Dr Vilaiwan Fernandes
Title of Research Project Making a Neuron: applying lessons from development to direct neuronal reprogramming. Website
Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Dr Fränze Progatzky
Title of Research Project Functional heterogeneity of barrier tissue peripheral glia in health and disease. Website
Professor Tom Baden
Title of Research Project Anisotropic retinal circuits for processing of colour and space in nature. Other Information MIT Technology Review, Europe. “Innovators under 35″, 2016Eppendorf & Nature. Young European Investigator Award, 2017Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), 2019…
Professor Frances M Platt
Fellow 1996-2002 Area of Current Research Interests The cell biology of glycosphingolipids and the role of these molecules in the pathophysiology of sphingolipid storage diseases, with emphasis on translating these findings into human therapy. Other Information Granted 6 months maternity…
Professor Daan van Aalten
Fellow 2007-2011 Area of Current Research Interests Dissecting the links between O-GlcNAc and intellectual disability Other Information Awarded professorship June 2006. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2010. Elected a Member of the Institute, 2012. Awarded Novo Nordisk…
Professor Peter J Cullen
Fellow 1999-2003 Area of Current Research Interests We study the molecular mechanisms of protein sorting in mammalian cells and the fundamental role it plays in cell, tissue and organism-level function. Specifically, our mechanistic dissection of protein sorting within the endosomal…
Professor Allan E Herbison
Fellow 1992-1997 Area of Current Research Interests The neural regulation of reproductive functioning, specifically looking at the role of different neuronal cell types in the regulation of fertility using molecular, cellular and whole animal studies. Other Information Lister Institute-Jenner Fellow…
Professor Andrew J King
Fellow 1986-1991 Area of Current Research Interests Neural basis for active listening through the investigation of how neurons in the hearing centres of the brain adapt to the statistics of sound stimulation, which constantly change in real-life environments, integrate other…
Dr Simon Bullock
Fellow 2008-2013 Area of Current Research Interests Molecular cell biology of cytoskeletal transport. Other Information Elected a member of the Institute 2014. Elected a member of EMBO, 2015.
Professor Juan Burrone
Fellow 2009-2014 Area of Current Research Interests Studying the emergence of neuronal circuits during brain development Other Information Elected a member of the Institute, 2015.