Speakers at #BSNBradford 2025
We’re excited to welcome an exceptional lineup of invited speakers to this year’s BSN Annual Meeting. These leading researchers are driving innovation in neuroendocrinology and will be sharing cutting-edge insights across the field.
Don’t miss the chance to be inspired - join us for a programme full of groundbreaking science and expert perspectives.
Denise D. Belsham - Professor of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Professor Belsham has over 30 years of neuroendocrine research in obesity, circadian rhythms, and reproduction. She was awarded a Canada Research Chair and the President’s Teaching Award, the highest research and teaching accolades at the University of Toronto and has trained over 170 ECRs in her lab, many who have been women and minorities under-represented in STEM. She is currently the President of the International Neuroendocrine Federation and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Neuroendocrinology.
Get a glimpse of themes covered in this lecture
The hypothalamus consists of a complex array of neuronal cell types that come together in a fascinating integrated tapestry to control all of our key physiological processes. This can be compared to how important it is to create a laboratory filled with young scientists from all aspects of our cultural and societal mosaic. Scientific success knows no boundaries if the ideas, motivation and innovation come together as seamless as the cellular basis of hypothalamic function.
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Anne White - Professor of Endocrine Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
Anne White is a Professor of Endocrine Sciences at the University of Manchester, with a long-standing career in translational research focused on cellular and molecular endocrinology and its application to endocrine disorders. She has published over 130 scientific articles, chapters, and reviews, supported by funding from the Wellcome Trust, NHS, Research Councils, and industrial partners. Her work has also involved the development of therapeutic targets and diagnostic assays. From 1999 to 2002, she held a Royal Society Industry Fellowship with AstraZeneca, expanding her research into neuropeptides and obesity.
In addition to her research, Anne has held several senior academic leadership roles, including Associate Dean for Business Development and Head of Graduate Education in the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, overseeing more than 1,000 postgraduate students. She served on the MRC Training and Career Development Board (2002–2011) and has chaired multiple funding panels. A Fellow of the Society of Biology since 2010, she has also contributed extensively to the Society for Endocrinology, including serving on its Executive Board and Council, and as Director of BioScientifica.
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Simone Meddle - Personal Chair of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology, University of Edinburgh, UK
Professor Simone Meddle is Head of The Division of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences has a Personal Chair in Behavioural Neuroendocrinology and is the Mary Dick Chair of Physiology at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine. Simone became a Lecturer in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and was promoted to Senior lecturer in 2008 and Reader in 2011. Simone is a Group Leader at the Roslin Institute and was the Lead of the BBSRC Institute Strategic program Improving Animal Production and Welfare (2017- 2022). She leads a research group funded by the BBSRC, NSF, NC3R's, The Leverhulme Trust and The Royal Society that investigates how environmental and social cues can trigger functionally important behaviours such as response to light, stress, food intake, reproduction, photoperiodism and aggression by examining the neuroendocrine system and behaviour. She is also investigating the neurobiology of positive welfare (environmental enrichment) and behaviour. Simone served on BBSRC committee A member as a Chair and as a core member. Simone teaches extensively on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
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Beatrice Maria Filippi - University of Leeds, UK
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Jonathan Johnston - Professor of Chronobiology and Integrative Physiology, University of Surrey, UK
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Additional speakers will be announced soon - stay tuned for updates!
