Dr Denise Walker Senior Scientist, Bill Schafer’s lab, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
A key focus of my research is the molecular and circuit basis of mechanosensation; the molecules responsible (innexins, degenerin/epithelial Na+ channels (DEG/ENaCs)) and p...
Ms Ellen Wall The hypothalamus is a structure in the brain which is responsible for the regulation of vital physiological systems, the reproductive system being one of these. It does this by releasing gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) in a pulsatile manner...
Miss Natalie Wallis I study the genetics basis of obesity, with focus on neuroendocrine genes. This offers the chance to better understand the mechanisms of appetite control and energy balance in the CNS. My primary model for the genetics of obesity is canine subject...
Mr Yizhou Wan High-grade glioma is the most common primary brain cancer. Cognitive symptoms are the commonest neurological deficits reported by patients. They have a significant impact on quality of life and reduce survival. Cognition depends on brain network f...
Jieni Wang Building an automated mouse cage (Autonomouse) for neuroscience experiments.
Dr Mengxin Wang We are currently using high-field, laminar imaging techniques to investigate mechanisms of visual plasticity.
Dr Elizabeth Warburton Research interests are as follows
1. Molecular imaging of atheroma - particularly carotid plaque imaging using PET/CT and MRI techniques. Both Clinical and microPET imaging. Proof of principle trials of novel atheroma drugs with imaging biomarker...
Dr Varun Warrier My team works on social and genetic factors that influence neurodevelopment, and mental health. We have a particular interest in investigating heterogeneity in outcomes to develop targeted support and therapy for those who need it.
This publicat...
Mr Yiran Wei Interested in network neurosciences research and deep learning modelling on brain tumour patients
Miss Margaret Westwater My primary scientific aim is to examine the interaction between peripheral metabolic signaling and neural activity in individuals with healthy and disordered eating behaviors. This work involves measurement of metabolic functioning (e.g., body com...
Dr Simon White Developing methodology to address issues when applying Bayesian longitudinal modelling with missing data, Bayesian sample size and study design, or large scale simulation studies to applications in neuroimaging, cognition and ageing.
Dr Joyce Whittington Early research on specific learning disabilities - dyslexia - and associated cognitve deficits. For the last 10 years research has focussed on various prevalence, cognitive and behavioural aspects of Prader-Willi syndrome. Most of the latter is d...
Dr Alex Whitworth My lab is interested in understanding the mechanisms of mitochondrial homeostasis in relation to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and motor neuron disease. We use a combination of the powerful genetic techniques of Drosophila...
Dr Ian Wilkinson My research is clinically orientated and centres on the physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular system, and particularly the large arteries and endothelial function. As a clinical pharmacologist, I combine detailed physiological measure...
Dr Paul Wilkinson Until December 2020, Paul Wilkinson is University Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. His main research interests are the epidemiology and treatment of self-harm and depressi...
Professor Guy Williams Our group’s research interests lie broadly in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). This phenomenon allows data to be collected noninvasively on both the structure and function of the human brain. We research novel acquisition methods to provide contr...
Dr Caroline Williams-Gray MRCP PhD My research aims to better define the clinical heterogeneity of Parkinson’s disease and to understand the neurobiological basis of this, with the ultimate goal of developing more targeted therapeutic strategies for different PD subtypes. Using epi...
Ben Williges Dr Ben Williges is a Hearing Technology and Audiological Engineer. He is currently working on measuring cortical responses in adults with Cochlear implants (CIs), in order to develop objective measures to help understand sound transmission through...
Ms Livia Wilod Versprille My research is to investigate the effect of dopamine on attention and cognitive flexibility by testing behavioural constructs in rodents.
Dr Emma Rachel Wilson My particular interests lie in molecular neuroscience and diseases of the peripheral nervous system.
I completed my PhD in Neuroscience at University College London, under the supervision of Prof. Linda Greensmith, Prof. Mary M. Reilly and Dr. Be...
Ian Winter Primitive neural mechanisms of auditory scene analysis.
My research searches for neurophysiological correlates of the cues necessary for the segregation and fusion of auditory objects. This work is carried out in close collaboration with psychop...
Stefan Winzeck As part of the CENTER-TBI project, I am working on the analysis of magnetic resonance images of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). My research interest focuses on the incorporation of data from multiple centres as well as the examination of disease p...
Dr Noham Wolpe I am a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry.
My broad interest is in the interplay between cognition and action in humans. More specifically, my previous work has been on volition, perception of action and cognitive contributions to m...
Professor Daniel Wolpert FMedSci FRS The group uses engineering approaches to understand how the human brain controls movement. The work includes both computational modelling and experimental approaches using robotic and virtual reality interfaces. Research areas include motor planni...
Dr Christian Wood My work focuses on understanding the circuits within the prefrontal cortex that control cognitive and emotional functions, with a view to establishing the dysfunctional pathways that produce symptoms in psychiatric disorders.
Dr Peter Wooding Correlation between placental structure and function using light and electron microscopy for structure and immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridisation for function. The focus is mainly on ruminants but includes comparative studies on a wide vari...
Miss Rebecca Woodrow My research aims to better characterise the consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) using multimodal neuroimaging (fMRI, PET, DTI). This focuses upon resting-state fMRI to investigate network dynamics, dysfunction, and recovery, and how these...
Orla Woodward The number of people living with obesity has tripled worldwide since 1975 with serious implications for public health. As obesity is a consequence of food intake exceeding energy expenditure, efforts are being made to better understand the neuroen...
Dr Alexandra Woolgar We study the neural basis for flexible cognitive control, underpinning the incredible human capacity for diverse and flexible behaviour.
Our research uses multivariate analysis of fMRI, E/MEG, and combined TMS-fMRI data. We are interested in ho...
Dr Lidia Wrobel I am a post-doctoral researcher at Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. My research interests aim to understand the mechanisms that could prevent accumulation of misfolded toxic proteins in neurodegenerative diseases. To maintain proper prote...
Ms Lucia Wunderlich In addition to the long-known signalling pathways based on post-translational modifications of downstream targets, a different mechanism linking extracellular stimuli and mRNA translation has recently been discovered in neurons. This mechanism inv...
Miss Caroline Wyatt Conducting my PhD project on developing small antibody (nanobody) modulation of GABA receptors and mechanisms to deliver them to the cellular membrane in vivo in Dr. Paul Miller's lab.
