Our people have a wide variety of roles and experiences. Find out about just a few of our colleagues on this page. Blanca Diaz Castro, Research Fellow Blanca is a Fellow at the UK Dementia Research Institute at Edinburgh, within our institute. She talked with us about her love for her work and the creative side of research, as well as the best advice she was ever given. Daniel Smith, Chair of Psychiatry We talked to Danny about his love for writing papers, his research and balancing his many and varied roles and responsibilities. Jo Simpson, Mass Spectrometry Specialist Jo is based in the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility within our institute. She told us about why mass spectrometry keeps her fascinated. Sarah Eley, Research Coordinator Sarah works at the Patrick Wild Centre with our institute. The Centre aims to better understand genetic conditions affecting brain development, and to improve the care and treatment of people with these conditions. We chatted to Sarah about working with affected families, liaising with partners and being very organised! Selma Gulyurtlu, PostDoctoral Research Fellow Selma is a BHF PostDoctoral Research Fellow in Cell Biology. She shared her passion for solving puzzles and making a difference to people’s health. This article was published on 2026-03-10
