Dr Zaineb Henderson
- Position: Visiting Senior Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: Neuroscience; light and electron microscopy; in vitro electrophysiology; in situ hybridisation
- Email: Z.Henderson@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: zmicrolife | Researchgate
Profile
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant (1978 – 1984), Universities of Cambridge & Oxford
- Independent Research Fellow (1984 – 1994), University College Cardiff & University of Leeds.
- Lecturer (1994 – 1997), University of Leeds
- Reader in Integrative Neuroscience (1997 - 2009), University of Leeds.
- Visiting Senior Research Fellow (2009 - ), University of Leeds
Research interests
- The central cholinergic system of the mammalian brain
- Characterisation of some unusual members of the Rhizaria (Foraminifera, Cercozoa, Gromia) and the Alveolata (dinoflagellata) that inhabit the coastal areas, freshwater lochs and bogs of north west Scotland
Qualifications
- 1973: BSc. (Honours, Class II/I) Physiology, University College London.
- 1978: PhD in Neuroscience, Churchill College, Cambridge University.
- 2017: BSc. (Honours, Open, Class II/I) on topics in theoretical physics, Open University.
Professional memberships
- The Society for Neuroscience (Emeritus member)
- The Society of Authors
- The Scottish Association for Marine Science (Clan member)