Brain Bank

We can't quite believe it either but this week's episode was recorded at the UCL Brain Bank headed by Consultant Neurologist Tom Warner (also notably, Gillian's neurologist!). Thanks to expert guidance from Consultant Neuropathologist Zane Jaunmuktane and Clinical Research Fellow Patrick Cullinane we now know a considerable amount more about how banks like this one can use brains and other donations to conduct crucial research into Parkinson's Disease. What does the donation process look like? Friend and Parkinson's advocate, Jo Goodburn also joined us at the Queen Square site and shared with us her experience with the Imperial College London Brain Bank. We're organising our donation papers as we speak.

Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. To read Rory's summary of this week's episode, click here.

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Guest Biographies

Tom Warner

Dr Tom Warner is the Chair of Clinical Neurology & Director of the Reta Lila Weston Institute, at UCL and the Director of the The Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders. His major research interests are in Parkinson’s disease and dystonia both with clinical studies and trials and investigating the cellular pathogenesis of these conditions. [Source: UCL and NHS UCLH)

Zane Jaunmuktane

Dr Zane Jaunmuktane is an academic neuropathologist based at the Division of Neuropathology and the Queen Square Brain Bank, where she is actively involved in advancing both clinical practice and research in neuropathology. [Source: UCL]

Patrick Cullinane

Patrick Cullinane is a Clinical Research Fellow at UCL under the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders. [Source: UCL]

Jo Goodburn

Jo is the secretary of the Dundee Research Interest Group with Parkinson's UK Scotland.

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