My research

My research focuses on the senses, using the zebrafish model organism. I’m interested in how early life experience shapes input from our senses, how our brain develops, and how that can consequently impact our behaviour.

PhD, King’s College London: Visual plasticity in the retina
My PhD project looked at whether visual plasticity occurred in the retina, often thought to be very stable, as well as in the brain. Here, I combined neuroscience with animal behaviour, using cutting-edge tools like microscope imaging, modelling, and virtual reality for larval zebrafish! You can read more about it here. During my PhD, we also collaborated with the artist Lisa Pettibone, to bring my research to life.
Papers: Reynolds et al (2025), Biorxiv. More coming soon…

Side projects, King’s College London: Neurodevelopmental disorders impacting behaviour
I also spent time creating behavioural paradigms to test how gene knockouts can impact specific behaviours. Specifically, I looked at genes associated with ADHD and Depression, collaborating with experts in the research group.
Papers: Coming soon…

Postdoctoral Researcher, Friedrich Miescher Institute:
In 2025 I excitingly moved to Basel, Switzerland to join the FMI. I am now investigating how the nose wires itself to recognise and respond to different smells. To do this I am using dynamic connectomics, an approach combining behavioural tests, microscope imaging, and Electron Microscopy to try find structural evidence for memory formation.