Science Team
Sibah Hassan
Target Validation lead Scientist
Marta Perez Gonzalez
Diagnostics lead Scientist
Lucy Granat
RNA-based Therapies Lead Scientist
Lucy has previously worked at UCL as a post-doc within the Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery Institute and is passionate about developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. She is very excited to be joining the Neuro-Bio team and is looking forward to contributing to the ongoing research into novel therapies and diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases.
Lana Stewart
Lab Manager
Lana recently graduated from the University of Exeter in Neuroscience where she experienced a working lab environment during her final year project, researching natural products as activators of AMPK in GT1-7 cells. She is excited to be back at Neuro-Bio after completing a summer internship in 2021 before her degree, and looks forward to helping contribute to the future of neurodegenerative disease diagnoses and treatment.
George Carter
Senior Scientist
George has recently joined us as a junior scientist, in the midst of his final year of a biological sciences integrated masters at the University of Liverpool. George has varied lab experience in his young career, doing projects in virology, cancer genetics and bacterial environments (UCSF and Liverpool universities). George is now excited to venture into the neuroscience world, particularly with an opportunity to play his part in helping fight such a devastating condition.
Adam Khan
Senior Scientist
Adam has returned to Neuro-Bio as a Senior Scientist, after completing his MSc in Pharmacology at the University of Oxford.
Since Adam was last at Neuro-Bio, he has performed radiotracer assays investigating drug interactions at the Blood-brain barrier. He has also performed pharmacokinetic and metabolic studies in mice, looking to understand the mechanistic basis underlying sex differences in drug toxicity.
Adam looks forward to working with the ASO team in developing assays to establish drug efficacy.
Amy Lewis
Senior Scientist
Amy recently completed her master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, where she worked at the MRC Toxicology Unit, researching drug-induced mitochondrial toxicity. Previously, she studied for her BSc in Pharmacology at the University of Liverpool, where she completed lab-based projects and summer internships in other toxicology-related fields. Amy is excited to take these experiences and apply them to a different field here at Neuro-Bio. She is enthusiastic about the idea of contributing to such exciting research, as well as learning new techniques!
Bronte Kelly
Junior Scientist
Bronte has joined Neuro-Bio as a Junior Scientist while completing the final year of her Masters in Neuroscience at the University of Warwick.
She has previous laboratory experience researching autophagy related proteins as potential therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative disorders and has completed internships developing fluorescent viral and bacterial tags for in vivo detection.
Bronte is excited to now contribute to Neuro-Bio’s research, deepening her understanding of translational neuroscience while developing skills that will shape her career and growth as a scientist.
Lois Glover
Junior Scientist
Lois has just completed her second year studying Neuroscience at the University of Warwick and is joining Neuro-Bio as a Junior Scientist for the year!
She has completed internships in microbiology at the British Geological Survey looking at the survival of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes in radioactive waste and epilepsy research at her university, exploring the mechanisms underpinning SUDEP. She is excited to gain new experimental and analytical skills in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.
Lois is particularly keen to explore how the important research at Neuro-Bio is translated into practical innovations and commercial solutions. She is looking forward to progressing her scientific and professional journey ahead of her final year.
Mariella Atterbury
Junior Scientist
Mariella is currently in her final year of a Neuroscience Integrated Master’s degree at the University of Warwick. She has hands-on experience in extracellular electrophysiology, having researched a novel adenosine receptor agonist as a potential pain therapeutic for her third-year dissertation. Mariella is eager to expand her skill set and learn from the Neuro-Bio team, contributing to the vital research into neurodegenerative diseases.