Explore Principal Investigators in our institute with surnames beginning U-Z. Dr Maria Valdes Hernandez Lecturer in Medical Image AnalysisM.Valdes-Hernan@ed.ac.uk Professor Edwin J.R. van Beek SINAPSE Chair of Clinical RadiologyI am a cardiothoracic radiologist interested in multimodality cardiovascular imaging, functional lung imaging/lung cancer and implementation of AI.Edwin-Vanbeek@ed.ac.uk Professor Susanne van Veluw Personal Chair of Translational Vascular NeuroscienceWe study the biological mechanisms driving disease progression in cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a common form of small vessel disease in the brain.Svanvel@ed.ac.uk Professor Adam Waldman Chair of NeuroradiologyWe use specialist brain scans to improve understanding of diseases such as multiple sclerosis and brain cancer, and to help develop new treatments.Adam.Waldman@ed.ac.uk Dr Szu-Han Wang Senior Research FellowWe investigate behavioural and neural mechanisms of learning and memory and aim to improve cognitive wellbeing in anxiety, aging, and dementia.S.Wang@ed.ac.uk Professor Joanna M Wardlaw Personal Chair Applied NeuroimagingI research brain blood vessel diseases like stroke, small vessel disease and vascular dementia, to improve their prevention and treatment.Joanna.Wardlaw@ed.ac.uk Professor Scott Webster Personal Chair of Medicines DiscoveryI am an expert in small molecule drug discovery and development with a main focus on enzyme targets; I lead on innovation in our institute.Scott.Webster@ed.ac.uk Professor Heather C Whalley Personal Chair of Neuroscience and Mental HealthI undertake research on the biological basis of common mental health disorders, esp over adolescence - using brain imaging, multi-omics and AI.Heather.Whalley@ed.ac.ukImage credit: From 10.1038/s41380-025-03136-4 Professor William Whiteley Personal Chair of Neurology and EpidemiologyI use large-population data and clinical studies to understand the causes and consequences of stroke and dementia.William.Whiteley@ed.ac.uk Dr Tim Wilkinson Senior Clinical Research FellowMy research focuses on vascular cognitive impairment, dementia trials and how Alzheimer's disease and vascular pathologies interact in dementia.Tim.Wilkinson@ed.ac.uk Dr Steven Williams Senior Clinical LecturerWe are a computational electrophysiology research laboratory developing open methods to analyse and understand cardiac electrophysiology.Steven.Williams@ed.ac.ukImage credit: Image was created by Dr Bodagh from OpenEP Research Laboratory Professor Michelle Williams Personal Chair of Cardiovascular ImagingI use advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to study cardiovascular disease and whole-body health, detecting disease and improving treatment.Michelle.Williams@ed.ac.uk Professor Emma R Wood Personal Chair of Behavioural NeuroscienceWe ask: How do neural circuits in the brain support spatial navigation and memory, and how are these circuits altered in neurodevelopmental conditions?Emma.Wood@ed.ac.uk Professor David Wyllie Personal Chair of Ion Channel Physiology and PharmacologyUsing electrophysiological techniques, we study synaptic function and dysfunction in pre-clinical rodent models of neurodevelopmental disorders.David.J.A.Wyllie@ed.ac.uk Dr Cathy Wyse Chancellor's FellowOur research explores how daily and seasonal body clocks affect the symptoms and timing of bipolar disorder.Cwyse@ed.ac.uk Dr Joyce Yau Senior LecturerWe study how stress, age and diet affect brain function and structure to cause cognitive impairment in health and disease.Joyce.Yau@ed.ac.uk Dr Charles Qi Zhou Academic Track Lecturer in Biomedical Informatics (Zhejiang) // Research Associate in Inertial Microfluids ModellingWe study how biofluids and tiny particles flow through vessels, tissues and devices to improve our understanding of health, disease and therapies.Q.Zhou@ed.ac.uk Dr Lida Zoupi Chancellor's FellowWe study how the communication between neurons and oligodendrocytes influences brain development and contributes to neurodevelopmental disorders.Lida.Zoupi@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2026-04-15
