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CCBS Principal Investigators

The people who lead CCBS research.

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Name Job title Research theme
Adams, Mark Data Scientist Psychiatric disorders
Allardyce, Judith Wellcome Trust Clinical Career Re-entry Fellow Psychiatric disorders
Barria, Marcelo Research Fellow / Group Leader Prion disease
Bastin, Mark Reader in Brain Imaging Neuroimaging
Breen, David Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurologist Neurodegenerative
Brennan, Paul Reader; Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon Translational Neurosurgery
Chandran, Siddharthan Dean of Clinical Medicine, Head of Edinburgh Medical School, Director of Edinburgh Neuroscience, Euan MacDonald Centre and Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic Neurodegenerative
Crompton, Catherine Chancellor's Fellow Neurodevelopmental, Psychiatric disorders
Czopka, Tim Chair of Glial Cell Biology Neurodegenerative
Dennis, Martin Chair of Stroke Medicine Brain vascular disease
Dhillon, Baljean NES Chair of Clinical Ophthalmology Neurodegenerative  
Fletcher-Watson, Sue Chair of Developmental Psychology; Director Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre for Learning Difficulties Neurodevelopmental, Psychiatric disorders
Grant, Seth Chair of Molecular Neuroscience Synaptic biology
Green, Alison Reader Prion disease
Hunt, David Chair of Neuroinflammation Medicine; Honorary Consultant Neurologist Neurodegenerative
Iveson, Matthew Senior Data Scientist Psychiatric disorders
Kelleher, Ian Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychiatric disorders
Knight, Richard Chair of Clinical Neurology Prion disease
Komiyama, Noboru Senior Lecturer Synaptic biology
Lawrie, Stephen Chair of Psychiatry and Neuro-Imaging Psychiatric disorders
Macleod, Malcolm Chair of Neurology and Translational Neuroscience Brain vascular disease
Mahad, Don Senior Clinical Lecturer Neurodegenerative
Mair, Grant Senior Clinical Fellow; Honorary Consultant Neuroradiologist Neuroimaging
Manson, Jean Professorial Fellow Psychiatric disorders
Marwick, Katie ECAT Clinical Lecturer Psychiatric disorders
McIntosh, Andrew Chair of Biological Psychiatry; Head, Division of Psychiatry Psychiatric disorders
McKechanie, Andrew Clinical Research Fellow Psychiatric disorders
Montagne, Axel Chancellor's Fellow Neurodegenerative
Muniz-Terrera, Graciela Chair of Ageing, Health and Methods Neurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders
Munoz-Maniega, Susana Research Fellow Neuroimaging
Pal, Suvankar Chair of Neurodegenerative Disorders and Trials & Honorary Consultant Neurologist Neurodegenerative; Prion disease
Priller, Josef Chair of Brain Inflammation and Repair Neurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders
Rhodes, Sinead Senior Research Fellow, Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre Neurodevelopmental; Psychiatric disorders
Robertson, Nikki Chair of Perinatal Neuroscience Neurodevelopmental
Russ, Tom Reader Neurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders
Salman, Rustam Al-Shahi Chair of Clinical Neurology Brain vascular disease
Selvaraj, Bhuvaneish T Chancellor's Fellow Neurodegenerative
Sena, Emily

Professor of Meta-science and Translational Medicine

Brain vascular disease
Smith, Colin Chair of Neuropathology; Director of Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences Neuropathology
Smith, Daniel Chair of Psychiatry & Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist; Head, Division of Psychiatry Psychiatric disorders
Stanfield, Andrew Senior Clinical Research Fellow Neurodevelopmental; Psychiatric disorders

Stewart, Robert

Clinical Senior Research Fellow & Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist Psychiatric disorders
Thompson, Gerry Senior Lecturer in Radiology Neuroimaging
Thomson, Lindsay Chair of Forensic Psychiatry Psychiatric disorders
Thrippleton, Michael Medical Physicist Neuroimaging
Valdes-Hernandez, Maria Lecturer Neuroimaging
Waldman, Adam Chair of Neuroradiology Neuroimaging
Wang, Szu-Han Senior Lecturer Synaptic biology
Wardlaw, Joanna Chair of Applied Neuroimaging; Head, Division of Neuroimaging Sciences Brain vascular disease; Neuroimaging
Whalley, Heather Chair of Neuroscience and Mental Health Psychiatric disorders
Whiteley, William Chair of Neurology and Epidemiology; Honorary Consultant Neurologist Brain vascular disease

 Emeritus Professors

Marshall, Ian Emeritus Chair of Magnetic Resonance Physics Neuroimaging
Sandercock, Peter Emeritus Chair of Medical Neurology Brain vascular disease
Ironside, James Emeritus Chair of Clinical Neuropathology Prion disease
Will, Bob Emeritus Chair of Clinical Neurology Prion disease

Honorary Principal Investigators

These PIs hold honorary contracts within CCBS.

Carson, Alan Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Honorary Professor Functional disorders
Connick, Peter Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Neurodegenerative
Cvoro, Vera Consultant in Stroke, Geriatric & General Medicine & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Neuroimaging
Davenport, Richard Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Neurodegenerative
Derry, Chris Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer  
de Sousa, Paul Honorary Reader Neurodegenerative
Duncan, Gordon

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Consultant Physician, NHS Research Scotland Career Research Fellow

Neurodegenerative
Duncan, Susan Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer  
Farrall, Andrew Honorary Chair of Neuroimaging & Education & Consultant Neuroradiologist Neuroimaging
Foley, Peter Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Neurodegenerative
Gibson, Rod Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Neuroimaging
Grant, Robin Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer Neuro-oncology
MacIntyre, Donald NRS Clinician & Honorary Reader Psychiatric disorders
Marryat, Louise Honorary Fellow Neurodevelopmental
Moullaali, Tom Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Brain vascular disease
Pennington, Catherine Senior Clinical Research Fellow & and Honorary Consultant Neurologist Psychiatric disorders
Raymont, Vanessa Senior Clinical Researcher, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Oxford Neurodegenerative
Riha, Renata Consultant in Sleep and Respiratory Medicine & Honorary Reader Sleep medicine
Ritchie, Craig Honorary Professor Neurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders
Rooney, Alasdair Honorary Fellow Psychiatric disorders
Stone, Jon Consultant Neurologist & Honorary Professor Functional disorders
Summers, David   Neuroimaging
Wilkinson, Tim Honorary Clinical Fellow Neurodegenerative
Wiseman, Stewart Honorary Fellow Neuroimaging
Woodfield, Julie Honorary Fellow Translational Neurosurgery

Associate Principal Investigators

These PIs have joint affiliation, or a primary affiliation elsewhere in the University of Edinburgh.

Name Job title
Abrahams, Sharon Chair of Neuropsychology, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Andrews, Peter Consultant and Honorary Professor, Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Bak, Thomas Reader, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Boardman, James Professor of Neonatal Medicine, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health; Director of the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory
Chin, Richard Professor of Paediatric Neurology & Clinical Epidemiology, Child Life & Health; Director of Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre
Deary, Ian Professor of Differential Psychology, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences; Direct
Della Sala, Sergio Professor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Doubal, Fergus Stroke Association Senior Clinical Lecturer & Honorary Consultant, Division of Health Sciences
ffrench-Constant, Charles Professor of Multiple Sclerosis Research; Director, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Holmes, Megan Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Keir, Sarah Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Division of Health Sciences
Logie, Robert Professor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
MacGillivray, Tom Senior Research Fellow, Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility
MacLullich, Alasdair Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Division of Health Sciences
Mead, Gillian Chair of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, Division of Health Sciences
Morris, Richard Professor of Neuroscience, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
Murray, Aja Reader, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Porteous, David Chair of Human Molecular Genetics & Medicine, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine
Rhodes, Jonathan Hon Reader and Consultant, Division of Health Sciences
Roberts, Neil Chair of Medical Physics and Imaging Science, Clinical Research Imaging Centre
Seckl, Jonathan Moncrieff-Arnott Professor of Molecular Medicine & BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Shenkin, Susan Senior Clinical Lecturer, Division of Health Sciences
Sudlow, Cathie Personal Chair of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology, Head of Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute
Williams, Anna Professor of Regenerative Neurology & Honorary Consultant Neurologist, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Yau, Joyce Senior Lecturer, University and BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science