The Isaac Newton Trust is proud to have supported Dr Tristan Hynes through our matched funding Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme.
We are delighted to share that Tristan has recently secured employment as Assistant Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University from early 2026. We wish Tristan the very best for the next stage of his academic career.
Tristan shared the following with us, regarding the research he was able to do as a result of the fellowship scheme: “Over the past year, my Isaac Newton Trust- and Leverhulme-funded project has focused on understanding how the brain controls risky or impulsive decisions and why these processes differ between males and females. I have combined behavioural neuroscience with new real-time techniques for measuring brain activity, developing tools to record and manipulate neurochemical signals linked to decision making.
"One of the most rewarding parts of the project has been seeing how differences between individuals and between sexes can shape the way we evaluate risk. The technical milestones, including validating photometric and optogenetic methods, have also been very exciting to achieve. It has been a challenging but incredibly motivating experience, with each stage bringing us closer to understanding the biology behind complex behaviours.”
We would like to extend a huge congratulations to Tristan on securing a new position at Simon Fraser University!
Image credit: Dr Tristan Hynes
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