NMHB scientific contacts at the MRC
General contact
For general pre-award enquiries, please contact the MRC pre-awards administration team
Email: grants@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Scientific contacts
If you have a query about scientific aspects of your research proposal, please contact the programme manager shown below against your scientific area.
Head of Neurosciences and Mental Health
(Also overall responsibility for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine across the Boards)
Dr Rob Buckle
Email: Robin.Buckle@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Board secretary
Dr Joanna Jenkinson
Email: Joanna.Jenkinson@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Scientific patch:
- Imaging technology
- Neuroinformatics
- Computational neuroscience
- Brain and tissue banking
- Industry relationships across the Board portfolio
Programme Manager for Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Dr Joanna Robinson
Email: Joanna.Robinson@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Scientific patch:
- Developmental neurobiology*
- Neurobiology and neurophysiology*
- Synaptic plasticity*
- Neuropharmacology*
- Developmental disorders (e.g. Down’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy)
- Pain, anaesthesia, sleep and fatigue
* with relevance to human health or underlying mechanisms of disease.
Programme Manager for Mental Health and Addiction
Dr Gavin Malloch
Email: Gavin.Malloch@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Scientific patch:
- Mental Health (including clinical, developmental, genetic and neuropharmacological aspects)
- Clinical and cognitive psychology
- Addictions
- Autism and learning disorders
Programme Manager for Neurodegeneration and Clinical Neurology
Dr Catherine Moody
Until July please contact Dr Sarah Main:
Email: Sarah.Main@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Scientific patch:
- Neurodegeneration – dementias, prion diseases, Parkinson’s disease, Huntingdon’s disease, motor neuron disease
- Clinical neurology, including stroke and neuroinflammatory conditions
Programme Manager for Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience
Dr Katherine Giles
Email: Katherine.Giles@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Scientific patch:
- Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience*
- Cognitive development*
- Sensory neuroscience – visual and auditory processing*; sensory degeneration – hearing and visual disorders
- Epilepsy and spinal repair
- Career development awards
*with relevance to human health or underlying mechanisms of disease.