Morning Session
Join our 2025 BNA Credibility and Green Neuroscience Award winners for an engaging and insightful session exploring the research behind their recognition. This event offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from our award winners as they share the ideas, methods, and discoveries that earned them these prestigious honours.
BNA Credibility in Neuroscience Prize joint winner, 2025
Dr Rob Wykes is an epilepsy researcher with over 15 years of experience in basic and translational neuroscience. He is a Principal Research Scientist at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on epilepsy and other neurological disorders, including stroke, glioblastoma and Parkinson’s disease, using approaches such as gene therapy, implantable neurotechnology and advanced imaging.
BNA Green Neuroscience Prize winner, 2025
Dr Michael Papasavva is a cognitive neuroscientist affiliated with Queen Mary University of London and the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe. His research uses MRI, EEG and developmental assessments to study child cognition and neurodevelopment, particularly how factors such as HIV exposure, growth and socio-economic conditions influence health outcomes in underserved populations.
BNA Credibility in Neuroscience Prize joint winner, 2025
Dr Andrea Luppi is a neuroscientist who studies how brain networks support consciousness. He studied philosophy and cognitive science at the University of Oxford and completed a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and the Alan Turing Institute. His research uses computational and brain imaging methods to understand how changes in brain connectivity during anaesthesia, stimulation and injury affect consciousness.
