Brain and Behavioural Sciences Career Advisory Group
This advisory group shortlists candidates for Wellcome Early-Career Awards and Wellcome Career Development Awards.
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This advisory group covers applications that aim to advance our understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system at all levels in health and disease, encompassing molecular, cellular and circuit-based approaches, to studies of cognition and behaviour.
Examples include:
- experimental, theoretical and computational studies
- investigations in humans and model systems, targeting basic cellular, molecular and systems-related questions
- mechanisms of psychiatric and neurological diseases and how therapeutic interventions work
- the impact of genetic, environmental and social factors on cellular, molecular, behavioural and cognitive phenotypes.
Proposed projects may span more than one funding area. You should choose the research subject area which aligns with the focus of the project.
Members
Members are listed below. Additional experts will join the panel as necessary.
Professor Nathalie Rochefort (Chair)
University of Edinburgh
Dr Ulrik Beierholm
Durham University
Dr Joana Cabral
University of Minho
Dr Philip Coen
University College London
Dr Eleanor Conole
University of Oxford
Professor Roshan das Nair
SINTEF Norway
Dr Liset de la Prida
Cajal Institute
Dr Paul Dodson
University of Bristol
Dr Sophie Forster
University of Sussex
Dr Mubeen Goolam
University of Cape Town
Prof Matthew Grubb
King's College London
Prof David Hunt
University of Edinburgh
Professor Patricia Lockwood
University of Birmingham
Dr Nara Muraro
CONICET, Argentina
Dr Jemeen Sreedharan
King's College London
Dr Domenica Veniero
University of Nottingham
Dr Kadi Vaher
University of Tartu
Professor Amanda Waterman
University of Leeds
Manager
Sharmila Sandhya
Funding Manager, Funding Management