People
Sussex Neuroscience (SN) is a friendly community of researchers from the Schools of Life Sciences, Psychology, Engineering & Informatics and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS).
Lists of the SN researchers in each School are at the bottom of this page.
Sussex Neuroscience Management Team
Professor Tom Baden (he/him): Director
I study how synapses, neurons and networks enable ‘function’, and how they can rearrange to meet new sensory and behavioral demands on evolutionary timescales?
As a Director of Sussex Neuroscience I want to support and grow our excellent community of researchers so that everyone can do their best work.
Email: t.baden@sussex.ac.uk
Professor Chris Bird (he/him): Director
I study the psychological and neural processes that underpin how we remember our everyday experiences and how these processes go wrong in the context of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions.
As a Director of Sussex Neuroscience I want to help neuroscience researchers to flourish in their endeavours and to support the vibrant, fun and supportive community that we have at Sussex.
Email: chris.bird@sussex.ac.uk
See Chris' profile.
Dr Ruth Staras (she/her): Programme Manager
I develop and manage core activities for Sussex Neuroscience, including the 4-year PhD Programme, research events and external partnerships. I am also a member of teaching faculty, convening the Neuroscience MSc and MRes degrees.
Overall my work aims to support a thriving and sociable research community across Sussex Neuroscience with innovative, interdisciplinary opportunities for postgraduate training and career development.
Email: r.staras@sussex.ac.uk
See Ruth's profile.
Gabrielle Minkley-Barnes: Senior Research Project Officer
I work to support the Sussex Neuroscience community with public engagement events, internal and external communications and project management of our cross-cutting activities.
As the first point of contact, I'm here to answer all your questions about the dynamic work of Sussex Neuroscience.
Sussex Neuroscience funded Advanced Research Technicians
Dr Chris Racey
I am a cognitive neuroscientist with a background in fMRI and low level vision. I study how colour is represented in the brain.
As a research technician for cognitive and clinical neuroscience, my role is to facilitate brain imaging research throughout Sussex Neuroscience. I help researchers with designing and building experimental paradigms, organising and analysing data. I manage the Human Psychophysiology Lab (HPL). I develop computing infrastructure and neuroimaging analysis pipelines, provide training and knowledge retention for advanced computational methods. I also run the Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging seminar series (CNI) with a goal of fostering a sense of community across all neuroscience disciplines.
For a full list of faculty members follow the links below:
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
School of Engineering and Informatics
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