List of research institutes and centres

The College's five institutes are home to internationally outstanding, thematically-linked research.

Research centres are usually grouped within these institutes. In addition, we are proud to host several philanthropically funded centres that focus on specific disease areas.

 

 
Institute of Genetics and CancerHost schoolNameRoleEmail
Institute of Genetics and CancerSchool of Genetics and CancerHelen NickersonResearch managerHelen.Nickerson@ed.ac.uk
  Professor Joris VeltmanDirectorjveltman@ed.ac.uk 
MRC Human Genetics UnitSchool of Genetics and CancerProfessor Wendy BickmoreDirector

HGU.director@ed.ac.uk

Katie.browne@ed.ac.uk

Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre School of Genetics and CancerProfessor Charlie GourleyClinical Director

Charlie.gourley@ed.ac.uk

laura.wood@ed.ac.uk

Edinburgh Cancer ResearchSchool of Genetics and CancerProfessor Neil CarragherDirector

n.carragher@ed.ac.uk

jan.irvine@ed.ac.uk 

Centre for Genomic & Experimental MedicineSchool of Genetics and CancerProfessor Tim AitmanDirector

Tim.Aitman@ed.ac.uk

 

 

 
Institute for Regeneration and RepairHost schoolNameRoleEmail
Institute for Regeneration and RepairSchool of Regeneration and RepairFlorence GohardResearch managerFlorence.gohard@ed.ac.uk
  Professor Stuart ForbesDirectorStuart.Forbes@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Regenerative MedicineSchool of Regeneration and Repair

Professor Anna Williams

Professor Tilo Kunath

Co-directors

 

CRM-Director@ed.ac.uk

Centre for Inflammation ResearchSchool of Regeneration and RepairProfessor David DockrellDirectorDavid.Dockrell@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Reproductive HealthSchool of Regeneration and RepairProfessor Andrew HorneDirectorAndrew.Horne@ed.ac.uk 

 

 
The Usher InstituteHost schoolNameRoleEmail
The Usher Institute School of Population Health Sciences

Phyllis Quinn

 

Research managerpquinn@ed.ac.uk
  Professor Cathie SudlowDirectorCathie.Sudlow@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Population Health SciencesSchool of Population Health Sciences

Professor David Weller

Professor Linda Bauld

Head of Centre

David.Weller@ed.ac.uk

Linda.Bauld@ed.ac.uk 

Centre for Medical InformaticsSchool of Population Health Sciences

Professor Ewen Harrison

 

Professor Julie Jacko 

Head of Centre

Ewen.harrison@ed.ac.uk

 

Julie.Jacko@ed.ac.uk 

Centre for Global Health ResearchSchool of Population Health Sciences

Professor Harish Nair

Professor Jackie Price

Head of Centre

Harish.nair@ed.ac.uk 

Jackie.price@ed.ac.uk

Centre for Biomedicine, Self and SocietySchool of Population Health Sciences

Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley

Professor Steve Sturdy

Professor Martyn Pickersgill 

Directors

 

Martyn.Pickersgill@ed.ac.uk 

Edinburgh Clinical Trials UnitSchool of Population Health SciencesProfessor Steff LewisInterim DirectorSteff.lewis@ed.ac.uk

 

 
The Roslin InstituteHost schoolNameRoleEmail
The Roslin InstituteRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesSam GamalResearch managerwgamal2@ed.ac.uk
 Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesProfessor Bruce WhitelawDirector

bruce.whitelaw@roslin.ed.ac.uk

info@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Centre for Comparative PathologyRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesProfessor M ArendsDirectorcomparativepathology@ed.ac.uk

 

 

 
Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular ResearchHost schoolNameRoleEmail 
Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences

Prof David Newby

Prof David Wyllie

Co-directors

david.j.a.wyllie@ed.ac.uk

 
Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesCatriona AndersonResearch managerc.a.anderson@ed.ac.uk 
  Prof Matthew BaileyHead of Centre 
Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProfessor Colin SmithHead of CentreCol.Smith@ed.ac.uk 
Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Tara Spires-JonesHead of CentreHead.CDBS@ed.ac.uk  
Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology ClinicSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Siddharthan ChandranDirector
 
 
BHF Centre of Research ExcellenceSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProfessor Andrew H BakerDirectorAndy.Baker@ed.ac.uk 
Centre for Pesticide Suicide PreventionSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Michael EddlestonDirectorm.eddleston@ed.ac.uk 
Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease ResearchSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Siddharthan ChandranDirectorsiddharthan.chandran@ed.ac.uk 
Edinburgh Clinical Research FacilitySchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences

Prof Neeraj (Bean) Dhaun

Prof Peter Hayes

Directors

bean.dhaun@ed.ac.uk

p.hayes@ed.ac.uk

 
Edinburgh ImagingSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Joanna WardlawDirectorjoanna.wardlaw@ed.ac.uk 
Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory /TheirworldSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf James BoardmanScientific Directorjames.boardman@ed.ac.uk 
MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac TherapiesSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Andrew H BakerCo-directorAndy.Baker@ed.ac.uk 
MS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS ResearchSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf David Lyons / Prof Anna WilliamsCo-leadsDavid.Lyons@ed.ac.ukanna.williams@ed.ac.uk 
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy CentreSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Richard ChinClinical Directorr.chin@ed.ac.uk 
Patrick Wild CentreSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Peter KindDirectorp.kind@ed.ac.uk 
Row Fogo Centre for Research into Ageing and the BrainSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProfessor Joanna WardlawDirectorjoanna.wardlaw@ed.ac.uk 
Simons Initiative for the Developing BrainSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Peter KindDirectorp.kind@ed.ac.uk 
UK Dementia Research Institute at EdinburghSchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Giles HardinghamCentre DirectorGiles.Hardingham@ed.ac.uk 
UKRI Hub for Metabolic PsychiatrySchool of Neurological and Cardiovascular SciencesProf Daniel SmithHub Directord.smith@ed.ac.uk