BISCUIT Study Team
Dr Bosiljka Milosavljevic
Bosiljka Milosavljevic is a Lecturer in Psychology at the Centre for Brain and Behaviour at Queen Mary University of London. Bosiljka’s research is focussed on better understanding brain function and cognition in infancy, and how early risk and protective factors shape children’s neurodevelopment. She is also very interested in implementing developmental research into diverse, global contexts. Her research has examined the impact of environmental risk factors, such as undernutrition, on early neurodevelopment, alongside efforts to identify early markers of autism. Through this work, she aims to inform strategies that support children's developmental, health, and educational outcomes.
Dr Michael Yoong
Dr Michael Yoong is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at the Royal London Hospital and honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queen Mary University London. His clinical expertise spans a broad range of acute paediatric neurology, neurodevelopmental conditions, and complex epilepsy. Dr. Yoong is actively involved in the hospital's major trauma service and leads the Brain Injury follow-up service at the Royal London. He has previously contributed to several research studies into the neurological complications of COVID-19 and the cognitive and neurobehavioural outcomes of prolonged seizures and complex epilepsy.
Dr Marina Matthildi Martinos
Marina Matthildi Martinos did her PhD in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. She subsequently did research in the same institute investigating the effects of epilepsy as well as the effects of having oxygen complications at birth on the development of children. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the American College of Greece. At the moment she is working on a project looking at the educational and occupational trajectories of adults diagnosed with Autism in childhood. She is looking forward to working on this project and understanding whether and how sleep is affected following a head injury.
Professor Michelle de Haan
Michelle de Haan is Professor in Infant and Child Development at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, having previously studied Child Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota USA. Michelle’s research applies neuroimaging and neuropsychological methods to examine neurocognitive function typical and atypical cognitive and social development. This includes work with children with infant-onset epilepsy, sickle-cell disease, congenital visual impairment, and those born preterm. Her research also includes study of modifiable risk factors such as sleep disruption.
Agni Hatzakis
Agni is a postgraduate medical student currently undertaking her clinical training at Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She recently graduated with a bachelors degree from the University of St. Andrews. She has a keen interest in paediatrics, with a particular focus on improving the quality of life for children living with chronic conditions. Agni is excited to be supporting the BISCUIT team.
Ka Young Choi
Ka Young is an undergraduate psychology student at Queen Mary University of London. She is interested in perception, particularly in the context of autism, as well as early childhood development. She is currently supporting the BISCUIT study and co-leading a project on object viewpoint perception and mental rotation.