Scottish Neurological Research Fund Announcement

Earlier this year, the Scottish Neurological Research Fund (SNRF) launched a second round of funding, following its success in 2019.

The scheme provides up to £15,000 of funding per application for small innovative projects investigating the cause, prevention, treatment and/or management of neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental disorders. To encourage the development of collaborative networks, all projects need to involve at least 2 academic centres.

The SNRF is financially supported by RS Macdonald, the Chief Scientist Office and administered by the University of St Andrews

The quality of applications was extremely high, and we are delighted to announce the successful recipients of this award. The portfolio of research includes basic science, clinical and qualitative approaches aimed at better understanding conditions including Parkinson’s, Motor Neurone Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Please see the full list and projects below:

Name	Institution	Project Title
Aneesha Sil	University of Aberdeen	Do iron-oxide nanoparticles contribute to Parkinson’s Disease pathology?
Martin Taylor-Rowan	University of Glasgow	Exploring the association between physical frailty, brain frailty and long-term cognition
Sarah Gregory	University of Edinburgh	Cortisol mediated cardiovascular risk factors for dementia and other neurological conditions
Matthew Broadhead	University of St Andrews	Investigating Synaptic Dysfunction & TDP43 Pathology in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using a Synaptosome Imaging Assay
Helena Chaytow	University of Edinburgh	Repurposing terazosin for ALS: how treatment changes the proteome in a TDP-43 mouse model
Aileen Wong	Glasgow Caledonian University	Effects of a TSPO ligand on cholesterol homeostasis in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model
Mizuki Morisaki	University of St Andrews	Alpha-amylase: a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s Disease
Stina Saunders	University of Edinburgh	Development of the electronic Person Specific Outcome measure (ePSOM) app: A technological solution for an outcome measure used in the Alzheimer’s disease trials and practice
Eileen Harkness-Murphy	Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice, University of the West of Scotland (UWS)	Trauma Informed Approach in Dementia (TrIAD): Understanding trauma within family based dementia care: an analysis of Telephone Helpline Calls

Congratulations to all the researchers who received awards. We look forward to following on with your progress.

If you are a researcher, you can keep up to date with all the latest funding and career opportunities in Scotland here. Also make sure to follow the SDRC on Twitter.

Read more SDRC Latest

Do you have insights to share with other researchers? Write a blog for the SDRC!

We are always looking for SDRC members to feature on our website and write a guest blog for the SDRC. You may already be familiar with our blog series, where we welcome contributions from people with an experience of brain health or dementia research. From talking to...

New SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Leah Macaden

Following the 2022 SDRC Executive Committee election, Dr Leah Macaden has been elected as a new member. Find out more in Leah's biography below. Dr Leah Macaden is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at the University of Edinburgh with a rich and diverse range of academic,...

New SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Tom Russ

Following our recent SDRC Executive Committee election, we have seven new researchers join us. The full list of members is available here. We are delighted to announce Dr Tom Russ as one of the newest members. Find out more about Tom below. I trained in medicine and...

Announcement of the Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenge

The SDRC are excited to be part of a new collaborative research alliance, supported by the Scottish Funding Council. The Scottish Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenge (ARC) is a project that will receive up to £600,000 to create multi-disciplinary,...

Take part in a research study: Remote Cognitive Testing Survey

The University of Oxford are looking for volunteers from Scotland to take part in a survey about the Impact of COVID-19 on cognitive testing The Translational Neuropsychology Lab at the University of Oxford, are investigating the impacts of COVID-19 UK lockdown on...

Highlights from Alzheimer Europe Conference 2022

On 17-19 October 2022, Alzheimer Europe held their Annual Conference in Bucharest, Romania. The theme of the event was Building Bridges. In this blog, we are sharing the highlights of the Conference from a Scottish perspective. The Alzheimer Europe Conference is a...

Research Strategy Oversight Board Chair: Henry McLeish

The Scottish Dementia Research Consortium, Brain Health Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland are delighted to announce the appointment of Henry McLeish as the Chair of the Scottish Brain Health and Dementia Research Strategy Oversight Board. In July 2021, the SDRC,...

Professor John Starr: A tribute

We're deeply saddened to hear that Professor John Starr has passed away. Prof Starr supported our work for many years as an Alzheimer Scotland Trustee, and as the Director of the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh....

SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Jennifer Macfarlane

In October 2022, the SDRC held our election to refresh the Executive Committee. We are now able to announce who was successfully voted. Jennifer Macfarlane has been a co-opted member of the SDRC Executive Committee since earlier this year, we are now delighted to...

How COVID has Impacted Early Career Researchers: July 2020 Survey Findings

You may be aware, since the start of the pandemic, the SDRC have been communicating with members on the impact of Covid on dementia research. At the start of lockdown, we ran a survey to find out how the pandemic has affected ECRs. From this we created a report,...