Ageing and Degeneration Jackson, Mandy Purkinje cell dysfunction and degeneration Ageing and Degeneration Jarman, Andrew Developmental control of sensory neurogenesis and ciliogenesis Genes and Development Jones, Ross Structure and function of the human neuromuscular junction Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Jordan, Rebecca Neuronal mechanisms of learning and prediction Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Karnani, Mahesh Neural circuits of drive Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Kind, Peter Disorders of Brain Development Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Le Tissier, Paul Regulation of the anterior pituitary gland Genes and Development Livingstone, Dawn Steroid hormone signalling Signalling, Homeostasis and Energy Balance Ludwig, Mike Neuropeptides and their effects on behaviour Signalling, Homeostasis and Energy Balance Luksys, Gedi Computational cognitive neuroscience Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Lyons, David Mechanisms of myelinated axon formation, function and repair Genes and Development Maciver, Sutherland The protein Actin and the biology of amoebae Genes and Development Mason, John Embryonic development of the forebrain Genes and Development McColl, Barry Neuroimmune mechanisms influencing brain injury and disease Ageing and Degeneration, Injury and Repair Meijer, Dies Molecular genetics of myelination and synapse formation Genes and Development Menzies, John Appetite control and food choice Signalling, Homeostasis and Energy Balance Mitchell, Rory Receptor-mediated signal transduction Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Miron, Veronique Microglia influencing white matter in health, disease, and ageing Injury and Repair Morris, Richard Neurobiology of learning and memory Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Murray, Joanne Growth and development of the ovarian follicle Genes and Development Murray, Lyndsay Degeneration of motor neurons Ageing and Degeneration Nolan, Matthew Neural circuits and computation Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour O'Hara, Laura Sex steroid receptors in the hypothalamus and pituitary Genes and Development Opazo, Patricio Synaptic repair mechanisms for the diseased brain Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Pagan, Marino Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Paxton, Jennifer Musculoskeletal tissue engineering Injury and Repair Pennetta, Giusy Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases Ageing and Degeneration Pratt, Tom Roles of carbohydrates in the developing brain Genes and Development Price, David How brains are made Genes and Development Qiu, Jing Microglial signaling Ageing and Degeneration Ribeiro dos Louros, Susana Neurodevelopmental disorders Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Robinson, Nick Rochefort, Nathalie Neuronal processing of visual information Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Romano, Nicola Single cell information processing in the pituitary Signalling, Homeostasis and Energy Balance Rosario, Roseanne Ovarian biology and female fertility Genes and Development Shipston, Mike Ion channel physiology Signalling, Homeostasis and Energy Balance Sibley, Chris Regulation of RNA metabolism in neurological disease Genes and Development Sieger, Dirk Microglia-tumour interactions. Injury and Repair Simmen, Martin Computational modelling of nucleosome positions Genes and Development Skehel, Paul Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration Ageing and Degeneration Smillie, Karen Synaptic vesicle recycling Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Spears, Norah The effect of chemotherapy treatment on fertility Genes and Development Spires-Jones, Tara Degenerative brain diseases and ageing Ageing and Degeneration Sürmeli, Gülşen Neural circuits of memory Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Telfer, Evelyn Follicle and oocyte development Genes and Development Theil, Thomas Patterning and axon pathfinding in the forebrain Genes and Development Till, Sally Biological mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Torsney, Carole Somatosensory plasticity Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour van den Driesche, Sander Male reproductive health and disorders Genes and Development Wood, Emma Memory and Space Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Wyllie, David Physiology and pharmacology of ion channels Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour Zoupi, Lida Axon-myelin interactions in health and neurodevelopmental disorders Genes and Development