Michael Coleman, PhD
Cambridge University
Dr. Michael Coleman is the van Geest Professor of Neuroscience and a Senior Research Fellow of Churchill College at the University of Cambridge. His research group studies programmed axon death (also known as Wallerian degeneration), its activation by axon injury, gene mutations, toxins, and viruses, and its roles in disease—as well as strategies for its prevention. Professor Coleman previously worked in Oxford, Cologne, and at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge. He co-founded the Axon Degeneration Workshop, a joint winner of the Lalji Family ALS Award, and is a strong advocate for modernizing and improving research culture through his blog Science Without Anguish, coaching, and other activities.