Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe are now funding a studentship stem cell research project! This project aims to develop a human motor neurone model of MND using skin cells
Category: Research we fund
Reading Time: 2 minutesStephanie Rainey-Smith (pictured left) has recently passed her MND Association funded PhD studentship. Congratulations Stephanie! This studentship was somewhat different from the others that we fund as it
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I started my job at the Association just four years ago we were funding 19 research projects and studentships. Researchers were using animal models
Reading Time: 3 minutesA study, part funded by the MND Association and led by Prof Chris Shaw from King’s College London has been published in the June edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt the end of last week, we learnt that the Brain Research Trust (BRT) planned on appealing for donations on BBC Radio 4 for their
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s Friday afternoon and I’m just back from a press briefing in London, where we were unveiling an exciting new stem cell research programme. I’ve
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn order to move forward in research it is vital that we help young, talented scientists into the world of MND research, as more top-notch
Reading Time: 5 minutesSpring is in the air, the trees are budding, and the birds are singing. Slowly, hesitantly, the director of research emerges from his office and