Diana Cash

Diana Cash (BSc Molecular Biology, MSc Neuroscience, PhD Neuroimaging) is an
Associate Professor and Scientific Director of the preclinical neuroimaging facility, The
Brain Centre, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s
College London.
With over two decades of experience as an imaging biologist, Diana has led numerous brain
imaging studies using cutting-edge techniques such as MRI, MR spectroscopy, PET, and a
range of in vivo and in vitro approaches—including behavioural analysis, EEG, histology,
and autoradiography—in experimental models of neurological and psychiatric disorders. She
co-founded The Brain Centre ( https://brain-imaging.org ) in 2017, establishing it as a world-
class hub for collaborative neuroimaging research across academia and industry.
Diana and her team in the Neuroimaging Department are dedicated to both forward- and
back-translational research, seeking to better understand the mechanisms and treatments of
conditions including dementia, schizophrenia, ageing-related cognitive decline, autism,
Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and others. A key methodological focus of The Brain Centre is
functional and pharmacological MRI, particularly for drug fingerprinting and benchmarking
against current standard-of-care treatments. By advancing these techniques, the team strives
to accelerate and refine the drug discovery pipeline to help address the urgent need for more
effective therapies for brain disorders.