Explore Principal Investigators in our institute with surnames beginning C-D. Dr Andrea Caporali ReaderWe study how impaired endothelial cells can lead to vascular diseases, and we work to develop treatments to restore their healthy function.A.Caporali@ed.ac.uk Dr William Cawthorn ReaderI study how diet & body fat, especially bone marrow fat, affect our health, and how this differs between the sexes. I promote open, dependable science.W.Cawthorn@ed.ac.uk Professor Siddharthan Chandran MacDonald Chair of NeurologyThe Chandran group links clinical activity with laboratory research into two neurodegenerative diseases: multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease.Siddharthan.Chandran@ed.ac.uk Dr Andrew Chapman Senior Research FellowI research heart attacks using routine data and advanced imaging techniques to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients.A.R.Chapman@ed.ac.uk Dr Fiona A Chapman Senior Clinical Research FellowMy research focuses on understanding, detecting and treating heart disease and kidney disease in women.Fiona.Chapman@ed.ac.uk Professor Richard Chin Personal Chair Paediatric Neurology & Clinical EpidemiologyWe aim to identify causes of epilepsies, understand additional problems beyond seizures, and develop earlier diagnostics and improved treatments.R.Chin@ed.ac.ukImage credit: Pediatrics,2016;138(3). doi:10.1542/peds.2016-0921 Dr Ann Clemens Simons ESAT FellowWe study how the brain and body integrate social and environmental information to shape natural behaviour across species and the lifespan.Ann.Clemens@ed.ac.uk Professor Stuart Cobb Personal Chair of Translational NeuroscienceOur lab uses a range of technologies to develop novel treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders based on deep understanding of molecular pathology.Stuart.Cobb@ed.ac.uk Dr Bryan Conway Senior Clinical LecturerOur group analyses genes/proteins switched on/off in diseased kidneys to develop new therapies to prevent disease progression or enable kidney repair.Bryan.Conway@ed.ac.uk Professor Mike Cousin Personal Chair of Neuronal Cell BiologyWe investigate how brain cells sustain their communication to maintain brain health and how dysfunctional communication culminates in human disease.M.Cousin@ed.ac.uk Dr Neil Craig Clinical Research FellowI study heart disease using new imaging modalities, investigating why it develops and identifying potential biomarkers or targets for treatment.Neil.Craig@ed.ac.uk Professor Tim Czopka Personal Chair of Glial Cell BiologyAbout half of our brain cells are not neurons. We study what these cells do and why they matter.Tim.Czopka@ed.ac.uk Professor Jamie Davies Personal Chair of Experimental AnatomyI research the development of biological form in foetal life, and how we can use synthetic biology approaches to engineer new, designed, forms.Jamie.Davies@ed.ac.uk Professor James Dear Personal Chair of Clinical PharmacologyWe do studies in patients that aim to improve the treatment of liver damage that occurs due to medications.James.Dear@ed.ac.uk Dr Laura Denby ReaderWe study how immune cells and non-coding RNAs influence injury and repair in the kidney and cardiovascular system.Laura.Denby@ed.ac.uk Professor Barry Denholm Personal Chair of Developmental Biology and PhysiologyWe study organ form & function to discover how cells self-organise into complex anatomies & work for the benefit of the organism.Barry.Denholm@ed.ac.uk Professor Martin Dennis Personal Chair in Stroke Medicine // Personal Chair of Stroke MedicineI am a consultant stroke physician and also run a programme of research aiming to help detect, prevent and treat the complications of stroke.Martin.Dennis@ed.ac.uk Dr Martin Denvir Reader in CardiologyMy research spans laboratory to bedside addressing heart development & immune cell responses in zebrafish to clinical heart failure and palliative care.Martin.Denvir@ed.ac.uk Professor Neeraj Dhaun Clinical Research Fellow // Professor of NephrologyWe focus on cardiovascular risk associated with chronic kidney disease from early in the disease trajectory through to end-stage renal failure.Bean.Dhaun@ed.ac.uk Professor Baljean Dhillon NES Personal Chair of Clinical OphthalmologyThe aging eye and brain are vulnerable to neurodegeneration causing sight loss and dementia; we study prediction and prevention.Baljean.Dhillon@ed.ac.uk Dr Blanca Díaz Castro UK DRI Programme Leader (Fellow)We investigate the contribution to brain function and dementia made by communication of brain support cells called astrocytes with the vasculature.B.Diaz-Castro@ed.ac.ukImage credit: Carlos Parra-Pérez Dr Maria Doitsidou Senior LecturerWe investigate how gut microbiota and their metabolites influence α-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease, with a focus on clinical translation.Maria.Doitsidou@ed.ac.uk Dr Paul Donlin-Asp Simons ESAT FellowOur lab explores how neurons move and use RNA to make proteins at synapses, helping the brain learn, adapt, and store memories.Pdonlin@exseed.ed.ac.uk Dr Dimitrios Doudesis Senior Data Scientist in Cardiovascular Health Data ScienceI develop AI decision-support tools to help doctors diagnose serious heart conditions quickly and accurately in the Emergency Department.Dimitrios.Doudesis@ed.ac.ukImage credit: AI generated image Professor Ian Duguid Personal Chair of Cellular and Systems NeuroscienceOur research focusses on understanding how the nervous system selects, plans and executes flexible movements.Ian.Duguid@ed.ac.uk Dr Claire Durrant Senior LecturerMy work aims to determine whether loss of normal tau function contributes to synaptic pathology in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.Claire.Durrant@ed.ac.uk Professor Marc Dweck Personal Chair of Clinical CardiologyI apply multi-modality imaging techniques (echocardiography, CT, MRI, PET) to the study of cardiovascular disease and improve patient care.Marc.Dweck@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2026-04-15
