Postdoctoral researchers

A list of some of our current postdoctoral researchers.

Name and affiliation	Project	Supervisor
Dr Matthew Broadhead University of St Andrews	Synapse vulnerability in ALS	Prof Gareth Miles
Dr Mario Cecchini University of Edinburgh	Assisted dying in MND: Implications of neuropsychological changes on decision making.	Prof Sharon Abrahams
Dr Helena Chaytow University of Edinburgh	Preclinical drug development in MND models. Convenor of Euan MacDonald Centre postdoc network.	Prof Tom Gillingwater
Dr Laura Comely University of Edinburgh	Investigating the viability of vulnerable motor axons following Smn restoration in mouse models of Spinal muscular atrophy.	Dr Lyndsay Murray
Dr Sophie Hawkins University of Edinburgh	Understanding the role of oligodendrocytes in motor neuron disease onset and progression	Prof Siddharthan Chandran Dr Bhuvaneish Selvaraj
Dr Samantha Ho University of Edinburgh	Stabilization of neuromuscular junction in motor neuron diseases using human stem cell models.	Dr Bhuvaneish Selvaraj Prof Siddharthan Chandran
Dr Julia Meng University of Edinburgh	Does neuronal activity modulate action potential conduction along myelinated axons in developing neural circuits?	Prof David Lyons
Dr Reiss Pal University of Edinburgh	Investigating axonal health and motor neurone vulnerability using human stem cell models of MND.	Prof Siddharthan Chandran Dr Bhuvaneish Selvaraj