Academic positions

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• Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh

• Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh

• Chancellor’s Fellow, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh

• Postdoctoral Associate/Research Scientist, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT

               

Education        

 

• Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Yale University

• B.A. in Biology, Oberlin College

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Research Support

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Current

• Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship: £1,884,223, 01/02/2020-01/31/2025

• MRC Research Grant: £654,677, 1/08/2019 – 31/07/2022

• H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN): €273,287, 01/03/2019-28/02/2022

• ONO Rising Star Fellowship: £98,180, 07/01/2019-06/01/2020

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Previous

• Wellcome Trust/Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellowship: £1,234,063, 1/9/2014 - 31/08/2019

• FRAXA Postdoctoral Fellowship (PI: Steph Barnes): $90,000, 01/08/2016-31/07/2018

• MRC New Investigator Research Grant: £567,732, 1/12/2014 – 30/11/2017

• TSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (PI: Sophie Thomson): £153,970, 11/10/2014 – 30/09/2017 

• Medical Research Scotland Studentship (PI: Teresa Spano), £2,500, 11/05/2017-06/07/2017

• Wellcome Trust-University of Edinburgh ISSF Grant: £35,000, 1/4/2016-1/4/2017

• Royal Society Start-up Grant: £15,000, 1/9/2014 - 31/08/2015

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