Dr Katherine Stockton, BSc(Hons), MSc, MBBS, MRCP(Neuro), is an academic neurologist with an interest in neurodegenerative research and medical education. She is an Associate Professor (Teaching) at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology with an Honorary Consultant position at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square (UCLH) and a Consultant Neurologist position at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.

She is the Programme Co-Director for the Clinical Neurology and Brain Sciences intercalated BSc and Co- Director for the Clinical Neurology (distance learning) course (PGCert to MSc) at UCL. She is an active member of the Institute’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.

She started as a neuroscientist at UCL before embarking as an academic neurologist emphasising the importance of translational medicine.

Following degrees in neuroscience from UCL and a medical degree, QMUL, she stepped over to clinical neurology postgraduate training across Oxford, North West London, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, North Central London and Cambridge.

She has a cognitive speciality interest and has completed an ABN Clinical Research Fellowship in the field of rare dementias (PhD pending) in the field of rare dementias exploring epidemiology and biomarkers of disease.