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Mootaz Salman is a Group Leader in Cellular Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a MRC Career Development Fellow, with a research focus on the mechanisms of blood-brain barrier dysfunction in traumatic CNS injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. He graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours from the University of Mosul and earned his Master's and Doctoral degrees from Sheffield Hallam University, where he investigated mechanisms of brain water transport. He received postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, developing 3D in vitro models to enhance therapeutic antibodies for Alzheimer’s disease in collaboration with Biogen. Joining Oxford's Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics in late 2020, he employs CRISPR/Cas9 technology to study patient-derived neurons from Parkinson’s disease patients. In 2021, he was awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship, which launched his independent research group at Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, later joining the UK Dementia Research Institute in 2025. His research employs innovative dynamic 3D multicellular in vitro models to accurately simulate blood-brain barrier functionality under neuroinflammatory and degenerative conditions.
UK Dementia Research Institute • Oxford
Leading research on mechanisms of blood-brain barrier dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases.
University of Oxford • Oxford
Investigating mechanisms of CNS injuries using advanced imaging and organ-on-chip technologies.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.