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Gerald Finnerty

Dr Gerald Finnerty PhD, FRCP

Senior Lecturer

  • Honorary Consultant Neurologist, KCH

Research interests

  • Neuroscience

Biography

I lead a basic science lab group and hold an Honorary Consultant Neurologist post at King’s College Hospital, where I have a specialist interest in neuro-oncology. My research focuses on brain tumours, brain plasticity, epilepsy and the neural basis for cognition. We use live human brain tissue to study how brain tumours grow and interact with the surrounding brain and cause symptoms, such as seizures. Disease mechanisms are investigated with a multidisciplinary approach, which includes electrophysiology, cellular and synaptic imaging.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail

Find out more about my research:

Gerald Finnerty Lab

Key collaborators:

  • Professor Keyoumars Ashkan, King's College Hospital
  • Mr Ranjeev Bhangoo, King's College Hospital

 

News

Cellular “hotspots” in the brain may signify the earliest signs of cancer

In young adults, brain tumours can be benign for years before they switch their behaviour and become highly aggressive.

Image of a brain lit in blue with red pathways

News

Cellular “hotspots” in the brain may signify the earliest signs of cancer

In young adults, brain tumours can be benign for years before they switch their behaviour and become highly aggressive.

Image of a brain lit in blue with red pathways