Parker, Matt

Dr Matt Parker is Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Sleep Science. He was educated (BSc, MSc, PhD) at the University of Southampton, and following post docs at the Royal Veterinary College and Queen Mary University of London, he worked as lecturer in Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics at Queen Mary University of London and Nanchang Medical School (China). During his time at Queen Mary, he helped to establish zebrafish as a model organism in behavioural neuroscience, developed a number of now widely used behavioural protocols in this species, and inspired the development of commercially available automated behavioural tracking devices. He worked at the University of Portsmouth 2015-2022, where he established the Brain and Behaviour Lab and the Portsmouth zebrafish facility. He left Portsmouth in 2022 to join the Surrey Sleep Research Centre and to establish a zebrafish facility at Surrey. As well as his academic work, Dr Parker has been involved with several external panels and committees, including the BBSRC panel of experts (committee A), the NC3Rs Skills and Knowledge Transfer Partnership panel, and the European Commission (Horizon Europe (HORIZON) - Evaluation). He also sat as a member of the UK Home Office animals in science committee (2013-2016).