Professor David J Sharp (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/david.sharp)
The Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London
(https://www.imperial.ac.uk/brain-sciences/)
The Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute
(https://www.imperial.ac.uk/uk-dri-care-research-technology)
David Sharp is a neurologist and Director of the Care Research and Technology Centre (CR&T). He leads a translational research programme investigating dementia and traumatic brain injury (TBI), working within a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in neurology, neuroendocrinology, engineering, neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology. He works as a neurologist at Imperial College London NHS Trust and the Institute of Sports Exercise & Health (ISEH). Within CR&T he leads an innovative, interdisciplinary programme, investigating how innovative technologies can be used to support people living with dementia and also to provide insights into influences on disease progression. He investigates long-term neurodegenerative and inflammatory effects of brain injury and neurodegeneration and has expertise in neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, biomarkers and computational methods.
He has investigated new approaches to treating the cognitive effects of brain injury. This has included pharmacological approaches and non-invasive brain stimulation, including transcranial electrical stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation. He is Associate Editor of the journal Brain, chair of the TBI Advisory Group for the Association of British Neurologists and a member of the Sports Concussion Independent Advisory Group of the Rugby Football Union.