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Iain Hartnell 

Iain is a PhD student in the laboratory of Prof Miles Whittington. Iain's project examines the effect of oscillatory activity, or brainwaves as they are commonly known, on immediate early genes (IEG's). IEGs are the first genomic response to external stimuli and as such could be a great target for a variety of disease treatments. Iain is particularly interested in IEGs associated with learning and memory in diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Iain studied for his Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science at Cardiff University, before moving to Prof Whittington's lab in October 2014. In his spare time Iain plays French horn in the York Symphony Orchestra and is also an avid artist. He also loves to travel and spends most weekends trying to do something new and different!