Engagement Committee
We're growing!
Following a vote at the 2025 Annual General Meeting, the structure and composition of our governing committees and groups are changing.
We'll soon be recruiting new people into various leadership positions - check back soon for more information.
Talitha Kerrigan
Dr. Talitha Kerrigan is a Research Fellow at the University of Exeter.
Dr. Kerrigan is dedicated to advancing the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, contributing to potential therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's.
Talitha's research focuses on the dynamic role of astrocyte-secreted apolipoprotein E4 in Alzheimer's disease, using induced pluripotent stem cells from donor patients. She is also investigating the role of microglia in Alzheimer's disease, particularly the mechanisms of amyloid beta clearance.
Fiona Parker
Dani Wijesinghe
Having originally received their BSc in Biochemistry (University of Bristol, 2017), Dani has since gathered a decade of experience across early years education, psychoanalysis, philosophy of the biosciences, and community and trade union organising.
Still based in Bristol, Dani is currently Membership & Communities Manager of the BNA, where they are responsible for ensuring the best opportunities for the membership to grow their careers, develop their skills, and become actively involved in their organisation in order to make impactful collective interventions on the things that matter most to them – especially via the BNA Local Groups.
In addition, Dani is the staff lead for the BNA Scholars Programme – the BNA's flagship Equity, Diversity and Inclusion scheme to support career development among underrepresented groups in neuroscience – and for two of the organisation's governance bodies: the Early Career Researcher Advisory Board and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board.