About Me

Hey there! 👋 I’m Laura.

I have a background in both molecular and systems neuroscience and my work has spanned gut nervous system development to decision making in mice to mapping out the fruit fly’s nervous system.

When I’m not at my computer you can find me with my nose in a book (both fiction and non-fiction), listening to a podcast, running along trails, trying to grow enough basil to make “fresh” pesto year round, painting, drawing or making linoleum relief prints. I have enjoyed taking advantage of the international nature of a career in science and have lived in the UK, US, Austria and Australia. I’m only just noticing how ‘Noah’s Ark’ that collection of countries is…

Over the course of my research career, I’ve realised that I greatly enjoy working with data — figuring out how to collect it well, present it clearly, and package it in a format that is easily used by someone else. I care a lot about making research outputs genuinely accessible, not just available. I like thinking about alternative ways scientific knowledge might be both shared and used and developing systems that integrate into experimental workflows to make the entire research process more reliable and reproducible.