I am a developmental neurobiologist using zebrafish models to understand how stress modulates brain development and behaviour in the context of health and disease. My research aims to address some long-standing open questions in the field through approaches including comprehensive analysis of stress-induced molecular and behavioural alterations; analysis of the development trajectory of stress-induced changes across the life span; linking molecular mechanisms with behaviour; and screening of potential therapeutics for stress-related disorders. My research uses techniques including brain imaging, behavioural analysis, sequencing, stress hormone analysis.

Current research topics include:

• Identification of molecular mechanisms underlying brain plasticity following early life stress
• Investigation of early life stress-induced senescence and accelerated brain aging
• Mechanisms underlying neuronal development and stress susceptibility in zebrafish models of humans psychiatric disease

• Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Exeter, UK, 2020-2023
• Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Mainz, Germany, 2019-2020
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield, UK, 2015-2017

I teach primarily on the BSc Neuroscience and MSc Neuroscience for Drug Discovery programmes.

Module lead:

• NE3519/NE4STR: Early Life Stress and Neurodevelopment 
• NE4LAB: Neuroscience Research Competancies 

Teaching: 

• NE1517: Introduction to Neuroscience 
• NE3519: Brain Disorders and Diseases
• NE4PDV: Professional Development for Neuroscientists

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