Rate My Professor David Sharp

Sharp's research specializations encompass the long-term consequences of TBI, such as neurodegeneration, chronic microglial activation, and network dysfunction, as well as innovative technologies to improve dementia care and diagnosis. He leads the ZeDTech dementia network, funded by £6 million from UKRI's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which develops zero-burden technologies to support independent living for people with dementia. Key publications include 'Network dysfunction after traumatic brain injury' (Sharp et al., Brain, 2014), 'Inflammation after trauma: Microglial activation and traumatic brain injury' (Ramlackhansingh et al., Brain, 2011), 'The role of the posterior cingulate cortex in cognition and disease' (Leech & Sharp, Brain, 2014), 'White matter damage and cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury' (Kinnunen et al., Brain, 2011), and 'Salience network integrity predicts default mode network function after traumatic brain injury' (Bonnelle et al., PNAS, 2012). His work, with thousands of citations, has significantly influenced understanding of post-injury cognitive decline and dementia pathology. Sharp delivers public lectures, including the CBIS Lecture Series on 'Traumatic brain injury and cognitive function', and leads projects on TBI in armed forces personnel, sleep monitoring sensors for dementia, and brain injury mapping.