Personal Statement
I am a Clinical Lecturer (NIHR) in Neurology at the University of Liverpool, and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at The Walton Centre in Liverpool. I am deputy director of the Brain Infection and Inflammation Group.

--> I work on autoimmune disorders of the central nervous system and central nervous system infections.

--> In particular, I focus on improving the diagnosis of encephalitis, a devastating neurological condition characterised by inflammation of the brain.

I trained in medicine at the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall 2005-2011), and was awarded a degree in Neuroscience. I completed medical Foundation Training in Cambridge and then moved to Liverpool as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurology. In 2016 I was awarded a Clinical Research Training Fellowship from the Association of British Neurologists and completed my PhD at the University of Liverpool, supervised by Professor Tom Solomon.

I became an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Neurology in 2021. I was awarded the Royal College of Physicians Specialty Certificate in Neurology in 2022, and in 2023 I was the national winner of the Royal College of Physicians Turner-Warwick Lectureship. I was appointed Honorary Consultant in Neurology at the Walton Centre in 2025.

I am Vice Chair of Trustees of Encephalitis International, a charity supporting people affected by Encephalitis.

Research Overview
I am a Clinical Lecturer (NIHR) in Neurology at the University of Liverpool, and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at The Walton Centre in Liverpool.

--> I work on autoimmune disorders of the central nervous system and central nervous system infections.

--> In particular, I focus on improving the diagnosis of encephalitis, a devastating neurological condition characterised by inflammation of the brain.

I trained in medicine at the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall 2005-2011) with an intercalated degree in Neuroscience. I completed Foundation Training in Cambridge and then moved to Liverpool as an Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurology. In 2016 I was awarded a Clinical Research Training Fellowship from the Association of British Neurologists and completed my PhD at the University of Liverpool, supervised by Professor Tom Solomon. I became an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Neurology in 2021. I was awarded the Royal College of Physicians Specialty Certificate in Neurology in 2022 and was appointed Honorary Consultant in 2025.

I am Vice Chair of Trustees of Encephalitis International (www.encephalitis.info), a charity supporting people affected by Encephalitis.