Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details

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Full Name: Darren Stephen Hoyland

Date of Birth: December, 1980

Location: Manchester, UK

Nationality: British

Academic History

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2005-2008: The University of Sheffield(2001 RAE rating of 5), Western Bank, Sheffield.

Currently studying towards a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and Electrophysiology, within the Adaptive Behaviour Research Group and attached to the Department of Psychology. My supervisors are Professor Kevin Gurney and Dr Paul Overton.

2004-2005: The University of Manchester (2001 RAE rating of 4, formally UMIST prior to merger of universities), Oxford Road, Manchester. MSc in Computation/Informatics. My dissertation project, supervised by Dr S Eldridge, was the design and construction of an internet-based computer aided learning system.

1999-2002: The University of Leicester(2001 RAE rating of 5), University Road, Leicester.

BSc: Upper Second Class (2:i) in Biological Sciences from the Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology. My dissertation project, supervised by Dr E Seward, involved the investigation of the regulation of transmitter release by G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).

1997-1999: Franklin College, Chelmsford Avenue, Grimsby.

Three A-levels (Chemistry, Biology and Physics) and one GCSE (Electronics)

1992-1997: Healing Comprehensive School, Low Road, Healing, Grimsby.

Nine GCSEs (Science: Dual Award, Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, History, Technology and Expressive Arts, French)

Work History

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2006 - 2007: Demonstrator - Dentist Physiology Practicals and Psychology Practicals (The University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield)

2004 - 2005: Assistant Biomedical Scientist (Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester)

2002 - 2004: Pharmacologist, Study Director - Safety Pharmacology (GlaxoSmithKline Services, Welwyn, Hertfordshire)

2001 - 2001: Assistant Biomedical Scientist (Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester)

Conference Attended

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BNA 2007, Harrogate - 19th National Meeting of the British Neuroscience Association

IBAGS IX - 9th Triennial Meeting of the International Basal Ganglia Society 2nd-6th September 2007, Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands. Presented poster entitled "Computational Modeling Of Striatal Neurons" (D Hoyland, R Wood, A Sahal, K Cho, PG Overton, K Gurney)

SfN Neuroscience 2008 - Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 14th-19th November 2008, Washington DC, USA. Presented poster entitled "Integrated Data Collection And Automated Parameter Estimation In The Construction Of Conductance-Based Neostriatal Neurons” (D Hoyland, N Lepora, R Wood, PG Overton, KG Gurney)

Membership to Professional Bodies

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British Neuroscience Association: Joined 2007

International Basal Ganglia Society: Joined 2007

Programming, Laboratory and Office-Based Skills

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I have used Matlab and GENESIS (GEneral Neural SImulation System) extensively during my PhD studies. Java was the language taught on the computation MSc and my dissertation project project was built using JSP. I have also built several websites using PHP and Python/Django and have experience with setting up a subversion version control system.

During my time at GSK, I have acted as a study director and monitor for electrophysiological Purkinje fibre assays and patch clamp assays upon HEK and CHO cell lines, modified to over-express hERG channel proteins. I have gained invaluable experience of good laboratory practice (GLP), cell culture, data analysis and other office and lab based skills. I was also the environment, health and safety (EH&S) forum representative and a first aider for the group.

During my PhD, my work has been at the nexus of neuroscience and computation involving electrophysiological recording from brain tissue followed by detailed compartmental neuronal modeling of the target cells.

I am fully computer literate in both Windows and Linux office suites.

Personal Profile

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I consider myself to be a reliable, honest, polite, open and friendly individual. I am conscientious and care about the work I do and its effect upon the wider world. I have actively participated in and been a representative of several committees while a student and while in working for GSK which has helped to develop my social and leadership skills and has also given me experience of responsibility and working in a team. During my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing short stories and visit the gym and swimming pool regularly. I also enjoy squash and bouldering when I get the chance. I spend more time on my computer than is strictly healthy, have a genuine interest in the recent advances from all areas of science and technology and like to keep up with the latest information, and so I enjoy reading New Scientist and browsing scientific news web-sites. I live in Manchester with my fiancée, Marjan, and a tortoise called Yoda.

Courses Attended

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02-May-07: UK GRAD Programme:Realising postgraduate talent (4 day course)

18-Nov-06: First Aid Refresher (1 day course)

13-May-04: Building Professional Relationships At Work (2 day course)

06-Apr-04: Effective Writing (1 day course)

17-Mar-04: The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People (3 day course)

08-Dec-03: Safety Representatives Training Courses (1 day course)

19-Sep-03: Safety Training For Managers (1 day course)

12-Sep-03: Discovering And Developing Medicines (1 day course)

04-Aug-03: First Aid At Work (3 day course)

11-Jul-03: Risk Assessment For Safety Assessment (1 day course)

11-Jun-03: Communication Skills (1 day course)

10-Apr-03: Accident, Incident And Investigation Training (1 day course)

19-Mar-03: General Risk Assessment Training (1 day course)

12-Feb-03: Presenting With Success (2 day course)

References

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Excellent references can be provided upon request.

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