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 Helen Weavers
Title of Research Project Targeting immune system resilience to curb collateral damage and extend healthy ageing
Professor Wolf Reik
Fellow 1987-1993 Research Interests Epigenetic gene regulation during mammalian development and its deregulation in disease. Particular focus on imprinted genes and their function, mechanisms for gene imprinting, how faults in the mechanisms contribute to disease, and epigenetic reprogramming in early…
Professor Tristan A Rodriguez
Fellow 2002-2007 Research Interests The regulation of cell fitness during embryonic development and its deregulation in disease. Other Information Elected a member of the Institute, 2009
Professor Anne E Rosser
Fellow 2001-2005 Research Interests Mechanisms underlying embryonic neural precursor cell differentiation and therapeutic role in neural degeneration. Other Information Awarded a personal Chair in Clinical Neuroscience from 1.1.03 at the University of Wales, College of Medicine and an Honorary Chair…
Professor Tatjana Saulka-Spengler
Fellow 2013-2018 Research Interests Decoding gene regulatory circuits controlling multipotency of neural crest Other Information Elected member of the Institute, 2018
Dr Thora Karadottir
Fellow 2015-2021 Research Interests The role of neuronal activity in myelin repair Other Information Extended Fellowship until September 2021 Elected to membership of the Institute 2020
Professor Yanlan Mao
Research Interests Mechanochemical regulation of tissue growth and morphogenesis Other Information Awarded L’oreal UNESCO Women in Science Fellowship, 2018 Received Biophysical Society Early Career Mechanobiology Award 2019 Elected to EMBO Young Investigator programme, 2019 Awarded BSCB Women in Cell Biology…