People at the UK DRI at UCL

UK DRI at UCL Group Leaders

Professor Karen Duff

Centre Director

k.duff@ucl.ac.uk

The molecular causes of clinical diversity in the tauopathies

Team Members

Dr Tim Bartels

Group Leader

t.bartels@ucl.ac.uk

Structure-function relationship in neurodegeneration

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Professor Gillian Bates

Group Leader

gillian.bates@ucl.ac.uk

The inter-relationship of somatic CAG instability, incomplete HTT splicing and huntingtin aggregation as pathogenic mechanisms underlying Huntington’s disease

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Dr Marc Aurel Busche

Group Leader

m.busche@ucl.ac.uk

Understanding and repairing pathological neural circuits in Alzheimer's disease

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Dr Cara Croft

Emerging Leader

cara.croft@ucl.ac.uk

Investigating relationships between genes, pathologies, and neurodegeneration in dementia

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Professor Bart De Strooper

Group Leader

b.strooper@ucl.ac.uk

Investigating the cellular reaction to amyloid beta and Tau

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Professor Nick Fox

Group Leader

n.fox@ucl.ac.uk

From Patient to Bench and Back: Clinical Resources, Accelerating Therapies

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Dr Carlo Sala Frigerio

Group Leader

c.frigerio@ucl.ac.uk

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of dementia

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Professor John Hardy

Group Leader

j.hardy@ucl.ac.uk

Analysis of neurodegeneration

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Dr Soyon Hong

Group Leader

soyon.hong@ucl.ac.uk

Immune mechanisms of synaptic function and pathology

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Professor Adrian Isaacs

Group Leader

a.isaacs@ucl.ac.uk

Frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease mechanisms

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Professor Giampietro Schiavo

Group Leader

giampietro.schiavo@ucl.ac.uk

Restoring axonal transport deficits as a therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

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Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve

Emerging Leader

a.sogorb-esteve@ucl.ac.uk

Exploring the utility of synaptic markers in frontotemporal dementia

Professor Sarah Tabrizi

Group Leader

s.tabrizi@ucl.ac.uk

Mechanism of the DNA damage response in Huntington's disease pathogenesis and relevance for therapeutics

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Professor Paul Whiting

Group Leader

p.whiting@ucl.ac.uk

The role of Wnt signaling in neurodegenerative disease

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Dr Frances Wiseman

Group Leader and UK DRI Programme Leader for Animal Models

f.wiseman@ucl.ac.uk

Mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease development in Down syndrome

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Professor Henrik Zetterberg

Group Leader

h.zetterberg@ucl.ac.uk

Fluid biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases

Team Members

UK DRI at UCL Centre Support Staff

Centre Manager

Katharine Buckle - k.buckle@ucl.ac.uk

iPSC and Differentiated Cell Technician

TBC - in recruitment

Senior Histology Manager

Connor Scott - connor.scott@ucl.ac.uk

Senior Reseach Scientist (Microscopy)

Nic Cade - n.cade@ucl.ac.uk

Facility Co-Ordinator (Fluid Biomarker Platform)

Elena Veleva - ukdri.biomarker.enquiries@ucl.ac.uk

Data Infrastructure Manager

Eugeniu Dinu - e.dinu@ucl.ac.uk

UK DRI at UCL Collaborators

Associate Members

Kenneth Harris, Professor of Quantative Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, UCL

John O'Keefe, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, UCL

Co-Investigators

Jonathan Schott, Professor of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, UCL

Jonathan Rohrer, Professor of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, UCL

UK DRI National Headquarters Staff

Natasha Allan Legal Services Manager n.allan@ucl.ac.uk
Laura Allum Head of Human Resources l.allum@ucl.ac.uk
Abbey Bibi Co-ordinator a.bibi@ucl.ac.uk
Lindsey Caldwell Research Themes Project Manager lindsey.caldwell@ucl.ac.uk
Martin Carmack Director of Finance and Research Services m.carmack@ucl.ac.uk
Liz Chambers Board Secretariat and Office Manager l.chambers@ucl.ac.uk
Alex Collcutt Research Communications Manager a.collcutt@ucl.ac.uk
Emilia Danielewska Co-ordinator e.danielewska@ucl.ac.uk
Professor Bart De Strooper Director b.strooper@ucl.ac.uk
Polly Downing Office Manager polly.downing@ucl.ac.uk
Faisel Farooq Digital Transformation Manager f.farooq@ucl.ac.uk
Caroline Hurley PA to Professor Bart De Stropper caroline.hurley@ucl.ac.uk
Adrian Ivinson Director (Operations), Chief Operating Officer a.ivinson@ucl.ac.uk
Sam Jackson Tools and Technology Platform Manager samuel.jackson@ucl.ac.uk
Aoife Kiely Science Review Manager a.kiely@ucl.ac.uk
Giovanna Lalli Director of Scientific Affairs g.lalli@ucl.ac.uk
I-Chun Lin Scientific Officer i.lin@ucl.ac.uk
Olivia Marshall Public Affairs Manager olivia.marshall@ucl.ac.uk
Chrysia-Maria Pegasiou-Davies Research Themes Project Manager (maternity cover for Sarmi Sri) chrysia-maria.pegasiou.11@ucl.ac.uk
Kay Penicud Director of Innovation and Business k.penicud@ucl.ac.uk
Hugh Perry Honorary Consultant hugh.perry@ucl.ac.uk
Iraida Soria-Espinosa Senior Innovation and Business Manager iraida.soria-espinosa@ucl.ac.uk
Sarmi Sri Research Themes Project Manager (On maternity leave - please contact Chrysia-Maria Pegasiou-Davies)
Lucy Wilson Director of Communications and Engagement lucy.wilson@ucl.ac.uk