Presenting Author
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom
Dr. Harry J. Witchel is Discipline Leader in Physiology on the University of Sussex site of Brighton and Sussex Medical School (UK). His team's interdisciplinary research within the Department of Neuroscience there resulted in his students winning the Best Research Paper Award at the international ECCE conference (2019); he also researches and innovates on educational topics revolving around human computer interaction and assessment. He has received over 15 teaching awards and recognitions, including three at the national level: from the British Science Association, the Physiological Society, and most recently a National Teaching Fellowship from AdvanceHE (2021). He is a long-standing member of the Physiological Society, where he currently serves on the Education, Public Engagement and Policy Committee. His teaching qualification is as a Senior Fellow (Higher Education Academy); he received his A.B. (College) in Biophysics from Columbia University (New York), and his Ph.D. from the Department of Physiology-Anatomy at the University of California at Berkeley.