Antibody

An antibody is a blood protein component of the immune system that recognises foreign substances, such as bacteria and viruses, and counteracts them. After exposure to a foreign substance antibodies continue to circulate in the blood, providing protection against future exposures to that antigen.

I work in the Research Development team at the MND Association as a Research Co-ordinator. I completed my undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science and I became very interested in neuroscience throughout my degree. Following on from this, I did a Master’s degree in Molecular Medicine, with a focus on gene therapies. As part of my role, I will be helping the Research Development team to identify interesting updates in MND research and communicate these via the blog in an understandable and engaging way.