Current research projects you can apply for at Clinical Neurosciences: 

 

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Professor Franklin Aigbirhio - Molecular Imaging Chemistry Laboratory 

• Novel Radiotracers and Radiochemical Methods for the Biomedical Technique of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) 

Biography: Professor Franklin Aigbirhio

 

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Dr Edward Avezov - UK Dementia Research Institute 

• Endoplasmic Reticulum Transport and Morphoregulation in Neuron (Patho) Physiology 

• Exploration of Cellular Ultrastructure in Ageing and Alzheimer's Disease 

• Gaining Control of Intracellular Stages for Amyloidogenesis via High-Resolution Optical Biosensing Approaches coupled to Nanobody-Based Protein Localisation Control 

• Monitoring Protein Aggregation and Aggregates’ Handling by Neurons  

Biography: Edward Avezov 

Website: UK Dementia Research Institute 

 

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Professor Michael Coleman - Clinical Neurosciences 

• Identification of Novel Mechanisms Supporting Axon Survival and Investigation of their Therapeutic Potential 

Biography: Michael Coleman

 

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Mr Adel Helmy - Neurosurgery 

• Detection and Monitoring of Vestibular Schwannoma 

• Inflammatory Mediators of Cerebral Autoregulation in Acute Brain Injury 

• Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 

Biography: Mr Adel Helmy

 

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Professor Rita Horvath - Neurology 

• Identifying Novel Genes and Developing Treatments for Children with Inherited Neuromuscular Diseases 

• Mitochondrial Diseases and Immunity 

• Trial Readiness in Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) 

• Unlocking mt-tRNA Synthetases: Impact on Neurodegeneration 

 

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Dr Jo Jones - Neurology 

• Understanding the Biology of Foxp3+ CD8+ Regulatory T cells and their Potential Role in Multiple Sclerosis 

Biography: Dr Jo Jones

 

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Dr Maura Malpetti - Neurology 

• Inflammation in frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: A Multimodal Approach towards New Therapeutics 

Biography: Dr Maura Malpetti

 

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Professor Hugh Markus - Neurology 

• Develop Biomarkers for Cerebral Small Vessel Disease 

• Unravelling the role Glymphatic Dysfunction in Vascular Dementia 

• What causes Vascular Dementia? 

 

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Dr Luca Peruzzotti Jametti - Neurology 

• Metabolic Control of Microglia in MS-Associated Cognitive Decline 

Biography: Dr Luca Peruzzotti Jametti

 

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Professor Stefano Pluchino - Neurology 

• A Cell Interactome Approach to Model, Characterise and understand Novel Mechanisms of Disease in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 

• Metabolic Determinants of Astrocyte – Microglial Interactions in Smoldering Brain Disease 

Biography: Professor Stefano Pluchino

 

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Mr Stephen Price - Neurosurgery 

• Disruption of the Connectome in Glioblastomas 

Biography: Mr Stephen Price

 

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Dr Annelies Quaegebeur - Neuropathology 

• Molecular mechanisms of microglia-driven neurodegeneration in human tauopathies 

• Synapse loss in frontotemporal lobal degeneration: disease mechanisms and biomarker validation 

 

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Dr Tim Rittman - Clinical Neurosciences 

• Multimodal Neuroimaging in Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders 

Biography: Dr Tim Rittman 

 

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Professor Mina Ryten - UK Dementia Research 

• Investigating Novel Transcription of the X Chromosome and its role in Developmental Disorders of the Human Brain 

Biography: Professor Mina Ryten  

 

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Professor Chris Rodgers -  WBIC 

• Ultra-High Field (7T and 11.7T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Development 

Biography: Professor Chris Rodgers

Website: WBIC 

 

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Dr Selena Milicevic Sephton - WBIC 

• Development of PET Radiotracers for Neuroinflammation 

Biography: Dr Selena Milicevic Sephton

Website: WBIC 

 

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Dr Peter Smielewski - Neurosurgery 

• Development of New, Robust, Approaches for Continuous Monitoring of Vascular and Brain Tissue Physical Properties in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients 

• Machine Learning Supported Application of Advanced Neuromonitoring for Individualised Guided Management of Acute Traumatic Brain Injury in Intensive Care 

• Mathematical Modelling of Brain Haemodynamics and Pressure-Volume Compensation 

• Mechanisms Controlling Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics 

• Methodology of Clinical Tests for Assessment of Cerebral Autoregulation after Traumatic Head Injury 

Biography: Dr Peter Smielewski

 

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Dr Matthew Smith -  Clinical Neurosciences 

• Automated Non-Invasive Assessment of Silent Aspiration 

• Near Infrared Light (Photobiomodulation) for Otoprotection 

 

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Dr Emmanuel A Stamatakis - Anaesthesia 

• Biomarkers for Risk and Clinical Outcome Prediction of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction 

• Functional MRI Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury 

• Neurobiology of Consciousness 

• Neuromodulatory Effects of Monoaminergic Brainstem Nuclei on Large Scale Brain Networks 

Biography: Emmanuel A Stamatakis

 

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Dr Kamen Tsvetanov - Clinical Neurosciences 

• IMAGE-D: Integrated Multimodal Analysis for Gaining Enhanced Understanding and Characterization of Dementia 

• Mapping Cerebrovascular Function across Dementia Subtypes 

• Profiling of Vascular Factors in Cognitive Decline and Dementia 

Biography: Dr Kamen Tsvetanov

 

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Dr Jelle van den Ameele - Neurology and Mitochondrial Biology Unit 

• Metabolism of Genome Regulation during Brain Development 

• Neural Stem Cell – Niche Interactions in Mitochondrial Disease 

• Single-cell CRISPR Screening for Nuclear Modulators of Mitochondrial Dysfunction  

Biography: Dr Jelle van den Ameele

Website: Neurology and Mitochondrial Biology Unit 

 

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Dr Caroline Williams-Gray - Neurology 

• Investigating the Immune Basis of Parkinson’s Disease 

Biography: Dr Caroline Williams-Gray

 

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Professor Patrick Yu-Wai-Man - Neuro-Ophthalmology and Genetics 

• Inherited Eye Diseases and Mitochondrial Genetics 

• Neuro-Ophthalmology and Genetics 

Biography: Professor Patrick Yu-Wai-Man

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Contact our team for further information.  Email: pgneurosci@medschl.cam.ac.uk 

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