Prof. Tom Gillingwater Chair of Anatomy t.gillingwater@ed.ac.uk Current research interests Developing therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)Uncovering mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in SMA and related conditionsUnderstanding the cellular and molecular anatomy of synapses in health and diseaseDeveloping synaptoprotective strategies Research in a nutshell Research in the Gillingwater lab focuses on understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the form and function of the nervous system in health and disease. Members of the lab routinely combine quantitative imaging (e.g. confocal and electron microscopy) and molecular biology techniques (e.g. proteomics and microarray screens) to study the structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems, both in vivo and in vitro. http://www.ed.ac.uk/integrative-physiology/staff-profiles/research-groups/tom-gillingwater http://www.ed.ac.uk/biomedical-sciences/anatomy/staff/anatomyteachingstaff/tomgillingwater Full research profile, including publications https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/aedb6a5e-8882-4907-ac1a-05fd5893f235