Research in this group focuses on the function of neurons and glia with the aim of understanding how cellular and network properties control complex behaviours. In addition, pathological changes in cellular properties are studied in various models of neurodegenerative and neurological disorders (such as Motor Neuron Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease) in order to reveal key disease mechanisms that could serve as targets for novel therapeutic strategies.
Group Members
Prof Frank Gunn-Moore
Professor of Molecular Neurobiology, Head of School
Molecular development and survival of mammalian neurons
Contact
- fjg1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463525
Dr Wenchang Li
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Neural networks controlling movement in a simple vertebrate
Contact
- wl21@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463579
Dr Samantha Pitt
Royal Society of Edinburgh Biomedical Fellow
Intracellular calcium dynamics and the molecular function of intracellular ion-channels
Contact
- sjp24@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463516
Dr Judith Sleeman
Senior Lecturer in Cell and Developmental Biology
Structure and dynamics of the mammalian cell nucleus
Contact
- jes14@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463524
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