Meet our team
Professor Stephen Jackson
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Stephen Jackson has been conducting research into Tourette Syndrome for over a decade, and has extensive experience using multimodal brain imaging and brain stimulation techniques to understand human sensorimotor function. He is a professor of cognitive neuroscience within the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham and a Founder and Director of Neurotherapeutics Ltd.
Professor Georgina Jackson
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Georgina Jackson has been conducting research into Tourette Syndrome for over a decade and has extensive experience using a range of different methods to understand development, learning and cognitive control. She is a professor of cognitive neuroscience within the Institute of Mental health at the University of Nottingham. Professor Georgina Jackson is also a Founder and Director of Neurotherapeutics Ltd.
Dr Barbara Morera
Head of R&D, Neurotherapeutics Ltd
Barbara Morera started her PhD in 2016, where she worked on the development of a safe, non-invasive treatment for Tourette syndrome, involving median nerve stimulation (MNS). In 2019, she continued her work as a Research Fellow. She now works for the spin-out company from the University of Nottingham called Neurotherapeutics Ltd, founded after her PhD work; and she also conducted the clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of home use MNS as a treatment for tics and the urge-to-tic. To follow the progress of Neurotherapeutics on this project, please Sign up for updates at www.neupulse.co.uk.
Dr. Katerina Gialopsou
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Katerina Gialopsou submitted her PhD in 2021, in which she focused on bio-magnetic imaging using highly sensitive quantum magnetometers, known as optically pumped magnetometers (OPM). Her current projects involve using a variety of neuroimaging methods and non invasive brain stimulation techniques to better understand the neurophysiological basis of tics and urge-to-tic in TS.
Dr. Mairi Houlgreave
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mairi Houlgreave has a background in neuroscience and has recently graduated with a PhD with the Beacon in Precision Imaging at the University of Nottingham. Her project involved combining a variety of neuroimaging techniques to investigate the brain activity associated with tics and the urge-to-tic. She also investigated how median nerve stimulation may be therapeutically useful in significantly reducing tics
Caitlin Smith
PhD Candidate
Caitlin Smith has a background in psychology and is undertaking a PhD with the Beacon in Precision Imaging at the University of Nottingham. Her project aims to investigate the role of physiological inhibition in somatomotor mapping and sensory experiences in Tourette syndrome using multimodal brain imaging and stimulation techniques.
Isabel Farr
PhD Candidate and Research Assistant
Isabel has a MSci qualification in Natural sciences specialising in Neuroscience. She joined the Jackson lab in April 2022 and is currently working towards a PhD with the School of Psychology. Her research projects utilise a range of techniques to investigate function and dysfunction in the sensory/motor cortex. She hopes improve understanding of non-invasive techniques such as median nerve stimulation to guide optimisation of therapeutic interventions.
Alumni
Penelope Stephens
Dr Joanna Loayza - Post doctoral neuroscientist, Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université
Erika Badinger
Dr Hannah Slack
Dr Jennifer Salvage
Dr Katherine Dyke - Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
Dr Jeyoung Jung - Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
Dr Amelia Draper - Research Associate, University of Oxford
Dr Hilmar Sigurdsson - Research Associate, Newcastle University
Dr Sofia Pépés - University of Oxford
Dr Soyoung Kim - Research Associate, University of Nottingham
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