Clare Howarth

Dr Clare Howarth is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Sheffield. She leads the Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, focusing on understanding how brain blood flow is regulated by cellular mechanisms and how this dysfunctions in aging and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Her work uses multimodal imaging techniques and integrates interdisciplinary approaches.

Education:

• MSci (Hons) Physics with a year in Europe (Imperial College London)
• PhD in Neuroscience (University College London)

Research Interests:

• Neurovascular coupling mechanisms
• Role of astrocytes and pericytes in cerebrovascular regulation
• Impact of neurodegenerative diseases on blood flow dynamics
• Non-invasive neuroimaging validation

Awards & Fellowships:

• Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship (post-PhD)
• Vice-Chancellor’s Advanced Fellowship (2013)
• Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (Wellcome Trust & Royal Society, 2015)

Advising & Grants:

• Director of Postgraduate Research in the School of Psychology
• Lead researcher on grants investigating neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s and atherosclerosis

Labs & Collaborations: Active in the TUOS Neuroscience Institute and TUOS Healthy Lifespan Institute. Collaborates internationally on projects like the “Interpreting BOLD” conference series and serves on the International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (ISCBFM) board.