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Parkinson's UK College of Experts Members Parkinson’s UK College of Experts Members Professor Richard Reynolds (Chair) Professor of Cellular Neurobiology, Imperial College London Profile of Professor Richard Reynolds Professor Dag Aarsland Chair of Old Age Psychiatry, King's College London Profile of Dag Aarsland Professor Andrey Abramov Cell Physiology and Pathology, University College London Profile of Andrey Abramov Dr Kambiz Alavian Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London Profile of Kambiz Alavian Professor Ann Ashburn Professor of Rehabilitation, University of Southampton Dr Lydia Alvarez-Erviti Principal Investigator, Molecular Neurobiology, Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja Profile of Lydia Alvarez-Erviti Dr Oleg Anichtchik Lecturer in Clinical Neurobiology, Plymouth University Profile of Oleg Anichtchik Professor Oliver Bandmann Professor of Movement Disorders Neurology, University of Sheffield Profile of Oliver Bandmann Dr Rina Bandopadhyay Senior Fellow and Honorary Lecturer, UCL Institute of Neurology Profile of Dr Rina Bandopadhyay November 2020 Professor Roger Barker Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge University Profile of Roger Barker Dr Erwan Bezard University of Bordeaux Profile of Erwan Bezard Dr Jose Bras Research Fellow, UCL Institute of Neurology Profile of Dr Jose Bras Dr David Breen Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh Profile of David Breen Professor David Brown Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath Profile of David Brown Professor Richard Brown Professor of Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London Profile of Richard Brown Professor Vladimir Buchman School of Biosciences, Cardiff University Profile of Vladimir Buchman Dr Camille Carroll Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, University of Plymouth Profile of Camille Carroll Professor Lisa Chakrabarti Associate Professor in Mitochondrial Biology, University of Nottingham Profile of Lisa Chakrabarti Professor Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Profile of Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers Professor Michael Coleman Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge Profile of Michael Coleman Dr Olga Corti Paris Brain Institute Profile of Olga Corti November 2020 Professor Stephanie Cragg Professor of Neuroscience, University of Oxford Profile of Stephanie Cragg Dr Trevor J Crawford Reader in Neuropsychology, Lancaster University Profile of Trevor Crawford Professor Rodrigo A Cunha Professor of Neuroscience, University of Coimbra Profile of Professor Rodrigo A Cunha Dr Jeffrey Davies Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Swansea University Profile of Jeffrey Davies Dr Epaminondas Doxakis Researcher C level, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens Profile of Dr Epaminondas Doxakis Dr Susan Duty Reader in Pharmacology & Neuroscience, King's College London Profile of Susan Duty Professor Gammon Earhart Professor of Physical Therapy, Neurology, Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis Profile of Gammon Earhart Professor Nicola Edelstyn Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation, Keele University Profile of Nicola Edelstyn Dr Chris Elliott Lecturer in Biology, University of York Profile of Dr Chris Elliott Professor Howard Federoff Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Georgetown University Profile of Howard Federoff Professor David Finkelstein Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Profile of Professor David Finkelstein Professor Tom Foltynie Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Profile of Tom Foltynie Professor Rosemary Fricker University of Keele Profile of Rosemary Fricker November 2020 Dr Sonia Gandhi Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, UCL Institute of Neurology Profile of Dr Sonia Gandhi Dr Monte A. Gates Senior Lecturer in Medicine & Neuroscience, Keele University Profile of Dr Monte A. 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