Prof. William Wisden F. Med. Sci.

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences

Chair in Molecular Neuroscience

Contact

+44 (0)20 7594 9744w.wisden Website CV

Location

401BSir Ernst Chain BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

Summary

Research interests and techniques

AAV infected subicular neurons, Dr A. Zecharia

Neuroscience: molecular biology; transgenics, neuroanatomy, physiology, behaviour.
Mechanisms of sleep
Hypothalamic function: the regulation of neurons which make histamine: the tuberomammillary nucleus and sleep regulation
other neuromodulators which regulate sleep

Brain

Degrees:

1986 BA, Zoology - Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
1989 PhD Molecular Neuroscience, University of Cambridge (with Stephen P. Hunt).

Posts held:

1990-1992 EMBO Long-term Fellowship, ZMBH, University of Heidelberg (with Peter H. Seeburg)
1993-2001 Group Leader, MRC LMB, Cambridge
2001-2005 Group Leader, IZN, University of Heidelberg
2005-2009 Professor & Chair of Neuroscience, Head of Neurobiology programme, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen

2009- Professor of Molecular Neuroscience

Publications:

See William Wisden''s publications on ResearcherID
See William Wisden''s publications on PubMed
See William Wisden's publications on Google Scholar
See William Wisden's profile on ORCID
See William Wisden's profile on SCOPUS
The Sleep, Anaesthetics and Neuronal Excitability Group

Location

How to find us: click here for a map - we are on the 4th floor of the Sir Ernst Chain Building (marked "30" on the map)

Imperial College''s location in London:

Royal Albert Hall - next to Imperial College

Albert Hall - view from Imperial

Southbank

Publications

Journals

Yu X, Ma Y, Harding EC, et al.Yu X, Ma Y, Harding EC, Yustos R, Vyssotski AL, Franks NP, Wisden W close, 2019, Genetic lesioning of histamine neurons increases sleep-wake fragmentation and reveals their contribution to modafinil-induced wakefulness., Sleep

Scammell TE, Jackson AC, Franks NP, et al.Scammell TE, Jackson AC, Franks NP, Wisden W, Dauvilliers Y close, 2019, Histamine: neural circuits and new medications., Sleep, Vol:42

Yu X, Ba W, Ma Y, et al.Yu X, Ba W, Ma Y, Tossell K, Harris JJ, Harding EC, Ba W, Miracca G, Wang D, Li L, Guo J, Chen M, Li Y, Yustos R, Vyssotskis AL, Burdakov D, Yang Q, Dong H, Franks NP, Wisden W close, 2019, GABA and glutamate neurons in the VTA regulate sleep and wakefulness, Nature Neuroscience, Vol:22, ISSN:1097-6256, Pages:106-+

Paul EJ, Kalk E, Tossell K, et al.Paul EJ, Kalk E, Tossell K, Irvine EE, Franks NP, Wisden W, Withers DJ, Leiper J, Ungless MA close, 2018, nNOS-Expressing Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta, Eneuro, Vol:5, ISSN:2373-2822

Harding EC, Yu X, Miao A, et al.Harding EC, Yu X, Miao A, Andrews N, Ma Y, Ye Z, Lignos L, Miracca G, Ba W, Yustos R, Vyssotski AL, Wisden W, Franks NP close, 2018, A Neuronal Hub Binding Sleep Initiation and Body Cooling in Response to a Warm External Stimulus, Current Biology, Vol:28, ISSN:0960-9822, Pages:2263-+

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