Robert Brownstone is Professor of Neurosurgery at UCL and is a highly accomplished neurosurgeon. He has made major contributions to the field of spinal cord developmental physiology using advanced techniques in mouse models to identify and characterise neural circuits for movement. His preclinical work has demonstrated that transplantation of embryonic stem cell derived motor neurons into peripheral nerves can lead to functional muscle re-innervation with implications. His combined stem cell and clinical expertise has also led him to highlight ethical issues to be addressed when moving from animal studies to first-in-human studies for spinal cord injury.
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Back to directory listingProfessor Robert Brownstone FMedSci
Job Title
Professor and Head of Neurosurgery
Institution
University College London (UCL)
Year elected
2019
Interests
Specialitiesneural circuits for movement, spinal cord physiology and pathophysiology, spasticity, functional neurosurgery
Section committee elected byNeuroscience (including neurology and neurosurgery), physiology, pharmacological sciences
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