Edward Wild (neuroscientist)

This article is about the British neurologist. For the American Civil War general, see Edward A. Wild.
Edward Wild
Professor Wild in May 2023
Born
Edward John Wild

1978 (age 47–48)
UK
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge (1996–2001)
University College London (2005–2008)
Known forHuntington's disease research and outreach
AwardsHuntington's Disease Society of America Researcher of the Year, 2014;
Huntington Society of Canada Community Leadership Award, 2013;
Huntington Study Group Insight of the Year, 2015.
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsUCL Institute of Neurology;
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
ThesisIdentification and evaluation of biomarkers for Huntington's disease (2009)
Doctoral advisorSarah Tabrizi
Websiteedwild.com

Edward John Wild (born 1978), also known as Ed Wild, is a British neurologist and neuroscientist in the field of Huntington's disease and an advocate for scientific outreach to the public. He co-founded the Huntington's research news platform HDBuzz in 2010. He is Professor of Neurology at UCL Institute of Neurology and is an associate director of the UCL Huntington's Disease Centre. He is also a consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London.

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