Dr Clare Tweedy
- Position: Research Fellow in Neuroscience
- Areas of expertise: Ageing and neurodegeneration; brain networks; slice electrophysiology; immunohistochemistry; behaviour.
- Email: C.Tweedy@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 6.41 Garstang Building
- Website: Researchgate | ORCID
Responsibilities
- Faculty of Biological Sciences Postdoctoral Representative
Research interests
My PhD explored hippocampal network dysfunction in models of alpha-synucleinopathy using electrophysiological and histochemical techniques, and I am now employed as a postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience (BBSRC funded) working with Dr Steven Clapcote and Dr Jamie Johnston. I am interested in changes in cognition and brain function during ageing, and the exploration of novel cognitive enhancers.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- PhD Neuroscience, Newcastle University (2014 - 2019)
- MRes Neuroscience, Distinction, Newcastle University (2013 - 2014)
- BSc Biomedical Sciences, First, Newcastle University (2010 - 2013)
Professional memberships
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021)
- British Neuroscience Association (2016 - present)
- Physiological Society (2019 - present)
Research groups and institutes
- Neuroscience - Post doctorates