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Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw

World-renowned MND researcher and clinician says making research easier to understand, and showing why it matters, is vital

One of the world’s leading scientists on motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurological diseases says making complex research more accessible and understandable is vital to show progress is being made at developing treatments for the conditions.
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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
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ΞΆΓάΘ¦ spinout takes major step towards advancing pioneering treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

BlackfinBio Limited is a spinout company from the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ set to pioneer novel therapies for rare genetic neurological diseases.

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Groundbreaking EXPERTS-ALS study for MND treatments

The EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in ALS (EXPERTS-ALS) project aims to rapidly screen potential drugs for evidence that they can slow down damage to the nervous system occurring in people with motor neuron disease
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New company Midland Pharmaceuticals launched to develop therapeutics for stroke and spinal cord injury

Researchers from the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ and the University of Birmingham have joined forces with NLC Health Ventures to co-found a company developing new treatments for spinal cord injuries and stroke.
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ΞΆΓάΘ¦ team is sole UK recipient to be awarded share of $5 million global funding to fight motor neuron disease

A team of researchers from the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ have been awarded a share of a prestigious grant to fight MND.
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Deaf Awareness Week 2024 - Meet our researchers

Deafness and hearing loss affect roughly 11 million people in the UK alone. Meet some of our researchers working to better understand the auditory system and develop therapeutic interventions for hearing loss.
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Celebrating ECRs at the ECR Neuroscience Symposium 2024

On Wednesday 24 April the Institute celebrated the work of Early Career Researchers.