Alexandra Almeida is the NEUROSEC Research Manager; Alexandra is responsible for managing two core projects led by Prof. Ilina Singh; Becoming Good: Early Intervention and Moral Development in Child Psychiatry (BeGOOD) and the Global Initiative in Neuropsychiatric GenEthics (NeuroGenE).

In the run-up to the Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit 2019, Alexandra co-led the Youth Campaign for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development, alongside Dr. Gabriela Pavarini.

Alexandra enjoys managing projects, and has organised a number of seminars, symposiums, and science outreach events, in addition to fundraising campaigns for medical causes. Before undertaking her role as NEUROSEC Research Manager, Alexandra completed a PhD in Developmental Biology and was a Postdoctoral Research in Physiology at the University of Cambridge.