Antony Payton

Dr. Antony Payton is a Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Sciences at the University of Manchester's Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences. His research focuses on neurodegenerative diseases, cognitive aging, and genetic influences on health. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being. Key areas of expertise include Alzheimer's disease, genetics, epigenetics, and cognitive disorders.

Research Interests: His work examines the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying aging-related conditions, including Alzheimer's pathology, narcolepsy, and cognitive decline. He also investigates the impact of occupational factors and early life exposures on cognitive aging. His studies frequently use genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and epigenetic analyses.

Publications: Dr. Payton has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles. Recent work includes studies on synaptic density in depression, narcolepsy genetics, and Hippo pathway effects on memory in mice. He has also contributed to longitudinal studies on cognitive aging and occupation-related health outcomes.

Awards: He received the Top Tech 2020 Competition award and the UMIP Next Big Thing competition prize, recognizing innovations in healthcare technology and research.

Collaborations: His network spans international collaborations in neurology, genetics, and epidemiology, with notable work on epigenetic markers of aging and seasonality effects on health.