Professor Laura Andreae MBBS, PhD, MRCP
Professor of Developmental Neuroscience
Research interests
- Neuroscience
Biography
Laura Andreae is Professor of Developmental Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London.
Her lab is interested in how synaptic connections and neuronal circuits are formed during development, and how these processes may be disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
They use a variety of approaches, including electrophysiology and advanced imaging techniques, to investigate how neuronal activity regulates early synapse formation and to further our understanding of the mechanisms that lead to alterations in neural circuit development and function in genetic models of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Laura also leads the PhD programme in the MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Please see her Research Staff Profile for more detail
Key collaborators
- Professor Juan Burrone, King's College London
- Professor Declan Murphy, King's College London
- Professor Grainne McAlonan, King's College London
- Professor Albert Basson, King's College London
Research
Context-dependent RNA regulation and its application in auto-gating therapeutics for brain disorders
We study context-dependent neuronal gene regulation, how it fails in disease, and how it can be used to build auto-gated gene therapies for brain disorders.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Professor Laura Andreae delivers Inaugural Lecture "Building brains and making connections”
On Tuesday 24 June 2025, Professor Laura Andreae delivered her inaugural lecture as a Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, at the Institute of Psychiatry,...
Laura Andreae awarded a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant to uncover the rules behind neuronal development
The project Neuronal Trees: Linking Biology to Models looks at how neurons develop their complex structures
Researchers awarded BBSRC grant to investigate the role of neuronal activity in brain development.
The project will look at how brain connections are formed in the early stage of development in mouse and human.
Professor Laura Andreae awarded the Louise Hanson Marshall Special Recognition Award by the Society for Neuroscience
The award honours individuals who have significantly promoted the professional development of women in neuroscience through teaching, organizational...
New Wellcome Discovery Award to study gene regulation in autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer's disease.
Professor Jernej Ule, Dr Laura Andreae, and Professor Ben Blencowe have received £5,443,308 for the project “Context-dependent RNA regulation and its...
Features
Introducing Professor Ben Blencowe
I talked to Professor Benjamin Blencowe, who recently joined the Centre for Developmental Neuroscience at the School of Neuroscience (IoPPN). I asked him...
Celebrating Neuroscience Research this Brain Awareness Week
This year, Brain Awareness Week was held from 14 to 22 March 2022. Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for...
Research
Context-dependent RNA regulation and its application in auto-gating therapeutics for brain disorders
We study context-dependent neuronal gene regulation, how it fails in disease, and how it can be used to build auto-gated gene therapies for brain disorders.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Professor Laura Andreae delivers Inaugural Lecture "Building brains and making connections”
On Tuesday 24 June 2025, Professor Laura Andreae delivered her inaugural lecture as a Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, at the Institute of Psychiatry,...
Laura Andreae awarded a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant to uncover the rules behind neuronal development
The project Neuronal Trees: Linking Biology to Models looks at how neurons develop their complex structures
Researchers awarded BBSRC grant to investigate the role of neuronal activity in brain development.
The project will look at how brain connections are formed in the early stage of development in mouse and human.
Professor Laura Andreae awarded the Louise Hanson Marshall Special Recognition Award by the Society for Neuroscience
The award honours individuals who have significantly promoted the professional development of women in neuroscience through teaching, organizational...
New Wellcome Discovery Award to study gene regulation in autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer's disease.
Professor Jernej Ule, Dr Laura Andreae, and Professor Ben Blencowe have received £5,443,308 for the project “Context-dependent RNA regulation and its...
Features
Introducing Professor Ben Blencowe
I talked to Professor Benjamin Blencowe, who recently joined the Centre for Developmental Neuroscience at the School of Neuroscience (IoPPN). I asked him...
Celebrating Neuroscience Research this Brain Awareness Week
This year, Brain Awareness Week was held from 14 to 22 March 2022. Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for...