Group Members

• Prof Daniel Smith MD; ORCID 0000-0002-2267-1951; @ProfDanielSmith
• Dr David Breen; ORCID 0000-0001-9643-3713; @breenneurology
• Lorna Caddick; ORCID ;@lorna_caddick
  Understanding the role of sleep and circadian rhythms over developmental stages in adolescents.
• Dr Iain Campbell; ORCID ;@iaincampbellphd
  My primary research interest is in ketogenic metabolic therapy for bipolar disorder; a therapy demonstrated in RCTs and over a century of clinical use to reduce seizures in epilepsy.
• Dr Breda Cullen; ORCID 0000-0002-7259-9505
  Understanding determinants of cognitive impairment in psychiatric and neurological disorders.
• Dr Amy Ferguson; ORCID ; @amyferguson93
  Investigating the role of genetics in circadian rhythmicity and sleep in mental health.
  Edinburgh Mental Health (EMH) Network Coordinator: central point of contact for anyone involved in EMH. Providing information about the network, organising EMH events, highlighting events/funding/training opportunities, managing EMH social media. @EdinUniMentalH
  Circadian Mental Health Network Scientific Coordinator. @CircadianMHNetw
  
• Dr Giulia Gaggioni; ORCID 0000-0002-6913-0968
  Investigating sleep, circadian rhythms and mental health in young people.
• Dr Maria Gardani; ORCID 0000-0003-0975-5971; @MariaGardani
  The primary focus of my research is the application of psychological theory and methodology to explore the onset and maintenance of sleep and circadian difficulties across the lifespan and their association with physiological and environmental factors.
• Sarah Gregory; ORCID 0000-0001-9864-8240; @GregorySarah
  Understanding the role of stress and the HPA axis in mid and later life as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease.
• Nikolaj Høier & DRISP; ORCID 0000-0001-7933-8263; @nikolajIer
  Nikolajs work is primarily focused on using large cohort data to assess the interplay and associations of disturbed sleep and sleep disorders with self-harm, suicidal ideation, attempt and suicide death, in an attempt to better understand the neurobiology of suicide.
• Dr Lorna Lopez; ORCID 0000-0002-0241-9783
  The Family Genomics Research Group works in the areas of autism genomics, the genetics of circadian rhythms in families and areas of population genetics and human health. We are interested in the role of the circadian clock in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions, and in novel methods for assessing circadian disruption in people living with these conditions.
• Dr Donald Lyall; ORCID 0000-0003-3850-1487
  Brain health epidemiology: our group uses ‘big data’ sources to investigate the predictors, mediators and modifiers of better brain health. This includes using cognitive, genetic electronic health record and imaging data to understand brain structure and function, including risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
• Dr Laura Lyall; ORCID 0000-0001-7216-1434
  Investigating associations between sleep and circadian disruption with depression, brain structure, and comorbidity between depression and cardiometabolic diseases.
• Niamh MacSweeney; ORCID 0000-0002-3674-4410; @niamh_mac
  The aim of my PhD research is to examine biological and psychosocial factors associated with the emergence of depression during adolescence.
• Prof Andrew Millar FRS FRSE; ORCID 0000-0003-1756-3654; @A_J_Millar
  Andrew supervises the Biological Research Data Management team (Bio_RDM) and works on research data policy. His other research interests include the science for public policy, public engagement and deliberation. His experimental and modelling research focussed on the molecular genetics and biochemistry of the circadian clock.
• Declan McLaren; ORCID 0000-0001-7578-1698; @dneuropsych
  Investigating, and developing behavioural interventions for, insomnia following a stroke.
• Dr Nicole Needham; ORCID 0000-0002-3610-1669
  Investigating circadian rhythm in bipolar disorder and lithium use.
• Natasha Sangha; ORCID 0000-0002-9597-956X; @Natasha_Sangha
  Integrating circadian, genomic and imaging data to understand mood disorders.
• Dr Aleks Stolicyn; ORCID 0000-0002-1147-7539
  Investigating links between mental health, sleep and brain measures derived with structural and functional imaging.
• Dr Thanasis Tsanas FHEA; ORCID 0000-0002-0994-8100
• Dr Heather Whalley; ORCID 0000-0002-4505-8869; @heathersibley99
  Investigating bio-psycho-social risk factors for mental health problems over adolescence, including sleep and circadian data.
• Dr Cathy Wyse; ORCID 0000-0003-1673-647X
  The Family Genomics Research Group works in the areas of autism genomics, the genetics of circadian rhythms in families and areas of population genetics and human health. We are interested in the role of the circadian clock in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions, and in novel methods for assessing circadian disruption in people living with these conditions.
• Reesha Zahir; ORCID 0000-0002-9699-4470 @reesha_zahir
  Investigating the mechanisms underlying sleep problems and mental ill health in autistic children and adolescents.
• Dr Tomasz Zieliński; ORCID 0000-0002-0194-5706

Past members

• Sarah Harris; ORCID 0000-0002-4962-2658; @srjharris
  Investigating the impact of lithium treatment on sleep and circadian rhythm in bipolar disorder (Master project)
• Emily Holian; ORCID 0000-0003-2685-6838; @emilyjholian (Lister Summer studentship)