Dr Darren Johnson

I completed my PhD in Regenerative Medicine at Newcastle University where I investigated large scale tissue regeneration and developed methods in tissue engineering. I then worked with the North East Cancer Institute (Newcastle University) and the Great North Children's hospital, leading onto a collaboration with the Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) unit in Cardiff, Wales.

I joined Kingston University in 2020 as a Senior Lecturer specialising in Clinical Chemistry and Neurotoxicity, and I'm currently appointed as the University's Animal Research Liaison Officer.

My current research interests focus on identifying and repairing damage to dopaminergic networks caused by disease or toxicity relevant to Parkinson's Disease, addiction, and reward behaviours. I also investigate aggressive stem cell cancers such as neuroblastoma.

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• PhD - Regenerative Medicine (Newcastle University)
• MRes - Medical and Molecular Biosciences (Newcastle University)
• BSc (Hons) - Neuroscience with Psychology (University of Aberdeen)