The team
Meet the team
Adele Leggieri, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Project title: The genetics of addiction: Identification of genetic and genomic variants by next-gen sequencing in non-human animals
Saeedeh Hosseinian, MSc
PhD Student
Project title: The genetics of addiction: Identification of genetic and genomic variants by next-gen sequencing in non-human animals
Xian Wang, MD, MSc
PhD Student
Project title: Explore the cell biological processes affected by AIP loss of function with an aim to identify novel therapeutics
Waqas Ahmad, MSc
PhD Student
Project title: Identification and Functional Studies of Genetic Variants Causing Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Pakistani Population
A. Jhosadara Espinosa-Flores, MSc
PhD Student
Project title: Assesing the role of MC4R in neurodegeneration using zebrafish as a model
Shiyao Zhang, MSc
PhD Student
Project title: Protective role of exercise in stress-induced social behavior changes
Roy Siddharth, BSc (hons)
PhD Student
Project title: Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Impulse Control
Past members
Luca Galantini
Fish Facility Technichian
Current possition Fish Facility Technichian, King´s College of London
Yael Abreu Villaca, PhD
Visiting PostDoctorate
Current Position: Professor in Neurophysiology - State University of Rio de Janeiro
Ana Carolina Dutra Tavares, PhD
Visiting PostDoctorate
Current Position: Assistant Professor in Neurophysiology - State University of Rio de Janeiro
Aleksandra Mech, PhD
PhD student
Current position: MND Institute Research Associate, KCL
Will Havelange, MSc
Research Technician
Current position: Energy and Carbon Analyst, Cambridgeshire County Council
Sofia Anagianni, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Current position:
Eva Sheardown, MSc
PhD Student
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, KCL
Jose Torres-Perez, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: Research Fellow, University of Valencia
Lilah Glazer, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: Lecturer Biomedical Sciences, QMUL
Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: Assistant Professor in General Psychology, University of Padova
Judit García-González, MSc
Phd Student
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Matt Parker, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Sleep Science, University of Surrey
Ari Sudwarts, MSc
Phd Student
Current position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Byrd Alzheimer's Institute
Alistair J. Brock, MSc
Phd Student
Current position: Senior Scientist at Leica Biosystems
Join us
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have a great idea for a project that fits with our interests!