About the Editors

Chief Editor | Ian Fyfe, PhD, Springer Nature, UK, ORCID

Ian earned his PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK, where he studied the assembly of membrane protein complexes involved in synaptic vesicle release and membrane transport. Prior to this, he was awarded a first-class degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, specializing in neuroscience, and gained research experience in several molecular biology laboratories. After writing for several science, news and consumer publications over several years, Ian joined Nature Reviews in 2014 and worked on the Nature Reviews Neurology team until becoming Locum Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology in September 2022. He was appointed as Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Neurology in August 2023.

Senior Editor | Heather Wood, PhD, Springer Nature, UK, ORCID

Heather obtained a PhD in transplantation biology from the University of Cambridge in 1992. For her postdoctoral research, she worked with Gillian Morriss-Kay at the University of Oxford, investigating the effects of retinoids on hindbrain and limb development, and with Vasso Episkopou at the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, London, studying the roles of Sox genes in neural development. She joined Nature Reviews Neuroscience as an Associate Editor in 2000 and was later promoted to Senior Editor on this journal. In 2005, she became the Editor of Nature Clinical Practice Neurology, and her job title changed to Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Neurology following the rebranding of the Clinical Practice titles in 2009. In August 2023, she decided to step back from the Chief Editor role but remains on the journal as a Senior Editor.

Associate Editor | Lisa Kiani, PhD, Springer Nature, UK

Lisa obtained a first-class degree in medical science from Oxford Brookes University, followed by an MSc in neuroscience from University College London. Her research has since focused on lysosomal and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson disease, which she studied during her MSc and a subsequent position as Research Assistant at the University of Oxford. Her PhD in cell biology, awarded from the Royal Veterinary College, investigated cellular pathology related to lysosomal dysfunction in a paediatric neurodegenerative disorder, Batten disease. Lisa joined Nature Reviews Neurology as an Associate Editor in October 2022.

The editors of Nature Reviews Neurology are based in London, UK.

The Reviews Cross-Journal Editorial Team works across the Nature Reviews portfolio, as the need arises, handling content in the life, clinical, physical, and social sciences.