Information about the Centre's Principal Investigators and their research groups.
Table of all PIs with links to profile pages.
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Synaptic and non-synaptic neurotransmission in the zebrafish nervous system |
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Structure and function of neuroreceptors, synaptic transmission, ion channels, electrophysiology |
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Neurotransmitter signalling |
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| Brophy, Peter |
Assembly and structure of nodes of Ranvier and the Axon Initial Segment |
Injury and Repair |
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Stress Physiology |
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Neural circuits of social behaviour |
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Novel therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Presynaptic Cell Biology |
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Organogenesis, synthetic biology, databases |
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Developmental Physiology of the Barrel Cortex |
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Organ development and physiology |
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms that link brain vascular dysfunction and dementia |
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Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons |
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Dudchenko, Paul |
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Neural circuits and motor behaviour |
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Synapse loss in neurodegenerative diseases |
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Calcium signalling & hypoxia-response coupling |
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| Faller, Kiterie |
MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow, Senior Lecturer |
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Molecular mechanisms of pain and analgesia |
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Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in stroke and dementia |
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Cognitive neurophysiology in disease and behaviour |
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New therapies for neurodegenerative diseases |
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Network analysis and therapeutic strategies in epilepsy |
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Genetic code expansion and neural circuits |
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Chondrocytes, cartilage and osteoarthritis |
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Protective & degenerative signalling in the CNS |
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Cellular mechanisms and brains systems underpinning natural and dysregulated forgetting |
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Influence of vascular dysfunction on cognitive decline: relevant to ageing, vascular and Alzheimer's disease |
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Purkinje cell dysfunction and degeneration |
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Developmental control of sensory neurogenesis and ciliogenesis |
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Structure and function of the human neuromuscular junction |
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| Jordan, Rebecca |
Neuronal mechanisms of learning and prediction |
Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour |
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Disorders of Brain Development |
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Regulation of the anterior pituitary gland |
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Steroid hormone signalling |
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Neuropeptides and their effects on behaviour |
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Computational cognitive neuroscience |
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Mechanisms of myelinated axon formation, function and repair |
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The protein Actin and the biology of amoebae |
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Embryonic development of the forebrain |
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Molecular genetics of myelination and synapse formation |
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Neuroimmune mechanisms influencing brain injury and disease |
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Appetite control and food choice |
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Receptor-mediated signal transduction |
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Microglia influencing white matter in health, disease, and ageing |
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Neurobiology of learning and memory |
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Growth and development of the ovarian follicle |
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Degeneration of motor neurons |
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Neural circuits and computation |
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Sex steroid receptors in the hypothalamus and pituitary |
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Synaptic repair mechanisms for the diseased brain |
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mRNA translation and synaptic connections |
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Musculoskeletal tissue engineering |
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Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases |
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Roles of carbohydrates in the developing brain |
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How brains are made |
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Microglial signaling |
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| Ribeiro dos Louros, Susana | Neurodevelopmental disorders | Synapses, Circuits and Behaviour |
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Neuronal processing of visual information |
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Single cell information processing in the pituitary |
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Ovarian biology and female fertility |
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Ion channel physiology |
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Regulation of RNA metabolism in neurological disease |
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Microglia-tumour interactions. |
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Computational modelling of nucleosome positions |
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Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration |
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Synaptic vesicle recycling |
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The effect of chemotherapy treatment on fertility |
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Degenerative brain diseases and ageing |
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Neural circuits of memory |
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Follicle and oocyte development |
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Patterning and axon pathfinding in the forebrain |
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| Till, Sally | ||
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Somatosensory plasticity |
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Male reproductive health and disorders |
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Memory and Space |
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Physiology and pharmacology of ion channels |
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Axon-myelin interactions in health and neurodevelopmental disorders |