Scottish Neurological Research Fund Announcement

In 2024, the Scottish Neurological Research Fund (SNRF) launched a third round of funding, following its success in 2019 and 2021.

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 the Brain Health ARC. It is 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 neurological conditions Please see the full list and projects below:

Name	Institution	Project Title
Michal Baran	Glasgow Caledonian University	Evaluating the therapeutic potential of urocanic acid in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Marco Fernandes	University of St Andrews	Metabolic Dysfunction and Alzheimer’s Disease: Investigating Insulin Resistance’s Influence on Amyloid and Tau Pathologies
Grant Marshall	University of Edinburgh	Development of Knockdown-Replace Vectors for eEF1A2-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Mihaela Lyutskanova	University of Dundee	Pupillometry for earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and testing aberrant decision making in apathetic PD patients
Jodi Watt	University of Glasgow	Inflammation-related drug repurposing for dementia
Yilong Zhang	University of Dundee	Exploring the relationship between hypertension and retinal damage using non-invasive optical imaging technology

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

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