Neuroscience & Mental Health
Neurosciences at the University of Manchester cover Neural Injury & Repair; Neuroimaging; Sensorimotor Neural Coding; Signalling in the Nervous System and Vision Sciences. Neurodegeneration, repair and neuronal plasticity are major interests of the University with programmes on central and peripheral nervous systems, and mechanisms of cell death and regeneration. Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell FRS leads a major research group in stroke.
The Institute of Neuroscience at Manchester University. This is a virtual institute whose aim is to facilitate interaction between researchers in any area of neuroscience and membership is not restricted to staff of the University.
The University of Manchester Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre adjacent to the Christie Hospital and the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research. This centre, the first of its kind in the world, provides imaging for cancer and neuroscience research, using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and also houses a cyclotron source with a GMP manufacturing laboratory for testing short-lived radiolabelled drugs.
The University of Liverpool Department of Neurological Sciences. The department is based in the newly-opened Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The Centre is a secondary and tertiary referral centre for people with neurological diseases.
The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust. This internationally acclaimed centre provides a range of neurology, neurosurgery, pain relief and specialised diagnostic services. Professor David Chadwick is an acknowledged expert in the field of epilepsy and runs the clinical trials centre at the Walton Centre.
The Blond McIndoe Nerve Regeneration Group recently relocated to Manchester. It is anticipated that this group will integrate with the UKCTE, this group carries out research that focuses on the development of an artificial nerve made from a biodegradable synthetic polymer. This group carries out research that focuses on the development of an artificial nerve made from a biodegradable synthetic polymer.
Motac Neurosciences in Manchester. This Manchester University spinout company provides highly specialised services to support the discovery and development of proprietary therapeutics and diagnostics to treat disorders of higher brain function such as movement disorders (including Parkinson\'s disease) and dementias (including Alzheimer\'s disease).
Mental Health
North West Universities and NHS Trusts play a leading role in mental health research and clinical trials.
UK Mental Health Research Network. Part of the UK CRC programme, the Network supports large scale clinical trials and acts as a central point of information and reference connecting industry, mental health professionals and patients. The Network is co-ordinated by the University of Manchester and supports research and innovative approaches to mental health diagnosis and treatment (such as PsyGrid). The Network also works in close collaboration with the Greater Manchester Research Alliance.
Greater Manchester Research Alliance - Currently the largest UK research group in primary care mental health, the Alliance has particular expertise in psychosis treatment and prevention, depression treatment in children, suicide prevention and dementia.
PsyGrid Set up by the University of Manchester, PsyGrid is an e-science project facilitating clinical trials and longitudinal studies in first episode psychosis. Such a system allows the collection and sharing of large clinical, biological and demographic data sets facilitating hypothesis driven epidemiological research.
Bionow also sponsored and participated in the DTI Global Watch Mission to Germany dealing with CNS Therapeutics and discovery technologies.
