Tom Macpherson, PhD
Tom received his BSc(Hon) and PhD (thesis) from the University of Sussex, UK, where he studied the neural mechanisms of cocaine addiction in the labs of Prof Dai Stephens and Dr Sarah King. He was then awarded a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research to study a postdoctoral position in the lab of Prof Takatoshi Hikida at Kyoto University, Japan. Since 2018, has worked as an assistant professor at the Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Japan.
Assistant Professor
Institute for Protein Research (IPR)
Osaka University, Japan
macpherson@protein.osaka-u.ac.jp
Education
Grants & Awards
Postdoctoral Positions
Kyoto University, Japan (2014-2018)
Advisor: Prof. Takatoshi Hikida
University of Sussex (2013-2014)
Advisor: Dr. Sarah King
Graduate Education
PhD in Behavioral and Clinical Neuroscience
University of Sussex (2009-2013)
Advisor: Prof. Dai Stephens and Dr. Sarah King
Undergraduate Education
BSc(Hon) in Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Sussex (2006-2009)
KAKENHI Early Career Scientist Grant (JP21K15210) (2021)
JNS-SfN International Travel Grant (2016)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship for International Research in Japan (Standard Course) (2015)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship for International Research in Japan (Short Course) (2014)
UK Medical Research Council Centenary Research Award (2013)
UK Medical Research Council PhD Studentship (2009)