Affiliation: Merck Sharpe & Dohme UK Ltd

Dr. Nicola J. Corbett joined Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) in 2018 where she is currently an Associate Principal Scientist within the London Discovery – Neuroscience team. Prior to joining MSD, Nicola completed her PhD in synaptic pathology at the Open University in 2009 and then held postdoctoral positions at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA working on conductance scaling of CA1 pyramidal cells in the hippocampus of aged rats and at the University of Manchester investigating the effects of sAPP and Klotho in synaptic structure and function in iPSC-derived cells. During her post-doc in Manchester, Nicola realized the potential of 3D models when helping to assess neurons in hydrogels. Nicola’s interests in this area have continued at MSD where she leads the iPSC models efforts for the London Discovery site