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Jack Underwood is currently an Academic Forensic Psychiatry Registrar (ST6) as part of the Wales Clinical Academic Track. His research primarily focuses on genotype-phenotype variants of the CACNA1C gene, which is connected to a wider interest in modeling the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders. His clinical research is funded by the Hodge Foundation Early Career Research grant and the Wellcome Trust GW4-CAT Clinical Fellowship. Underwood is also involved in examining the effects of genetics and lifestyle on the mental health of autistic adults, utilizing extensive healthcare datasets for conducting epidemiological and statistical analyses. His contributions to the field are further emphasized by his chairmanship of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Timothy Syndrome Alliance and his co-lead role on a grant awarded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. He engages actively in teaching at Cardiff and Swansea Universities, supervising projects and mentoring students across undergraduate and postgraduate courses in psychiatry and bioinformatics. An accomplished researcher, Underwood has won several awards for his innovative work and public engagement efforts, including the 2025 Smiley Charity Film Awards and the Hodge Foundation Early Career Research Grant.
Wales Clinical Academic Track • Cardiff
Currently working clinically as an ST6 in the Forensic Psychiatry field.