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UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
@UCLIoN
Our mission is to translate neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients with neurological diseases. Follow on uclqsion.bsky.social & LinkedIn.
London, UK
Joined October 2014
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    Welcome to UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Our mission is to translate world class neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients. We train the next generation through PhD & MSc programmes. Director Prof Michael Hanna (tweets from our director signed MGH)
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    Huge congratulations to Professor John Hardy, Dept of Neurodegenerative Disease, on his knighthood for services to human health and the understanding of neurodegenerative disease! #newyearshonours
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    We're delighted to announce on #InternationalWomensDay that @SelinaWray has received an International Suffrage Science Award for Life Sciences 2024, celebrating the outstanding contribution of women Scientists across the globe. ucl.ac.uk/ion/news/2024/…
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    We're delighted to announce our Parkinson’s disease research has received £19m funding from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s @ASAP_Research initiative, attracting three out of the four awards made across the UK.
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    "This is undoubtedly a historic milestone in the 75 year history of clinical and research excellence of the Queen Square Institute of Neurology, and secures a very bright future.” MGH
    “Fantastic to get IoN/DRI through planning last night – congratulations to everyone involved – a real team effort!’ - AJT New world-leading facility for UCL Neuroscience gains planning approval bit.ly/2OczsMT @ucl_slms @UCLIoN @ukdri @TransformingUCL
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    We are delighted to offer three scholarship programmes: the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology International Excellence Scholarships, Stroke Academic Excellence Scholarships and the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology BAME Scholarship. Apply now
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    We're delighted to announce that ION has endorsed a new ION No-Fly Zone pledge: from 15th Feb 2022, all UK-based business travel & any business travel to Northern Europe supported by Eurostar/train links, will be included in the IoN No-Fly Zone. ucl.ac.uk/ion/sustainabi…
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    We'd like to join our Professors in congratulating all Queen Square Institute of Neurology and UCL students graduating this week - a huge achievement especially during a pandemic - well done everyone! #uclgrad
    ION professors at graduation ceremony
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    A new £7.5million research centre led by Professor @MikeHanna18 & co-led by Professor @RobPitceathly funded by @lifearc1 will help thousands of people living with mitochondrial diseases to get access to improved diagnostics, treatments & potentially cures. tinyurl.com/yvdn2dt8
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    Congratulations to Professor Rickie Patani, who has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Graham Bull Prize in Clinical Science and Goulstonian Lecture of the Royal College of Physicians in recognition of his excellent preclinical science tinyurl.com/yxuwjhmx
    Professor Rickie Patani
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    Congratulations to @KeirYong @drcionucl who has been awarded the Elizabeth Warrington Prize by the British Neuropsychological Society ucl.ac.uk/ion/news/2021/…
    Dr Keir Yong
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    We are delighted to announce that Professor Sarah Tabrizi @UCLHD received the 2022 Osler Medal and the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) 2022 Outstanding Research in Huntington’s Disease Award. ucl.ac.uk/ion/news/2022/…
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    Professor Sarah Tabrizi receiving HDSA award
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    Huge congratulations to @giulia_tyzack for her recent promotion to Senior Research Fellow @UCLIoN and for leading a major grant from the @MNDoddie5 addressing the link between DNA damage and ALS pathogenesis @PataniLab @The_MRC @mndassoc @TheCrick ucl.ac.uk/ion/news/2023/…
    Giulia Tyzack