Helen Brooks

Helen Brooks was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently studying for a PhD in Neuroscience at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, where her research is funded by the Medical Research Council and conducted in the Batten Disease/Paediatric Storage Disorders Laboratory. She is investigating a possible stem cell therapy for late infantile batten disease, a rare neurological disorder, finding out what happens to stem cells once they are grafted into the brain. Previously, she obtained a BSc in Biochemistry and then an MSc in Stem Cell Technology from the University of Nottingham. She has also written for the Stem Cell Technology from the London Student.