Explore Principal Investigators in our institute with surnames beginning A-B. Professor Cathy Abbott Personal Chair of Mammalian Molecular GeneticsWe work primarily on a rare, genetic epilepsy, trying to understand the basis for the disorder and to find new treatments.C.Abbott@ed.ac.uk Dr Mark James Adams Senior Research FellowWe conduct global genetic studies of common mental health disorders like depression and anxiety.mark.adams@ed.ac.uk Dr Jennifer Ahrens Senior Research FellowJahrens@ed.ac.uk Dr Ahmad Al-Mrabeh MRC Career Development Award FellowOur research is centred on elucidating the mechanisms by which weight loss brings about remission of diabetes in order to develop novel therapies.Ahmad.Al-Mrabeh@ed.ac.uk Dr Rafael Almeida Chancellor's FellowWe are working out how neurotransmission beyond the synapse shapes neural circuit formation, function and repair, harnessing the power of zebrafish.Rafael.G.Almeida@ed.ac.uk Dr Atul Anand Clinical Research Fellow // ReaderWe work with routinely collected data to better understand cardiovascular disease and determinants of health.Atul.Anand@ed.ac.uk Professor Ruth Andrew Personal Chair of Pharmaceutical EndocrinologyWe study the roles of steroid hormones in metabolic health and disease, using advanced mass spectrometry techniques.Ruth.Andrew@ed.ac.uk Dr David Ashbrook Chancellor's FellowHealth and disease are controlled by interactions between all of our genes and the world we live in. We try to understand these complex interactions.David.Ashbrook@ed.ac.uk Professor Matthew Bailey Personal Chair of Renal PhysiologyWe are working to improve cardiovascular outcomes for people living with kidney disease.Matthew.Bailey@ed.ac.ukImage credit: Bailey M, Does the kidney influence the hunger for salt?, Kidney International, 106, 1025-1028. Professor Andrew H Baker Gustav Born Chair of Vascular BiologyThe Baker lab produces impact-driven, open research that drives cardiovascular innovation from discovery to advanced therapies in vascular disease.Andy.Baker@ed.ac.uk Dr Marcelo Barria Senior Research FellowFocused on neurodegenerative biomarkers, we serve as the UK’s RT-QuIC reference lab for CJD and extend research to other brain disorders.Marcelo.Barria@ed.ac.uk Dr Mark E Bastin Personal Chair of Brain ImagingI am a medical physicist who specialises in advanced MRI methods to study the brain’s white matter in health and disease across the human life course.Mark.Bastin@ed.ac.uk Dr Cécile Bénézech ReaderWe work to undestand the role of the immune system in the development of cardiometabolic diseases.Cbenezec@exseed.ed.ac.uk Dr Abdelaziz (Appie) Beqqali Chancellor's FellowMy lab studies RNA biology and alternative splicing in the heart to develop gene therapies that repair cardiac tissue and prevent heart failure.A.Beqqali@ed.ac.uk Dr Sam A Booker Senior Research FellowWe are examining how neuronal activity is controlled by inhibtory receptors in diseases affecting the brain over the lifespan.Sbooker@exseed.ed.ac.uk Dr Kathryn Bowles UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) Programme LeaderWe use human stem cell models to understand cellular mechanisms underlying primary tauopathies and Parkinson's.Kbowles@ed.ac.uk Dr David Breen Senior Clinical Research FellowI am an academic neurologist in the field of movement disorders, focussing on Parkinson's disease (PD).David.Breen@ed.ac.uk Professor Paul M Brennan Personal Chair of Clinical and Experimental NeurosurgeryPaul combines neurosurgery with research spanning the laboratory and the clinic, focused on brain tumours, and a live human brain slice model.Paul.Brennan@ed.ac.uk Professor Mairi Brittan Personal Chair of Cardiovascular RegenerationOur research focuses on understanding how blood vessels contribute to and support repair and regeneration in the heart after a heart attack.Mbrittan@ed.ac.uk Dr Paula J. Brunton Senior Lecturer (Zhejiang) // Senior Research Fellow/Group LeaderWe study the impact of early life stress on the brain and behaviour.P.J.Brunton@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2026-04-15
