CCBS Principal Investigators

The people who lead CCBS research.

Scroll down for separate tables of Honorary PIs and Associate PIs

NameJob titleResearch theme 
Adams, MarkData ScientistPsychiatric disorders 
Allardyce, JudithWellcome Trust Clinical Career Re-entry FellowPsychiatric disorders 
Barria, MarceloResearch Fellow / Group LeaderPrion disease 
Bastin, MarkReader in Brain ImagingNeuroimaging 
Breen, DavidSenior Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant NeurologistNeurodegenerative 
Brennan, PaulPersonal Chair of Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery; Honorary Consultant NeurosurgeonTranslational Neurosurgery 
Chandran, SiddharthanDean of Clinical Medicine, Head of Edinburgh Medical School, Director of Edinburgh Neuroscience, Euan MacDonald Centre and Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology ClinicNeurodegenerative 
Crompton, CatherineChancellor's FellowNeurodevelopmental, Psychiatric disorders 
Czopka, TimChair of Glial Cell BiologyNeurodegenerative 
Dennis, MartinChair of Stroke MedicineBrain vascular disease 
Dhillon, BaljeanNES Chair of Clinical OphthalmologyNeurodegenerative 
Fletcher-Watson, SueChair of Developmental Psychology; Director Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre for Learning DifficultiesNeurodevelopmental, Psychiatric disorders 
Grant, SethChair of Molecular NeuroscienceSynaptic biology 
Hunt, DavidChair of Neuroinflammation Medicine; Honorary Consultant NeurologistNeurodegenerative 
Iveson, MatthewSenior Data ScientistPsychiatric disorders 
Kelleher, IanChair of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryPsychiatric disorders 
Knight, RichardChair of Clinical NeurologyPrion disease 
Komiyama, NoboruSenior LecturerSynaptic biology 
Lawrie, StephenChair of Psychiatry and Neuro-ImagingPsychiatric disorders 
Macleod, MalcolmChair of Neurology and Translational NeuroscienceBrain vascular disease 
Mahad, DonSenior Clinical LecturerNeurodegenerative 
Mair, GrantSenior Clinical Fellow; Honorary Consultant NeuroradiologistNeuroimaging 
Marwick, KatieECAT Clinical LecturerPsychiatric disorders 
McIntosh, AndrewChair of Biological Psychiatry; Head, Division of PsychiatryPsychiatric disorders 
McKechanie, AndrewClinical Research FellowPsychiatric disorders 
Montagne, AxelChancellor's FellowNeurodegenerative 
Muniz-Terrera, GracielaChair of Ageing, Health and MethodsNeurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders 
Munoz-Maniega, SusanaResearch FellowNeuroimaging 
Pal, SuvankarChair of Neurodegenerative Disorders and Trials & Honorary Consultant NeurologistNeurodegenerative; Prion disease 
Priller, JosefChair of Brain Inflammation and RepairNeurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders 
Rhodes, SineadSenior Research Fellow, Salvesen Mindroom Research CentreNeurodevelopmental; Psychiatric disorders 
Robertson, NikkiChair of Perinatal NeuroscienceNeurodevelopmental 
Russ, TomReaderNeurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders 
Salman, Rustam Al-ShahiChair of Clinical NeurologyBrain vascular disease 
Selvaraj, Bhuvaneish TChancellor's FellowNeurodegenerative 
Sena, EmilyProfessor of Meta-science and Translational MedicineBrain vascular disease 
Smith, ColinChair of Neuropathology; Director of Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesNeuropathology 
Smith, DanielChair of Psychiatry & Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist; Head, Division of PsychiatryPsychiatric disorders 
Stanfield, AndrewSenior Clinical Research FellowNeurodevelopmental; Psychiatric disorders 
Stewart, RobertClinical Senior Research Fellow & Consultant Perinatal PsychiatristPsychiatric disorders 
Thompson, GerrySenior Lecturer in RadiologyNeuroimaging 
Thomson, LindsayChair of Forensic PsychiatryPsychiatric disorders 
Thrippleton, MichaelMedical PhysicistNeuroimaging 
Valdes-Hernandez, MariaLecturerNeuroimaging 
Waldman, AdamChair of NeuroradiologyNeuroimaging 
Wang, Szu-HanSenior LecturerSynaptic biology 
Wardlaw, JoannaChair of Applied Neuroimaging; Head, Division of Neuroimaging SciencesBrain vascular disease; Neuroimaging 
Whalley, HeatherChair of Neuroscience and Mental HealthPsychiatric disorders 
Whiteley, WilliamChair of Neurology and Epidemiology; Honorary Consultant NeurologistBrain vascular disease 

 Emeritus Professors

Marshall, IanEmeritus Chair of Magnetic Resonance PhysicsNeuroimaging
Sandercock, PeterEmeritus Chair of Medical NeurologyBrain vascular disease
Ironside, JamesEmeritus Chair of Clinical NeuropathologyPrion disease
Will, BobEmeritus Chair of Clinical NeurologyPrion disease

Honorary Principal Investigators

These PIs hold honorary contracts within CCBS.

Carson, AlanConsultant Neuropsychiatrist and Honorary ProfessorFunctional disorders
Connick, PeterConsultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior LecturerNeurodegenerative
Cvoro, VeraConsultant in Stroke, Geriatric & General Medicine & Honorary Clinical Senior LecturerNeuroimaging
Davenport, RichardConsultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior LecturerNeurodegenerative
Derry, ChrisConsultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer 
de Sousa, PaulHonorary ReaderNeurodegenerative
Duncan, GordonHonorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Consultant Physician, NHS Research Scotland Career Research FellowNeurodegenerative
Duncan, SusanConsultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer 
Farrall, AndrewHonorary Chair of Neuroimaging & Education & Consultant NeuroradiologistNeuroimaging
Foley, PeterConsultant Neurologist & Honorary Clinical Senior LecturerNeurodegenerative
Gibson, RodHonorary Clinical Senior LecturerNeuroimaging
Grant, RobinConsultant Neurologist & Honorary Senior LecturerNeuro-oncology
MacIntyre, DonaldNRS Clinician & Honorary ReaderPsychiatric disorders
Marryat, LouiseHonorary FellowNeurodevelopmental
Moullaali, TomHonorary Clinical Senior LecturerBrain vascular disease
Pennington, CatherineSenior Clinical Research Fellow & and Honorary Consultant NeurologistPsychiatric disorders
Raymont, VanessaSenior Clinical Researcher, Dept of Psychiatry, University of OxfordNeurodegenerative
Riha, RenataConsultant in Sleep and Respiratory Medicine & Honorary ReaderSleep medicine
Ritchie, CraigHonorary ProfessorNeurodegenerative; Psychiatric disorders
Rooney, AlasdairHonorary FellowPsychiatric disorders
Stone, JonConsultant Neurologist & Honorary ProfessorFunctional disorders
Summers, David Neuroimaging
Wilkinson, TimHonorary Clinical FellowNeurodegenerative
Wiseman, StewartHonorary FellowNeuroimaging
Woodfield, JulieHonorary FellowTranslational Neurosurgery

Associate Principal Investigators

These PIs have joint affiliation, or a primary affiliation elsewhere in the University of Edinburgh.

NameJob title
Abrahams, SharonChair of Neuropsychology, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Andrews, PeterConsultant and Honorary Professor, Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Bak, ThomasReader, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Boardman, JamesProfessor of Neonatal Medicine, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health; Director of the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory
Chin, RichardProfessor of Paediatric Neurology & Clinical Epidemiology, Child Life & Health; Director of Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre
Deary, IanProfessor of Differential Psychology, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences; Direct
Della Sala, SergioProfessor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Doubal, FergusStroke Association Senior Clinical Lecturer & Honorary Consultant, Division of Health Sciences
ffrench-Constant, CharlesProfessor of Multiple Sclerosis Research; Director, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Holmes, MeganProfessor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Keir, SarahHonorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Division of Health Sciences
Logie, RobertProfessor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
MacGillivray, TomSenior Research Fellow, Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility
MacLullich, AlasdairProfessor of Geriatric Medicine, Division of Health Sciences
Manson, JeanProfessorial Fellow
Mead, GillianChair of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, Division of Health Sciences
Morris, RichardProfessor of Neuroscience, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
Murray, AjaReader, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Porteous, DavidChair of Human Molecular Genetics & Medicine, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine
Rhodes, JonathanHon Reader and Consultant, Division of Health Sciences
Roberts, NeilChair of Medical Physics and Imaging Science, Clinical Research Imaging Centre
Seckl, JonathanMoncrieff-Arnott Professor of Molecular Medicine & BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Shenkin, SusanSenior Clinical Lecturer, Division of Health Sciences
Sudlow, CathiePersonal Chair of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology, Head of Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute
Williams, AnnaProfessor of Regenerative Neurology & Honorary Consultant Neurologist, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Yau, JoyceSenior Lecturer, University and BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science