Our mind Scholarship Previous Awards

The Henderson Scholarship (now called Our Mind programme) was established in 2012 and funds projects every year.

Please note that the previous Henderson Scholarship scheme was targeted mostly at science projects but the new Our Minds awards are encouraging work across all disciplines without preference.

Previous Successful applications

2021

• Daisy Chamberlain, Anatomical Museum Scholarship (Phrenology Collection)

2019

• Molly Hickey, 4th year BSc Biomedical sciences, University of Edinburgh (Pharmacology Hons), Exploring the variability in sensitivity to modulation of synaptic strength by magnesium across the larval drosophila neuromuscular junction, Laboratory:Professor Richard Ribchester.
• Ara Kim, 3rd Year Neuroscience Undergraduate, University of Edinburgh, Functional recovery of locomotor circuits followingspinal cordinjury in Xenopustadpoles, Laboratory: Dr HongYan Zhang
• Lucja Kostrzewa, 3rd year, Bsc(Hons) Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, Does reducing sensory stimulation after learning improve long-termhippocampalmemory in a rat model of Fragile X Syndrome?, Laboratory: Memory and Space Laboratory (MSL) with Dr Emma Wood
• Yilan Shen, 3rd year, Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Exploring mechanisms of mechanotransduction using a transgenic tarantula toxin, Laboratory: Barry Denholm
• Ariam Teklemichael, 2nd year Medical Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh, Laboratory: Michael Daw
• Gaia Duberti,  Anatomical Museum Scholarship (Phrenology Collection)

2018

• Ruby Hann, Summer Scholarship (Anatomical Museum and National Galleries of Scotland) 
• Emma Fowler (2nd year Psychology with Neuroscience BSc, University of Glasgow), What is the role of 16p11.2 CNV genes in human neurogenesis?, Laboratory: Prof Tom Pratt, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
• Anna Kurowska (2nd year Biotechnology BSc, University of Edinburgh), Establishing KillerRed-mediated photoablation to study the effect of neuronal injury on tectal neural circuits, Laboratory: Dr Leah Herrgen, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
• Katarzyna Mazur (2nd year Medical Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh), Is hyperinnervation with Meissner’s corpuscles associated with incisional dynamic allodynia?, Laboratory: Dr Carole Torsney, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
• Lisl Tudor (3rd year Neuroscience BSc, University of Edinburgh), Evaluation of vital stains for neuromuscular junctions and their potential utility in confocal endomicroscopy, Laboratory: Prof Richard Ribchester, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

2017

• Jack Kellard: (3rd year Physiology BSc, University of Edinburgh), Exploring neuron morphology and grid cell circuitry in the medial entorhinal cortex, Laboratory: Prof Matt Nolan, Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Emma Mather-Pike (2nd year Neuroscience BSc, University of Edinburgh), Can yeast be used to improve Tetanus toxin labelling of the neuromuscular junction?, Laboratory: Dr Paul Skehel, Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Jessica Passlack (2nd year Neuroscience BSc, University of Edinburgh), Expanding the genetic code of C. elegans to incorporate the photoactive amino acid p-benzoyl-l-phenylalanine, Laboratory: Dr Sebastian Greiss, Centre for Integrative Physiology

2016

• Ivan Bartos (2nd year Biological Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh), Post-hoc identification of inhibitory neurons subtypes imaged in vivo with 2-photon calcium imaging, Laboratory: Dr Nathalie Rochefort, Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Makis Tzioras (3rd year Neuroscience BSc, University of Edinburgh), Correlation of amyloid pathology with EEG abnormalities in Alzheimer’s Disease, Laboratory: Dr Iris Oren, Centre for Cognitive & Neural Systems

2015

• Athina Arunldass (3rd year Medical Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh), Can cognitive deficits be rescued by lovastatin in a rat model of fragile X syndrome, Laboratory: Dr Emma Wood, Centre for Cognitive & Neural Systems
• Elena Purlyt (3rd year Neuroscience BSc, University of Edinburgh), Cortical progenitor population size and expression of Delta-like 1 in the cortex of Ngn2-null mutant mice during corticogenesis, Laboratory: Prof David Price, Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Teresa Spano (2nd year Biomedical Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh), Regulation of neuronal potassium channels by S-acylation, Laboratory: Prof Mike Shipston, Centre for Integrative Physiology

2014

• Isabela Jedrasiak (2nd year Biological Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh), Cholinergic control of hippocampal sharp wave ripples, Laboratory: Dr Iris Oren, Centre for Cognitive & Neural Systems
• Francesca Malagodi (3rd year Neuroscience BSc, University of Edinburgh), Expression analysis of molecules in control and Fox1-/- mutant eyes during embryonic development, Laboratory: Dr Vassiliki Fotaki, Centre for Integrative Physiology

2013

• Milena Blaga (3rd year Molecular Genetics BSc, University of Edinburgh), The effect of Pax6 overexpression on the expression of Notch ligand genes Delta-like and Jagged in Pax77 mutant mice, Laboratory: Prof David Price, Genes and Development Group, Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Sean Harbison (3rd year Medical Student, Imperial College London), Is the neuropathology associated with loss of Syngap mGluR5-dependent?, Laboratory: Prof Catherina Becker, Centre for Neuroregeneration
• Thomas Marchant (3rd year Medical Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh), Do gamma motor neurons degenerate in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)?, Laboratory: Prof Tom Gillingwater, Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Julia Thomas (3rd year Biological Sciences BSc, University of Edinburgh), Do mouse place cells show trajectory dependent activity?, Laboratory: Dr Emma Wood, Memory and Space Laboratory, Centre for Cognitive & Neural Systems

2012

• Adam Jackson (Neuroscience Honours, University of Edinburgh), Is the neuropathology associated with loss of Syngap mGluR5-dependent?, Laboratory: Prof Peter Kind, Patrick Wild Centre and Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Jonathan Shaw (Medical Student with Intercalated Physiology, University of Edinburgh), The Effect of vasopressin on light induced Fos expression in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus, Laboratory: Prof Mike Ludwig, Neural Control Systems Group, Centre for Integrative Physiology
• Daumante Suminaite (Neuroscience Honours, University of Edinburgh), Determine whether loss of beta-III spectrin in mice causes cellular abnormalitites in prefontal cortex and other structural brain changes which may underlie cognitive deficits observed in Spectrin-associated Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia type I (SPARCA1), Laboratory: Dr Mandy Jackson, Centre for Integrative Physiology