Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
The MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases is one of the MRC’s
translational research centres and opened in 2008.
It is directed by
Professor Michael G Hanna and is a partnership between the UCL Institutes of
Neurology and Child Health, and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Genetic and acquired neuromuscular diseases represent a major cause of
mortality and morbidity in children and adults. There is a large gap
between major science discoveries and patient benefit in these important
disorders. The MRC Centre has been working since 2008 to reduce this
gap by establishing a multidisciplinary translational research activity
in these disabling diseases.
The Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases draws together the expertise of a large team of specialist health professionals and aims to provide a local, regional and national centre of clinical excellence for the diagnosis and management of Neuromuscular Diseases. The Centre has a particular focus on diseases of peripheral nerves and muscles.
The Centre runs a number of specialist clinics under the auspices of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
