Brigitte Vollmer

Brigitte Vollmer serves as Professor of Perinatal and Developmental Neurology at the University of Southampton within the Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences. She concurrently holds an Honorary Consultant position in Neonatal and Paediatric Neurology at Southampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, collaborating extensively with neonatology and fetal medicine teams at Princess Anne Hospital.

Her research program investigates critical relationships between brain development and long-term neurological outcomes in high-risk pediatric populations, with core expertise spanning:

• Perinatal and Developmental Neurology
• Advanced Neuroimaging methodologies
• Neurodevelopmental trajectory analysis
• Clinical applications in Paediatrics

Vollmer leads research within the Institute for Life Sciences, Clinical Neurosciences, and Southampton Imaging groups, focusing on peri/neonatal brain injury mechanisms and neurodevelopmental consequences. Her work integrates quantitative MRI techniques with longitudinal functional assessments.

Key professional roles include:

• Editorial Board Member, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (2018–present)
• Editor, Frontiers in Neurology (2017–present)
• External Advisor, Caritas Baby Hospital Bethlehem (2016–present)
• Invited Speaker at international symposia on fetal MRI and preterm neurodevelopment

Her distinguished career features the Marie-Curie Fellowship supporting postdoctoral research at Karolinska Institutet. Vollmer actively supervises doctoral candidates including Marshall Jordan Mitchell in Mathematical Sciences and welcomes new PhD applicants.