SCIENCE TEAM
Kashif Mahfooz
Senior Scientist
Kashif received his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Navarra, Spain. His thesis was focussed on short term synaptic plasticity (STP) and epilepsy. In 2016, he joined Department of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford as a Postdoctoral research fellow. He has more than 14 years of experience in Neuroscience research with expertise in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders, cortical circuit formation and neurodegeneration. He joined Neuro-Bio as Senior Scientist and he is using optical and electrophysiological techniques to screen and identify lead compounds with potential for Alzheimer’s therapy.
Sibah Hasan
Senior Neuroscientist
Sibah graduated with a PhD in Life Science from the University of Lausanne, where he validated a new wake-promoting compound (FDA & EMA approved) using a pharmacogenomics approach. He has over 10 years of postdoctoral experience in Neuroscience research (Surrey and Oxford Universities) ranging from biomarker development (for Sleep and Circadian rhythms) to studying the effects of light in brain and behaviour. After finishing his postdoctoral research at the Department of Pharmacology (University of Oxford), working on septo-hippocampal oscillations, he joined Neuro-Bio as Senior Neuroscientist. Sibah is now working on both biomarkers and therapeutic approaches to tackle neurodegeneration, using in vitro model of AD to screen novel compounds at the cellular level, and understand their mode of action.
Marta Perez Gonzalez
Senior Scientist
Marta received a BSc in Biotechnology from the University of Oviedo in 2014. After that, she got a MSc in Biomedical Research and a PhD in Neuroscience and Cognition at the University of Navarra. During her time in Navarra, Marta identified and validated a novel therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and tested the efficacy of different small molecules for AD treatment. She then moved to University College London to work as postdoctoral research fellow, first in the department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy and lately in the department of Neuromuscular Disorders where she worked on Down syndrome. Marta’s expertise includes cellular, molecular and behavioural biology. She joined Neuro-Bio as Senior Scientist.
Sanskar Ranglani
Junior Scientist
Sanskar is a recent graduate from the University of Glasglow. He did an integrated masters in Neuroscience, and spent a year with us from 2022 – 2023 for his industrial placement. During his placement, Sanskar gained experience in several techniques such as gene editing in cells, to using human brain tissue to identify signalling mechanisms activated in Alzheimer’s disease. He has joined us for the next two months to contribute to various projects and is looking forward to contributing to the exciting science being done at Neuro Bio.
Charlotte Foote
Junior Scientist
Charlotte recently graduated from the University of Exeter with a degree in Neuroscience where she completed her dissertation analysing hippocampal network activity in a transchromosomic mouse model of Down syndrome. She investigated whether signatures of electrical neuronal network activity in the dentate gyrus, which is vulnerable to malfunction caused by trisomy 21, are disrupted in different behavioural states. Alongside her degree, she independently completed courses in Machine Learning and Computational Neuroscience which developed her knowledge of the processing required in neural networks. Charlotte is pleased to be joining Neuro-Bio for a 10-week internship to contribute to the development of a therapeutic for Alzheimer’s Disease.
Lucy Evans
Lab Technician
Lucy is a recent biochemistry graduate from the University of Birmingham. Lucy has previous work experience at TMCPharma and GSK where she gained knowledge on the multivarious roles within the R&D sector. She is now extremely excited to be joining the biotech world, specifically Neuro-Bio’s novel approach to tackling such a devastating disease. She hopes to contribute to the future potential treatment of Alzheimer’s.