Neurology

MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow

Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN)

Nina is an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow, hosted at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge. Having studied Physiology (Edinburgh) and Veterinary Medicine (Cambridge), Nina was awarded a Wellcome Clinical Fellowship to undertake doctoral research and specialist training in Veterinary Neurology & Neurosurgery in Edinburgh; her PhD in the Chandran Lab explored hypothermic preconditioning in human neural systems. Nina’s current work focuses on the interaction between brain temperature and the neural molecular clock, aiming to understand how this influences healthy brain function as well as acute and chronic brain disorders. Leading the Circadian Brain Temperature (CiBraT) Study, Nina established the first 4D map of human brain temperature (HEATWAVE), identifying a daily rhythm in brain temperature as the strongest single predictor of survival after traumatic brain injury. Combining physiology and biological timekeeping, Nina is Chief Investigator for the RESET trial (ISRCTN76074900) testing a novel intervention to treat jetlag and improve sleep in the context of high altitude hypoxia. An EBVS^® European Specialist and Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology, Nina has a keen interest in brains of all shapes and sizes. In her spare time, Nina supervises undergraduate Physiology at the University of Cambridge and serves on the Management Committee for the charity APEX (Altitude Physiology Expeditions www.altitude.org). As a co-founder of the research network BioClocks UK, Nina is passionate about supporting chronobiological researchers at all career stages.