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School of Neuroscience

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Systems

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Our key questions

What are the cellular and molecular mechanisms shaping the central nervous system (CNS)?
How, and when, is cellular diversity defined and how is it tweaked by evolution?
What are the evolutionary dynamics controlling changes during CNS development?
How early in development are species-specific attributes defined? Are these developments irreversible?

Find out more about other research themes here.

People

Professor Laura Andreae

Professor of Developmental Neuroscience
Professor Esther Bell

Professor in Bioscience Education
Professor Benedikt Berninger

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Benjamin Blencowe

Professor of RNA Biology and Genomics
Professor Juan Burrone

Professor of Developmental Neurophysiology
Dr QueeLim Ch'ng

Reader in Systems Biology and Neuroscience
Professor Jon Clarke

Professor of Anatomy
Professor Uwe Drescher

Professor for Molecular Neuroscience
Dr Alessandra Gentile

Postdoc Research Fellow
Professor Phillip Gordon-Weeks

Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Anthony Graham

Professor of Developmental Biology
Professor Matthew Grubb

Professor in Neuroscience
Dr Fursham Hamid

Lecturer in Bioinformatics
Professor Robert Hindges

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Corinne Houart

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Dr Adil Khan

Reader
Professor Clemens Kiecker

Professor of Neuroscience Education
Dr Dimitar Kostadinov

Wellcome Trust CDA Research Fellow
Dr Ivo Lieberam

Senior Lecturer
Dr Katie Long

Reader in Human Developmental Neuroscience
Professor Eugene Makeyev

Professor of Molecular Biosciences
Professor Oscar Marín

Professor of Neuroscience
Professor Beatriz Rico

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Mrs Susanna Ruparalia-White

Business Manager
Dr Sadra Sadeh

Senior Research Fellow
Dr Setsuko Sahara

Lecturer
Dr Rita Sousa-Nunes

Lecturer in Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Guy Tear

Professor of Molecular Neurobiology
Dr Darren Williams

Reader in Developmental Neurobiology
Dr Leigh Wilson

Public Engagement Manager
Professor Richard Wingate

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology

Early life & development

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Researchers compete in inaugural Great British Brain Off

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Highly cited 2025

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