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2012 UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference
The fifth joint annual meeting of the MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign will take place on Thursday 22nd - Friday 23rd March 2012 at the Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Third Annual Meeting of the BMS
Tuesday 6th - Wednesday 7th September 2011 at St Anne's College, Oxford.
CNMD team run the BUPA
London 10,000
On Monday 30th May Mike
Hanna headed a team from the Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases taking part in
the BUPA London 10,000 to raise funds for The National Brain Appeal [formally
the National Hospital Development Foundation (NHDF)]. All money received
will support research into serious muscle wasting neurological diseases in
the Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases.
Professor Angela Vincent
We congratulate Professor Angela Vincent, Emeritus Professor
of Neuroimmunology, University of Oxford, Professor of Neuroimmunology, UCL
Institute of Neurology and member of the Centre to her election to the
Fellowship of the Royal Society
Director Professor Michael G Hanna BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) ECFMG(USA) MD FRCP(UK)
About the MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
Genetic and acquired neuromuscular diseases represent a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children and adults with a prevalence of more than 5% in the general population. Currently there is a large gap between major basic science discoveries and patient benefit in these important disorders. In order to reduce this gap we form the first truly multidisciplinary translational research centre into these disabling diseases.Our mission is to translate basic science findings into clinical trials and new treatments for children and adults with disabling neuromuscular diseases. The centre is based at the UCL Institute of Neurology within the Department of Molecular Neuroscience, in collaboration with the UCL Institute of Child Health, other departments at UCL and at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. There is a very large adult and paediatric patient population with neuromuscular diseases cared for at the co-located hospitals: The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH Foundation Trust; Great Ormond Street NHS Trust, and the Newcastle teaching hospitals.
Click here to view the centre information brochure.
