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End of an era... The Manchester Brain Bank has now moved from the Clinical Sciences Building at Salford Royal Hospital to the Stopford Building on The University of Manchester main campus. Relocating a Research Tissue Bank is a complex project and we wouldn't have...

We, at Manchester Brain Bank, are pleased to inform you that the Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee has issued a favourable opinion for our new Brain Bank ethics (24/NE/0201). This runs for five years between 24th October 2024 and 24th October...

We're delighted to announce a new post-mortem research tissue programme between the ME association and the Manchester Brain Bank. The ME Association Ramsay Research Fund will be funding detailed examinations of the brain, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion in at...

This year, to mark World Alzheimer's Day (21st September 2023), we hosted a visit from Simon McDermott (Regional Fundraising Officer for Alzheimer's Research UK) and staff/supporters from Simple Life Homes. Our guests enjoyed presentations from the Brain Bank team and...

Roger Johnson and his team at the BBC recently paid a visit to Manchester Brain Bank to discuss our new collection of brain donations from individuals who passed away with a brain tumour and to highlight the use of such donations in future neuro-oncology research. The...