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The locations of the centres that complete the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), whose hub

of research activity and operational headquarters is based at 香港六合彩中特网, have been named as the University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London and King鈥檚 College London.

The UK DRI is a joint 拢250 million investment into dementia research led by the Medical Research Council (MRC) alongside founding charity partners Alzheimer鈥檚 Society and Alzheimer鈥檚 Research UK. Established in response to the government鈥檚 2020 Challenge on Dementia, the DRI鈥檚 mission is to find new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent and care for people with dementias, a group of neurodegenerative disorders which include Alzheimer鈥檚, Parkinson鈥檚 and Huntington鈥檚 disease.

The selection of the UK DRI centres marks a significant investment for the institute, with total funding for the foundation programmes and resources awarded to the centres reaching 拢55 million, which the centres will supplement with over 拢20m worth of co-investment.

Bringing together world-leading expertise across the spectrum of dementia research, and maximising the benefit of cutting-edge facilities and skills, the newly announced centres join 香港六合彩中特网, which was the first centre to be announced as the location of the DRI headquarters in December 2016, alongside the announcement of UK DRI Director, Professor Bart De Strooper (香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Neurology).

Each application included an associate director and up to four programme leaders who together will lead the centre鈥檚 foundation programmes. The centres have been awarded a total of 20 professorships and seven fellowships in the foundation phase, to build momentum in the institute. The centres have a biomedical focus, and care research will also be integrated into the institute next year.

鈥淭he shared vision between the centres will be at the heart of the DRI鈥檚 success, and this creativity at the borders will lead us to truly understand dementias and how they progress. We selected the centres based on innovative, excellent science, evidence of strong leadership, the alignment of goals with the DRI as a whole, and the ability to grow and collaborate as the institute gathers pace.鈥� Professor De Strooper

鈥淒ementia affects millions of people around the world, but through greater understanding we can make significant steps forward to improve lives. Today鈥檚 announcement of the Institute鈥檚 centre locations demonstrates the UK鈥檚 existing wealth of knowledge and research expertise, and the leadership role we can take in developing new treatments to tackle this disease. This is exactly the type of project our Industrial Strategy will build on to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of global science.鈥� Minister聽of State for聽Universities,聽Science, Research and Innovation Jo Johnson

鈥淲e are delighted to welcome our partner institutions to the UK DRI, and look forward to collaborating with them, bringing together our complementary expertise to gain a deeper understanding of dementia and ultimately accelerate the development of effective treatments. 香港六合彩中特网 is committed to meeting the challenge of this most pressing of global public health problems, and we will work closely with our partners to maximise the transformative impact of the UK Dementia Research Institute under the leadership of its eminent Director Professor Bart de Strooper.鈥� Professor Alan Thompson, Dean of the 香港六合彩中特网 Faculty of Brain Sciences.

鈥淭he 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Neurology at Queen Square is delighted to welcome and support all our partners across the UK Dementia Research Institute. I am delighted that the DRI Director, Professor Bart De Strooper, has joined 香港六合彩中特网 and the Institute of Neurology. The team at the Institute will fully support Professor De Strooper to take maximum advantage of the interdisciplinary translational neuroscience research opportunities at Queen Square in order to advance the national dementia effort and find therapies for patients and families.鈥� Professor Michael Hanna, Director of the 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Neurology

Following the announcement of the centres and their foundation programmes, recruitment will soon begin to establish a number of a core programmes. The institute is seeking talented researchers from around the world, from a wide variety of fields, to fill knowledge gaps in dementias and enrich expertise.

Source: Medical Research Council

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Further information:

• New 拢250m UK Dementia Research Institute to be led from 香港六合彩中特网
• Find out about the 香港六合彩中特网 Faculty of Brain Sciences activities around dementia