I co-direct the Brain Repair Group (BRG), where we focus on understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases. We are interested in understanding the manifestation of motor and non-motor (cognitive, neuropsychiatric) dysfunctions in degenerative diseases using lesion, viral vector and genetically modified rodent models. We are also investigating the ability of novel cell (hESC- and hiPSC-derived) and gene therapies to alleviate these impairments and optimising these treatments for clinical application.

I am the Deputy Head of the Neuroscience Division

I am a PI within the Medicines Discovery Institute (MDI) and co-I in the Dementia Research Institute (DRI)

I act as an Associate Theme Lead for Mind, Brain and Neurosciences

I am the Deputy Chair and Biosi Representative on the Animal Welfare and Research Panel (AWARP)

I also sit on the GMBA committee​

LelosMJ@cardiff.ac.uk