On World Alzheimer’s Day, the 21st of September 2021, the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre celebrated a significant milestone – its 10-year anniversary!
First opened by First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon – then the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy - on World Alzheimer’s Day, 2011, and working in partnership with The University of Edinburgh (based within the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Languages Sciences, PPLS), the Centre has developed a multidisciplinary research portfolio of clinical and scientific research focussed on cognitive ageing and dementia.
One of the key research priorities of the Centre is the development and maintenance of the Scottish Dementia Brain Tissue Bank, which allows people diagnosed with dementia to donate brain tissue for the purposes of dementia research. Tissue donations provide valuable insights into the brains of people affected by dementia, which increases our understanding of the disease and can help to inform future treatments for people living with dementia. We are tremendously grateful to our donors, their family, and our colleagues and partners who support donation. You can contact us to find out more about brain tissue donation here.
The research members at the ASDRC, both past and present, discussed their research at this year’s Alzheimer Scotland Annual Conference. A showcase of the Centre’s multidisciplinary work over the past ten years, you can view these talks here.
