Simon J Mitchell, BSc(Hons) PhD

Simon joined Schlich & Co in October 2008 following an academic research career. He is a trainee patent attorney and has a variety of experience in patent filing and prosecution in the UK, Europe and farther afield. Simon obtained a PGCert in Intellectual Property with Distinction in 2009.

Simon has a BSc in Neuroscience from Aberdeen University, UK, where he specialised in pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular & cell biology and biophysics. After graduating with first class honours, he obtained significant research experience using a variety of research methods such as electrophysiology, molecular biological techniques, fluorescence imaging and computer-based modelling. This experience was obtained first at University College London (UCL), where he was awarded a PhD in Physiology for his studies on the biophysics and pharmacology of neurotransmission. Simon then trained as a postdoctoral research associate at UCL, Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK. Simon has published a number of articles in high-quality journals, including Nature, Neuron, Nature Neuroscience and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Simon also benefits from knowledge and experience gained from coding numerous computer scripts for data acquisition and analysis, and simulation of neural activity, as well as from maintaining his motorcycle in his spare time.

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