Explore Principal Investigators in our institute with surnames beginning I-L. Dr Jess Ivy Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences // Research FellowMy research aims to understand how and why circadian blood pressure rhythm and salt appetite change in disease.Jessica.Ivy@ed.ac.uk Dr Mandy Jackson Senior LecturerWe are working out what goes wrong in diseases that affect the cerebellum, the part of the brain responsible for coordinated movement.Mandy.Jackson@ed.ac.uk Dr Rebecca Jordan Simons FellowPerception and behaviour are strongly influenced by learned expectations of the sensory world - we investigate the underlying neuronal mechanisms.Rebecca.Jordan@ed.ac.uk Dr Shruti Joshi Clinical Research FellowV1sJosh2@ed.ac.uk Dr Mahesh Karnani Chancellor's FellowWe study how behavioural drives, primarily feeding, are regulated by hypothalamic and cortical neurons, using electrophysiology and calcium imaging.Mkarnani@ed.ac.uk Professor Ian Kelleher Personal Chair Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesWe are working out how trajectories of mental health and mental illness develop from childhood through to adulthood - and how to improve these.Ian.Kelleher@ed.ac.uk Dr Lucy Kershaw Reader // Research Fellow in Imaging ScienceMy research involves working out the best way to use an MRI scanner to answer questions about how the body works.Lucy.Kershaw@ed.ac.uk Professor Peter Kind Personal Chair of Developmental NeuroscienceWe aim to understand the neurological basis of monogenic forms of autism and intellectual disability.P.Kind@ed.ac.uk Professor Richard Knight Personal Chair of Clinical Neurology I am a consultant neurologist with a research focus on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion diseases.R.Knight@ed.ac.uk Dr Noboru Komiyama Senior LecturerOur research focuses on the synaptic molecules that play a fundamental role in higher brain function and information processing in nerve cells.N.Komiyama@ed.ac.uk Dr Alex Kwong Senior Research FellowI examine how, why and when genes and the environment influence changes in mental health over time, using big data and population datasets.Akwong@exseed.ed.ac.uk Professor Paul Le Tissier Personal Chair of Integrative EndocrinologyI study the function of the pituitary gland which regulates a broad range of physiological functions, from reproduction to growth, stress response and metabolism.Paul.LeTissier@ed.ac.uk Dr Ziwen (Cass) Li Research Fellow // Research Fellow in Health Data ScienceWe model healthcare data to understand how clinical tests can be better used to diagnose and treat heart diseases to improve patient outcomes.Ziwen.Cass.Li@ed.ac.ukImage credit: From https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.365. Dr James Loan NES/CSO Clinical LecturerInflammation shapes recovery after brain injury. I investigate how to promote helpful immune responses to brain bleeding and limit harmful ones.James.Loan@ed.ac.uk Dr Christophe Lucatelli Senior Research Fellow in RadiochemistryChristophe.Lucatelli@ed.ac.uk Professor Mike Ludwig Personal Chair of NeurophysiologyI aim to understand the fundamental mechanisms of neuropeptide release and the underlying effects of peptides on neuronal networks and behaviours.Mike.Ludwig@ed.ac.ukImage credit: From Tsuji et al., J Physiol. 2017 Dr Gedi Luksys Lecturer (Zhejiang)We study schema-based learning & decision making in ecologically valid settings (e.g. MyNewsScan) using behaviour, biometrics, neuroimaging & modelling.Gedi.Luksys@ed.ac.uk Professor David Lyons Personal Chair of NeurobiologyWe study myelin, which is wrapped around our brain's electrical wires (axons), in nervous system development and disease, using zebrafish as a model.David.Lyons@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2026-04-15
