Muscular Dystrophy - Medical Research Council Award £3.5 Million, UK

Main Category: Muscular Dystrophy / ALS
Article Date: 22 Apr 2007 - 7:00 PDT

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The Medical research Council (MRC), has awarded £3.5 million to support collaboration between the Neuromuscular centres in London and Newcastle over the next five years, to tackle the gap between basic science and patient benefit. The bid was coordinated by Professor Michael Hanna and Philip Butcher, the CEO of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign was actively involved in this initiative which will focus on the translation of laboratory research findings into clinical trials and new treatments for children and adults with disabling neuromuscular diseases.

A new research centre will be established by the end of the year. This centre will be the first 'translational' research centre in the UK for the study of neuromuscular diseases and will be based in the Institute of Neurology and the Institute of Child Health at University of London.

Click here to view the press release at the MRC: www.mrc.ac.uk

www.muscular-dystrophy.org

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