Name: Dr. Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir
Positions: Principal Research Associate (equivalent of a Reader), Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute and Dept. of Veterinary Medicine University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Associate Professor, Dept. of Experimental Psychology and the Healthy Brain Aging Centre (HBAC), University of Oslo, Norway
Publications: 42
Book Chapters: 1
Achievements:
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2017: Fabiane Carvalho Miranda International Prize
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2015: Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
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2015: The Lister Institute Research Prize
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2014: FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence
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2010: Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellowship
Current Research Interests:
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Gain insight into how Myelination is regulated throughout life and in disease
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How Glia Cells affect formation of Neuronal Networks of the brain, how they are involved in memory and learning, ageing and how remyelination may be enhanced in Neurological Diseases