Division of Neuroscience

Stuart Allan, BSc, PhD
- stuart.allanmanchester.acuk
- Division of Neuroscience - Professor
Person: Academic
Annette Allen
- Division of Neuroscience - Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Person: Academic
Ian Anderson, MRCP(UK), MD, FRCPsych.
- Division of Neuroscience - Emeritus Professor
Person: Academic
Richard Baines, PhD
- Richard.Bainesmanchester.acuk
- Division of Neuroscience - Professor of Neuroscience
Person: Academic
Mino Belle
- Division of Neuroscience - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic

25-hydroxycholesterol promotes brain endothelial dysfunction by remodelling cholesterol metabolism
Tapia Olivares, V., Withers, S., Zhou, R., Bennington, A., Hedley, F., El Khouja, A., Luka, N., Hoyle, C., Massimo, M., Crilly, S., Long, K. R., Lawrence, C. & Kasher, P., 28 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study
Demkowicz, O., Jefferson, R., Nanda, P., Foulkes, L., Lam, J., Pryjmachuk, S., Evans, R. M., Dubicka, B., Neill, L., Winter, L. & Nnamani, G., 4 Feb 2025, In: BMC Women's Health. 25, 49 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Altered proportions of retinal cell types and distinct visual codes in rodents occupying divergent ecological niches
Allen, A. E., Hahn, J., Richardson, R., Pantiru, A., Mouland, J., Babu, A., Baño-Otalora, B., Monavarfeshani, A., Yan, W., Williams, C., Wynne, J., Rodgers, J., Milosavljevic, N., Orlowska-Feuer, P., Storchi, R., Sanes, J. R., Shekhar, K. & Lucas, R. J., 7 Apr 2025, In: Current biology . 35, 7, p. 1446-1458.e5
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Assessing medical knowledge: A 3-year comparative study of very short answer vs. multiple choice questions
Potter, H. G. & McLachlan, J. C., 28 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Medical Teacher. p. 1-9 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Astrocyte Kir4.1 expression level territorially controls excitatory transmission in the brain
Tyurikova, O., Kopach, O., Zheng, K., Rathore, D., Codadu, N., Wu, S.-Y., Shen, Y., Campbell, R. E., Wykes, R. C., Volynski, K., Savtchenko, L. P. & Rusakov, D. A., 25 Feb 2025, In: Cell Reports. 44, 2, 115299.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

5 Not started
10 Active
12 Finished

Targeting interleukin-1 as a treatment for acute brain injury
Allan, S. (PI) & Smith, C. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
BHF Centre for Research Excellence 2024-2029
Keavney, B. (PI), Tomaszewski, M. (CoI), Hentges, K. (CoI), Buch, M. (CoI), Ananiadou, S. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Oceandy, D. (CoI), Smith, C. (CoI), Allan, S. (CoI), Cartwright, E. (CoI), Revell, A. (CoI), Frangi, A. F. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Greenstein, A. (CoI), Wang, X. (CoI), Trafford, A. (CoI), Morris, A. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Kontopantelis, E. (CoI), Brough, D. (CoI), Myers, J. (CoI), Mamas, M. (CoI) & Greenstein, A. (CoI)
1/10/24 → 30/09/29
Project: Research
Characterising the immune microenvironment of meninges in patients with a vestibular schwannoma
Islim, A. (PI)
1/08/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
The Nucleus Reuniens as a key control point for effects of light on learning and memory
Brown, T. (PI), Gigg, J. (CoI) & Lucas, R. (CoI)
1/05/23 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
Bruce, I. (PI), Lord, G. (CoI), Lennon, R. (CoI), Black, G. (CoI), Wedge, D. (CoI), Morris, A. (CoI), Hussell, T. (CoI), Sharrocks, A. (CoI), Stivaros, S. (CoI), Buch, M. (CoI), Gough, J. (CoI), Kostarelos, K. (CoI), Thistlethwaite, F. (CoI), Kadler, K. (CoI), Barton, A. (CoI), Hyrich, K. (CoI), Mcbeth, J. (CoI), O'Neill, T. (CoI), Vestbo, J. (CoI), Simpson, A. (CoI), Singh, S. (CoI), Smith, J. (CoI), Felton, T. (CoI), Murray, C. (CoI), Griffiths, C. (CoI), Cullum, N. (CoI), Rhodes, L. (CoI), Warren, R. (CoI), Paus, R. (CoI), Dumville, J. (CoI), Viros Usandizaga, A. (CoI), Keavney, B. (CoI), Tomaszewski, M. (CoI), Allan, S. (CoI), Body, R. (CoI), Cartwright, E. (CoI), Heagerty, A. (CoI), Kalra, P. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Rutter, M. (CoI), Smith, C. (CoI), Trafford, A. (CoI), Evans, D. (CoI), Crosbie, E. (CoI), Crosbie, P. (CoI), Harvie, M. (CoI), Howell, S. (CoI), Renehan, A. (CoI), Dive, C. (CoI), Blackhall, F. (CoI), Landers, D. (CoI), Krebs, M. (CoI), Cook, N. (CoI), Clarke, R. (CoI), Taylor, S. (CoI), Jorgensen, C. (CoI), Lorigan, P. (CoI), Jayson, G. (CoI), Valle, J. (CoI), Mccabe, M. (CoI), Armstrong, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Illidge, T. (CoI), Choudhury, A. (CoI), Hoskin, P. (CoI), West, C. (CoI), Van Herk, M. (CoI), Faivre-Finn, C. (CoI), Bristow, R. (CoI), Kirkby, K. (CoI), Birtle, A. (CoI), Mackay, R. (CoI), Radford, J. (CoI), Linton, K. (CoI), Higham, C. (CoI), Munro, K. (CoI), Plack, C. (CoI), Arden Armitage, C. (CoI), Bruce, I. (CoI), Moore, D. (CoI), Saunders, G. (CoI), Stone, M. (CoI), Haddock, G. (CoI), Lewis, S. (CoI), Elliott, R. (CoI), Green, J. (CoI), Lovell, K. (CoI), Morrison, A. (CoI), Shaw, J. (CoI), Bucci, S. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Webb, R. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Banka, S. (CoI), Clayton-Smith, J. (CoI), Payne, K. (CoI), Moldovan, R. (CoI), Wynn, R. (CoI) & Jones, S. (CoI)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research

A new international lighting standard that meets our biological needs
Lucas, R. (Participant), Brown, T. (Participant), Allen, A. (Participant) & Bailes, H. (Participant)
Impact: Technological impacts, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture, Economic
A new international measurement standard and guidelines for healthy lighting
Brown, T. (Participant), Lucas, R. (Participant) & Allen, A. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Policy, Economic, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing
Cognitive tests for psychiatry
Elliott, R. (Corresponding participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic
Re-designing artificial lights to suit our biological needs
Lucas, R. (Participant), Tarttelin, E. (Participant), Bellingham, J. (Participant), Lall, G. (Participant), Revell, V. (Participant), Brown, T. (Participant), Al-Enezi, J. (Participant) & Allen, A. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Technological impacts
The global impact of gene identification at the University of Manchester
Read, A. (Participant), Tassabehji, M. (Participant), Dixon, M. (Participant), Black, G. (Participant), Clayton-Smith, J. (Participant), Newman, W. (Participant), Crow, Y. (Participant), Thakkar, N. (Participant), Briggs, M. (Participant) & Pickering-Brown, S. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Economic impacts, Societal impacts