Biography
Dr Cynthia Sandor trained as a veterinary surgeon at the University of Liège and earned her PhD in statistical genetics, focusing on animal and human genetics under Professor Michel Georges. She then joined Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute, contributing to genetic studies on autoimmune diseases. Cynthia later pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford, evaluating induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neuronal models for Parkinson’s disease using omics data. She began her independent research career at Cardiff University after being awarded the Sêr Cymru II Fellowship and the UK DRI Emerging Leader award, where she worked under Professor Caleb Webber to explore disease heterogeneity in Parkinson’s disease. In 2024, Cynthia won the prestigious MRC Future Leader Fellowship, allowing her to carry out her work on the role of the adaptive immune system in Parkinson’s disease as a Group Leader. She also became a Safra Lecturer at the UK DRI at Imperial College, led by Professor Paul Matthews.
Sandor Lab
Explore the work of the Sandor Lab to develop new ways to detect and monitor Parkinson’s
