Research
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurological Disorders
My research focuses on understanding how molecular and cellular mechanisms shape nervous system function and contribute to neurological disorders. I approach these questions through two complementary research lines.
Research Lines
01 — Molecular & Cellular Mechanisms: What molecular and cellular mechanisms shape nervous system function and dysfunction?
I investigate molecular processes that regulate neuronal function and contribute to neurological dysfunction, with interests spanning receptor trafficking and signalling, neuron–glia interactions, neuroinflammation, neuronal vulnerability, and neurodegeneration.
02 — Evolutionary & Genetic Mechanisms: How does evolution shape the molecular mechanisms underlying neurological disorders?
I use genetic, population and evolutionary approaches to investigate how disease-associated genes and molecular mechanisms vary across populations and change over evolutionary time, including work on neurological disease genetics, evolutionary genomics, and mechanism turnover and replaceability.