Neurodegeneration
Protein aggregation, lysosomal dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and the mechanisms that shape disease progression over time.
Neurodegeneration · systems · long-term work
Neuroscience, systems, and difficult problems.
I’m Steven Kippax. I’m finishing an MSc in Neurodegeneration & Neuroscience at Sheffield, while building technical systems for research and synthesis.
I’m working toward a PhD focused on the molecular side of dementia and neurodegeneration — especially protein aggregation, autophagy, lysosomal dysfunction, and how complex biological systems break down.
Focus
What I’m working on
Most of my attention sits at the intersection of neurodegeneration, computation, and useful systems.
Technical systems
Automation, data pipelines, and research tools that reduce friction and make better work easier to do.
Clear synthesis
Taking dense information — papers, models, literature, signals — and turning it into something clearer and more useful.
Selected work
Selected work
A small set of projects that gives a fair picture of how I tend to work.
Neurospan
A neuroscience publishing and synthesis project that turns new research into clearer summaries and more usable signals without losing the source trail.
Research tooling
I build systems for literature collection, retrieval, summarisation, and workflow automation — mostly to reduce repetition and leave more room for judgment.
Applied technical work
From neural network fundamentals to browser automation and information pipelines, I usually learn by building. The through-line is practical fluency rather than display.
The thread through most of my work is simple: understand complex systems properly, then build something useful around them.
Academic portfolio
Three degrees, three cities, one through-line
Each step widened the same instincts: systems thinking, scientific depth, and a preference for work that holds up when the details get difficult.
BA International Relations
Durham
2018–2022
2:1
The first formal home for systems thinking: institutions, incentives, long horizons, and how large structures behave under pressure.
MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion)
Edinburgh
2023–2024
Merit (68)
A pivot deeper into mind and brain: tighter scientific method, sharper psychological grounding, and a clearer route toward neuroscience.
MSc Neurodegeneration & Neuroscience
Sheffield
2024–Present
On track for Distinction
The current centre of gravity: neurodegeneration, protein aggregation, molecular failure modes, and the foundation for doctoral research.
Background
A broad route, but a consistent set of interests
Politics, psychology, business, endurance, then neuroscience. The subject matter changed, but the underlying interests didn’t: systems, failure modes, and how real progress is made.
University of Sheffield
MSc Neurodegeneration & Neuroscience, with a growing focus on protein aggregation, neurodegeneration, and preparation for doctoral research.
University of Edinburgh
Psychology of Mental Health, where the scientific side of mind and brain started to pull harder than everything else.
Durham + building online
International Relations gave me systems thinking. Building businesses and media systems gave me a practical bias toward action, iteration, and direct problem-solving.
Training and endurance
Long-distance running and strength work are part of how I think. Endurance has become less about sport and more about discipline, temperament, and staying power.
Contact
If this overlaps with your work, feel free to get in touch
I’m especially interested in PhD opportunities related to neurodegeneration, protein aggregation, autophagy, lysosomal biology, and computational approaches to difficult biological questions.
I’m also happy to hear from people working seriously at the intersection of neuroscience, systems, and research tooling.