Professor Heather Mortiboys

PhD

Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Cellular Neuroscience and Metabolism

Heather Mortiboys
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h.mortiboys@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2259
+44 114 222 2261 (Administrator: Rebecca Brown)

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Professor Heather Mortiboys
Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Population Health
Room B50
߲ݴý Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN)
385a Glossop Road
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Profile

I was awarded my PhD from the International Max Planck PhD Program in Dresden Germany in 2006 with the grade summa cum laude; this project focused on the ‘Influence of mitochondrial energy metabolism on cellular function: implications for neurometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases.’

After which I worked in the Neurology department at the University Hospital Dresden as a research associate on an EU funded project investigating Co-enzyme Q deficiency in patient tissue.

I joined the Neuroscience department at the University of ߲ݴý in 2006 to set up mitochondrial investigations in models of Parkinson’s Disease working as a postdoctoral research associate with Prof. Oliver Bandmann.

I started my own lab when I became a Parkinson’s UK Senior Research Fellow in September 2013 based within the ߲ݴý Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN).

Research interests

The main focus of my lab is mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases, primarily focused on Parkinson’s Disease. This encompasses mitochondrial function, DNA, morphology and recycling as well as links with other cellular pathways.

My research focuses on both trying to further the understanding of the causes of mitochondrial problems in neurodegenerative conditions and in vitro drug screening for molecules which rescue mitochondrial function in patient tissue.

The lab has also recently become interested in investigating these mitochondrial abnormalities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Motor Neuron Disease patient derived cells. It is interesting to investigate the differing mitochondrial phenotypes between neurodegenerative diseases and the mechanisms by which they occur and potentially drive neuronal vulnerability.


Current projects

  • Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction with novel small molecules in Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Repurposing of compounds for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
  • LRRK2 and mitochondria – what is the connection?
  • Differing types of mitophagy in neurons and astrocytes
  • Targeting mitophagy with small molecules in Parkinson’s Disease
  • Mitochondrial morphological abnormalities in patient derived models of Alzheimer’s Disease
  • What are the metabolic abnormalities in Motor Neuron Disease
Publications

Journal articles

  • Au WH, Miller-Fleming L, Sanchez-Martinez A, Lee JAK, Twyning MJ, Prag HA, Raik L, Allen SP, Shaw PJ, Ferraiuolo L , Mortiboys H et al (2024) . Life Science Alliance, 7(9), e202402853-e202402853. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McCarron KR, Elcocks H, Mortiboys H, Urbé S & Clague MJ (2024) . Biochemical Journal, 481(4), 265-278. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Harvey C, Weinreich M, Lee JAK, Shaw AC, Ferraiuolo L, Mortiboys H, Zhang S, Hop PJ, Zwamborn RAJ, van Eijk K , Julian TH et al (2024) . Heliyon, 10(3), e24975-e24975. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, Wareing H, Hamshaw A, De S, New E, Shaw P, De Marco M, Venneri A, Blackburn DJ, Ferraiuolo L & Mortiboys H (2023) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19(S13). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Payne T, Burgess T, Bradley S, Roscoe S, Sassani M, Dunning MJ, Hernandez D, Scholz S, McNeill A, Taylor R , Su L et al (2023) . Brain, awad364. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Capriglia F, Burgess T, Bandmann O & Mortiboys H (2023) . Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 13(6), 851-864. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gonzalez-Robles C, Weil RS, van Wamelen D, Bartlett M, Burnell M, Clarke CS, Hu MT, Huxford B, Jha A, Lambert C , Lawton M et al (2023) . Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 13(6), 1011-1033. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keatinge M, Gegg ME, Watson L, Mortiboys H, Li N, Dunning M, Ailani D, Bui H, van Rens A, Lefeber DJ , Schapira AHV et al (2023) . Disease Models & Mechanisms, 16(6). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elcocks H, Brazel AJ, McCarron KR, Kaulich M, Husnjak K, Mortiboys H, Clague MJ & Urbé S (2023) . The EMBO Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Morsli S, Henriques CM, Ellis PS, Mortiboys H, Baxendale S, Loynes CA, Renshaw SA & Bellantuono I (2023) . Aging Cell. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Payne T, Burgess T, Sassani M, Bradley S, Roscoe S, Reed E, Wilkinson ID, Mortiboys H, Jenkins TM & Bandmann O (2022) . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 93(9), e2.2-e2.2. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rusilowicz-Jones EV, Barone FG, Martins Lopes F, Stephen E, Mortiboys H, Urbé S & Clague MJ (2022) . Life Science Alliance, 5(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sassani M, Alix J, Mcdermott C, Baster K, Hoggard N, Wild J, Mortiboys H, Shaw P, Wilkinson I & Jenkins T (2021) . Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 429, 119412. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Frison M, Faccenda D, Abeti R, Rigon M, Strobbe D, England-Rendon BS, Cash D, Barnes K, Sadeghian M, Sajic M , Wells LA et al (2021) . Molecular Psychiatry. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leah T, Vazquez-Villaseñor I, Ferraiuolo L, Wharton S & Mortiboys H (2021) . Bio-protocol, 11(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gatto N, Dos Santos Souza C, Shaw AC, Bell SM, Myszczynska MA, Powers S, Meyer K, Castelli LM, Karyka E, Mortiboys H , Azzouz M et al (2020) . Aging Cell. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, De Marco M, Barnes K, Shaw P, Ferraiuolo L, Blackburn DJ, Mortiboys H & Venneri A (2020) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16(S6). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, Burgess T, Lee J, Blackburn DJ, Allen SP & Mortiboys H (2020) . International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(23). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Schwartzentruber A, Boschian C, Lopes FM, Myszczynska MA, New EJ, Beyrath J, Smeitink J, Ferraiuolo L & Mortiboys H (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rusilowicz-Jones EV, Jardine J, Kallinos A, Pinto-Fernandez A, Guenther F, Giurrandino M, Barone FG, McCarron K, Burke CJ, Murad A , Martinez A et al (2020) . Life Science Alliance, 3(8). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, De Marco M, Barnes K, Shaw PJ, Ferraiuolo L, Blackburn DJ, Mortiboys H & Venneri A (2020) . Journal of Personalized Medicine, 10(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell S, De Marco M, Barnes K, Shaw P, Ferraiuolo L, Blackburn D, Mortiboys H & Venneri A (2020) . Neurology, 94(15_supplement). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carling PJ, Mortiboys H, Green C, Mihaylov S, Sandor C, Schwartzentruber A, Taylor R, Wei W, Hastings C, Wong S , Lo C et al (2020) . Progress in Neurobiology, 187. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allen SP, Hall B, Woof R, Francis L, Gatto N, Shaw AC, Myszczynska M, Hemingway J, Coldicott I, Willcock A , Job L et al (2019) . Brain, 1-20. RIS download Bibtex download
  • López KLR, Simpson JE, Watson LC, Mortiboys H, Hautbergue GM, Bandmann O & Highley JR (2019) . Brain Research, 1706, 218-223. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, Barnes K, Clemmens H, Al-Rafiah AR, Al-ofi EA, Leech V, Bandmann O, Shaw PJ, Blackburn DJ, Ferraiuolo L & Mortiboys H (2018) . Journal of Molecular Biology, 430(21), 3942-3953. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ratcliffe LE, Vázquez Villaseñor I, Jennings L, Heath PR, Mortiboys H, Schwartzentruber A, Karyka E, Simpson JE, Ince PG, Garwood CJ & Wharton SB (2018) . Neuroscience, 390, 46-59. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Macdonald R, Barnes K, Hastings C & Mortiboys H (2018) . Biochemical Society Transactions, 46(4), 891-909. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H, Macdonald R, Payne T, Sassani M, Jenkins T & Bandmann O (2018) . FEBS Letters, 592(5), 776-792. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carling P, Mortiboys H, Mihaylov S, Clemmens H, Schwartzenhuber A, Wade-Martins R, Talbot K, Hu M & Bandmann O (2017) . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 88(Suppl 1), A31.4-A32. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, Clemmens H, Blackburn DJ, Bandmann O, Ferraiuolo L & Mortiboys H (2017) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, 13(7S_Part_26), P1269-P1269. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dombi E, Mortiboys H & Poulton J (2017) . Curr Med Chem. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Soman S, Keatinge M, Moein M, DaCosta M, Mortiboys H, Skupin A, Sugunan S, Bazala M, Kuznicki J & Bandmann O (2017) . European Journal of Neuroscience, 45(4), 528-535. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Liao C, Ashley N, Diot A, Morten K, Phadwal K, Williams A, Fearnley I, Rosser L, Lowndes J, Fratter C , Ferguson DJ et al (2017) . Neurology, 88(2), 131-142. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H (2016) . Biochemical Society Transactions, 44(6), 1617-1623. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yealland G, Battaglia G, Bandmann O & Mortiboys H (2016) . Neuroscience Letters, 630, 23-29. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keatinge M, Bui H, Menke A, Chen Y-C, Sokol AM, Bai Q, Ellett F, Da Costa M, Burke D, Gegg M , Trollope L et al (2015) . Human Molecular Genetics, 24(23), 6640-6652. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Diot A, Hinks-Roberts A, Lodge T, Liao C, Dombi E, Morten K, Brady S, Fratter C, Carver J, Muir R , Davis R et al (2015) . Pharmacological Research, 100, 24-35. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H, Furmston R, Bronstad G, Aasly J, Elliott C & Bandmann O (2015) . Neurology, 85(10), 846-852. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pogson JH, Ivatt RM, Sanchez-Martinez A, Tufi R, Wilson E, Mortiboys H & Whitworth AJ (2014) . PLoS Genetics, 10(11). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hickey FB, Corcoran JB, Griffin B, Bhreathnach U, Mortiboys H, Reid HM, Andrews D, Byrne S, Furlong F, Martin F , Godson C et al (2014) . Diabetes, 63(12), 4314-4325. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bandmann O, Keatinge M, DaCosta M, Mortiboys H & Flinn L (2014) . Neurology, 82(10_supplement). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bandmann O, Keatinge M, DaCosta M, Mortiboys H & Flinn L (2014) . Neurology, 82(10_supplement). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hinks-Roberts A, Dombi E, Diot A, Liao C, Morten K, Carver J, Lodge T, Mortiboys H & Poulton J (2014) . Neuromuscular Disorders, 24, S15-S15. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allen SP, Rajan S, Duffy L, Mortiboys H, Higginbottom A, Grierson AJ & Shaw PJ (2014) . Neurobiol Aging, 35(6), 1499-1509. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H, Aasly J & Bandmann O (2013) . Brain, 136(Pt 10), 3038-3050. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Flinn LJ, Keatinge M, Bretaud S, Mortiboys H, Matsui H, De Felice E, Woodroof HI, Brown L, McTighe A, Soellner R , Allen CE et al (2013) . Ann Neurol, 74(6), 837-847. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Richardson K, Allen SP, Mortiboys HJ, Grierson AJ, Wharton SB, Ince PG, Shaw PJ & Heath PR (2013) . Plos One, 6(8), e68256-e68256. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H, Johansen KK, Aasly JO & Bandmann O (2010) . Neurology, 75(22), 2017-2020. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bandmann O, Flinn L & Mortiboys H (2010) . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 81(11), e59. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bandmann O, Flinn L & Mortiboys H (2010) A PINK1 Mutant Zebrafish Model of Early Onset Parkinson's Disease. MOVEMENT DISORD, 25, S631-S631. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cox LE, Ferraiuolo L, Goodall EF, Heath PR, Higginbottom A, Mortiboys H, Hollinger HC, Hartley JA, Brockington A, Burness CE , Morrison KE et al (2010) . PLoS One, 5(3), e9872. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tain LS, Mortiboys H, Tao RN, Ziviani E, Bandmann O & Whitworth AJ (2009) . Nature Neuroscience, 12(9), 1129-1135. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Flinn L, Mortiboys H, Volkmann K, Köster RW, Ingham PW & Bandmann O (2009) . Brain, 132(Pt 6), 1613-1623. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H, Thomas KJ, Koopman WJH, Klaffke S, Abou-Sleiman P, Cookson MR & Bandmann O (2009) . Mitochondrion, 9(1), 63-63. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H, Thomas KJ, Koopman WJH, Klaffke S, Abou-Sleiman P, Olpin S, Wood NW, Willems PHGM, Smeitink JAM, Cookson MR & Bandmann O (2008) . Ann Neurol, 64(5), 555-565. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Osborne NN, Li G-Y, Ji D, Mortiboys HJ & Jackson S (2008) . J Neurochem, 105(5), 2013-2028. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys HJ, Schaefer J, Reichmann H & Jackson S (2007) Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease--revisited.. Neurol Neurochir Pol, 41(2), 150-159. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Schaefer J, Mortiboys H, Navas P, Weinhold M, Reichmann H & Jackson S (2006) . Aktuelle Neurologie, 33(S 1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, Wareing H, Capriglia F, Hughes R, Barnes K, Hamshaw A, Adair L, Shaw A, Olejnik A, De S , New E et al () . Molecular Psychiatry. RIS download Bibtex download
  • De S () Co-aggregation with Apolipoprotein E modulates the function of Amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease. Nature Communications. RIS download Bibtex download
  • () . Aging Cell. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mihaylov SR, Castelli LM, Lin Y-H, Gül A, Soni N, Hastings C, Flynn HR, Păun O, Dickman MJ, Snijders AP , Goldstone R et al () . Nature Communications, 14(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bellantuono I, Mortiboys H, Rocha E, Chamoli M, Chinta SJ, Andersen JK, Wallis R, Bezard E, Goldberg M, Greenamyre T , Hirst W et al () . Aging Biology, 1(1), 20230010-20230010. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Foltynie T, Gandhi S, Gonzalez-Robles C, Zeissler M-L, Mills G, Barker R, Carpenter J, Schrag A, Schapira A, Bandmann O , Mullin S et al () . Brain. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Luxenburger A, Clemmens H, Hastings C, Harris LD, Ure EM, Cameron SA, Aasly J, Bandmann O, Weymouth-Wilson A, Furneaux RH & Mortiboys H () . Biomolecules, 13(1), 76-76. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stephen E & Mortiboys H () . Cellular Reprogramming. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Vazquez‐Villasenor I, Garwood CJ, Simpson JE, Heath PR, Mortiboys H & Wharton SB () . European Journal of Neuroscience. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Schaefer J, Mortiboys H, Reichmann H & Jackson S () . Aktuelle Neurologie, 32(S 4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys HJ, Cox A, Brock IW & Bandmann O () The common PARK8 mutation LRRK2 G2019S is not a risk factor for breast cancer in the absence of Parkinson's disease.. Journal of Neurology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sassani M, Alix J, McDermott C, Baster K, Hoggard N, Wild J, Mortiboys H, Shaw P, Wilkinson I & Jenkins T () Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals mitochondrial dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, Barnes K, De Marco M, Shaw PJ, Ferraiuolo L, Blackburn DJ, Venneri A & Mortiboys H () . Biomedicines, 9(1), 63-63. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Lee J, Pye N, Ellis L, Vos KD & Mortiboys H (2024) , International Review of Neurobiology Elsevier RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Gonzalez-Robles C, Byrom D, Chapman R, Dexter D, Duty S, Ellis-Doyle R, Jabbari E, Mills G, Mortiboys H, Rudiger J , Sammler E et al (2022) Treatment Selection in Multi-Arm Multi-Stage Clinical Trials in Parkinson Disease: The Search for the Ideal Neuroprotective Drug. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 37 (pp S329-S329) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Payne T, Burgess T, Sassani M, Roscoe S, Bradley S, Anton A, Reed E, Wilkinson I, Mortiboys H, Jenkins T & Bandmann O (2022) Multimodal mechanistic disease stratification in sporadic Parkinson's disease. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 37 (pp S113-S113) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Payne T, Sassani M, Roscoe S, Bradley S, Anton A, Reed E, Wilkinson I, Mortiboys H, Jenkins T & Bandmann O (2021) Developing 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS) as an imaging biomarker to identify mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 36 (pp S370-S371) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Payne T, Sassani M, Roscoe S, Bradley S, Anton A, Reed E, Wilkinson ID, Mortiboys H, Jenkins TM & Bandmann O (2021) (31)Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy as a Tool to Identify Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease In-Vivo. ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, Vol. 90 (pp S152-S153) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell S, De Marco M, Barnes K, Shaw P, Ferraiuolo L, Blackburn D, Mortiboys H & Venneri A (2020) Do deficits in Mitochondrial Spare Respiratory Capacity contribute to Neuropsychological changes seen in Alzheimer's disease?. NEUROLOGY, Vol. 94(15) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keatinge M, Trollope L, Mortiboys H & Bandmann O (2018) Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency rescues mitochondrial dysfunction in gba-/- zebrafish (Danio rerio). MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 33 (pp S615-S615) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oliver B, Solman S, Keatinge M, DaCosta M, Mortiboys H, Sugunan S & Kuznicki J (2016) Inhibition of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) rescues dopaminergic neurons in pink1-/- zebrafish. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 31 (pp S209-S209) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dombi E, Diot A, Hinks-Roberts A, Lodge T, Liao C, Morten K, Brady S, Fratter C, Carver J, Green CJ , Churchill G et al (2016) Identifying novel pharmacological drugs to eliminate pathogenic heteroplasmic mtDNA by using a novel quantitative assay of mitophagy. NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, Vol. 26 (pp S21-S21) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Liao C, Diot A, Ashley N, Morten K, Fratter C, Moroni I, Bianchi S, Lamperti C, Dombi E, Downes S , Sitarz K et al (2015) . Neuromuscular Disorders, Vol. 25 (pp S185-S186) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bandmann O, Johansen KK, Aasly JO & Mortiboys H (2010) Mitochondrial Impairment in Manifesting LRRK2-G2019S Carriers. NEUROLOGY, Vol. 74(9) (pp A255-A255) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Flinn L, Mortiboys H, Volkmann K, Koester RW, Ingham PW & Bandmann O (2009) Complex I deficiency and dopaminergic neuronal cell loss in parkin-deficient zebrafish (Danio rerio). MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 24 (pp S135-S135) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bandmann O, Klaffke S, Sleiman P, Wood NW & Mortiboys HJ (2008) Abnormal mitochondrial function and morphology in fibroblasts of patients with early onset Parkinson's disease and two parkin mutations. NEUROLOGY, Vol. 70(11) (pp A485-A485) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mortiboys H, Thomas K, Klaffke S, Koopman W, Cookson M & Bandmann O (2008) Mitochondrial function and morphology in parkin mutant fibroblasts. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Vol. 23(1) (pp S49-S49) RIS download Bibtex download

Datasets

  • Gatto N, Souza CDS, Bell S, Shaw A, Myszczynska M, Powers S, Meyer K, Heath P, Castelli L, Karyka E , Mortiboys H et al . RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • McCarron KR, Elcocks H, Mortiboys HJ, Urbe S & Clague MJ (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Au WH, Miller-Fleming L, Sanchez-Martinez A, Lee JAK, Twyning MJ, Prag HA, Granger S, Roome K, Ferraiuolo L, Mortiboys H & Whitworth AJ (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bell SM, Wareing H, Hamshaw A, De S, New E, Shaw PJ, De Marco M, Venneri A, Blackburn DJ, Ferraiuolo L & Mortiboys H (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Xia Z, Prescott E, Wareing H, Matuszyk M, Dakin H, Dimou E, Hidari E, Zhang Y, Lam J, Danial J , Leah T et al (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elcocks H, Brazel AJ, McCarron KR, Kaulich M, Husnjak K, Mortiboys H, Clague MJ & Urbé S (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Morsli S, Henriques C, Ellis PS, Mortiboys HJ, Baxendale S, Loynes CA, Renshaw S & Bellantuono I (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mihaylov SR, Castelli LM, Lin Y-H, Gül A, Soni N, Hastings C, Flynn HR, Dickman MJ, Snijders AP, Bandmann O , Mortiboys H et al () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Xia Z, Prescott E, Leah T, Dakin H, Dimou E, Zuo E, Zhang YP, Lam JYL, Danial JSH, Jiang H , Mortiboys H et al () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rusilowicz-Jones EV, Barone FG, Lopes FM, Stephen E, Mortiboys H, Urbé S & Clague MJ () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keatinge M, Gegg ME, Watson L, Mortiboys H, Bui H, Lefeber D, Rens AV, MacDonald R, Schapira A & Bandmann O () , Research Square Platform LLC. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Schwartzentruber A, Boschian C, Lopes FM, Myszczynska MA, New EJ, Beyrath J, Smeitink J, Ferraiuolo L & Mortiboys H () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rusilowicz-Jones E, Jardine J, Kallinos A, Pinto-Fernandez A, Guenther F, Giurrandino M, Barone FG, McCarron K, Burke CJ, Murad A , Martinez A et al () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keatinge M, Gegg ME, Watson L, Mortiboys H, Li N, Dunning M, Ailani D, Bui H, van Rens A, Lefeber DJ , MacDonald RB et al () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lucas RM, Bauer CS, Chinnaiya K, Schwartzentruber A, MacDonald R, Collins MO, Aasly JO, Brønstad G, Ferraiuolo L, Mortiboys H & Vos KJD () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

Postdoctoral Research Associates

  • Dr Francesco Capriglia
  • Dr Naomi Hartopp
  • Dr Alex Bury
  • Dr Rachel Hughes
  • Dr Katy Barnes
  • Dr Orlaith O'Shaughnessy
  • Dr Elezebeth Stephen

Research Assistants

  • Nikolaos Stefanadis
  • Ella Simmonite

PhD students

  • James Lee
  • Toby Burgess
  • Louise Heywood
  • Alicja Olejnik
  • Rhiannon Brown
Grants

My research is currently funded by Parkinson’s UK Virtual Biotech, Cue Parkinson's, several industrial partners including Verge Genomics, NZP UK Ltd and Spark Therapeutics, and the Michael J Fox Foundation.

Teaching activities

I teach on the MSc courses in Translational Neuroscience, Translational Neuropathology, Clinical Neurology and Molecular Medicine focussing on protein assay work and basic cell biology assays, the pathogenetic mechanisms involved in Parkinson’s Disease and critical review of the literature teaching.

I also teach on the undergraduate Biomedical Science course on the module the Biological Basis of Brain Disease.

I enjoy training and supervising MSc and BMedSci students during their research projectsand usually host 2-3 students per year. In addition we host multiple medical students from the MBChB course for short projects per year.

Professional activities and memberships

I am a member of the Parkinson’s UK college of experts as well as the Patient Public Involvement Steering Group. I also sit on the Cure Parkinson’s Trust Review Panel.

I am lead external examiner for MRes courses at University of Newcastle. I regularly review for several funding bodies including MRC, Parkinson’s UK, BBSRC, Motor Neuron Disease Association, EU, ARUK and many others.

Collaborators

Within ߲ݴý: Dr Laura Ferraiuolo, Prof Oliver Bandmann, Prof Kurt De Vos, Dr Suman De and Prof Val Gillet

Outside of ߲ݴý: Prof Sylvie Urbe (University of Liverpool), Prof Mike Clague (University of Liverpool), Dr Liz New (University of Sydney), Prof Joanna Poulton (University of Oxford), Dr Alex Whitworth (University of Cambridge)