Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Research Advisory Committee to the Centre for Brain Research The Research Advisory Committee is formed from Principal Investigators across the Centre for Brain Research. Representing both the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, these well-respected researchers shape the direction of the centre. Professor Alan Barber Professor Barber is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Brain Research and Neurological Foundation Professor of Clinical Neurology at The University of Auckland. He is the Head of the Stroke Services at Auckland District Health Board. His research focuses on improving diagnosis and imaging in stroke and brain injury. Professor Faull is the Director of the Centre for Brain Research, and the Director of the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank. He runs the Neurogenesis and Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Human Brain laboratory within the Department of Anatomy with Radiology. Professor Nicholson is the Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. She is the coordinator of the New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge, and leads the Molecular Neuroanatomy team in the Department of Anatomy with Radiology. Dr Jennifer Somerfield Dr Somerfield is a neurologist and Medical Programme lecturer within the Department of Medicine.