Sonja Vernes
Sonja Vernes | |
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| Born | Sonja Catherine Vernes |
| Other names | Bat Boffin |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurogenetics |
| Institutions | Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics University of St Andrews |
| Thesis | Investigation of the role of FOXP transcription factors in neurodevelopment (2007) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kay Davies Simon Fisher |
| Website | risweb |
Sonja Catherine Vernes is a neuroscientist who is, as of 2022, the head of the Neurogenetics of Vocal Communication Research Group at the University of St Andrews. She holds a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) future leaders fellowship. Her research investigates vocal communication between mammals. She was a laureate for the 2022 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.