Members
Charlotte Lawrenson
Working in:
- Animal models
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive recording systems
- Optogenetic systems
Harith Akram MD PhD FRCS (Neuro.Surg)
Working in:
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Digital Health
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Invasive recording systems
- Data science and biomarkers
My research interests are in functional neurosurgery for pain, mental disorders and mental disorders. My PhD was in advanced computational neuroimaging and connectomic neurosurgery. I have ongoing work to develop translational methods in MRI brain connectivity, in addition to his involvement in various clinical trials to improve the safety and efficacy of existing therapies, and explore new and emerging applications.
Amy Romaniuk
Working in:
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Prosthetics and robotics
- Biomechanics
- Pumps and infusion devices
- Digital Health
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Peripheral stimulation
- Neurofeedback
- Invasive recording systems
- Virtual reality
- Data science and biomarkers
- Optogenetic systems
- Other
Tony Pickering
Working in:
- Animal models
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Peripheral stimulation
- Invasive recording systems
- Data science and biomarkers
- Optogenetic systems
Pain and Autonomic regulation. Basic neurobiology to experimental medicine and clinical trials.
Dr Finlay Walton
Working in:
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Invasive recording systems
- Optogenetic systems
I am currently a senior postdoctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow. My research involves designing, simulating, fabricating, and testing neuromodulation devices with a diverse range of modalities, including optogenetic, magnetic, and thermal. I go from using state-of-the-art software to simulate device performance in full human body models, to cleanroom nanofabrication, and in-vivo testing of device prototypes with a broad range of talented collaborators in engineering, neuroscience, and computing science. My latest research proposal involves designing the first optogenetic brain implant for chronic pain treatment.
Dr. Kirsty Bannister
Working in:
- Animal models
- Invasive recording systems
- Optogenetic systems
I investigate the functionality of brain and spinal cord sensory circuits in healthy/chronic pain rodents and humans. My labs translational experiments focus on addressing the problem of failure when it comes to the discovery of novel analgesics. To address invalid targets, our pre-clinical work focuses on defining circuitry in health/pinpointing dysfunction in disease. To address limitations of currently used methods to assess pain, our clinical work focuses on translational paradigms and appropriate stratification of patients into cohorts.