Profile – Professor Louise Serpell, University of Sussex

Professor Louise Serpell

Name:

Professor Louise Serpell

Job title:

Emeritas Professor of Biochemistry

Place of work / study:

University of Sussex

Area of Research:

Protein misfolding, aggregation and cellular toxicity

How is your work funded:

ARUK, Alzheimer’s Society, BBSRC, MRC, Royal Society, EPSRC, Wellcome Trust

Tell us a little about yourself:

I started as a structural biologist, working on the structure of amyloid and finished with iPSCs. Focussing on Alzheimer’s disease mainly, we worked on Amyloid-beta and Tau to understand how amino acid sequence leads to aggregation and how amyloid structure results in toxic cellular effects. I believe in a world where academic science has space for creativity and compassion.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself:

Cat lady

Why did you choose to work in dementia?

I was always interested in how the brain works

What single piece of advice would you give to an early career researcher?

Treat others well, seek out good, supportive people and surround yourself with them.

What book are you reading right now, and would you recommend it?

I’m reading Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare. I love it.

Favourite film of all time?

Cinema Paradiso

Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?

Running

Can we find you on social media?

Find Louise on LinkedIn