Tatiana Wilson
MBiochem (Oxon), DPhil (Oriel College, Oxford)
College roles
Alison and Bruce Newton Fellow (B)
Biography
Dr Tatiana Wilson is a circadian scientist with an interest in the intersection of biological rhythms and neuroscience. Dr Wilson completed an integrated Masters’ in Biochemistry at the University of Oxford, where her research with Professor Stuart Peirson focussed on predicting biological time in different tissues. She stayed to complete her DPhil on the genetics of chronotype and its interaction with cardiometabolic disease with Professor David Ray and Dr Joanna Howson, jointly funded by the BBSRC DTP and the Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford. During this time, she was also a Retained Lecturer in Biochemistry at Wadham College. Dr Wilson is currently part of Dr John O’Neill’s group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and is the first Alison and Bruce Newton Fellow at Newnham College.
Research Interests
Dr Tatiana Wilson currently researches the molecular basis of bipolar disorder and one of its most effective treatments, lithium. As many aspects of human biology are under circadian control, she leverages this to provide a unique angle by which to understand this poorly characterised neuropsychiatric condition. She employs a multi-disciplinary approach that combines cellular biochemistry, patient-derived cells and data, and population genetics.