Jean Catherine Manson OBE FRSE is a British neurobiologist who works on prion diseases in humans and animals and more recently expanded into working on dementias like Alzheimer's disease at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2]
Jean Manson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean Catherine Manson |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews |
| Awards | OBE FRSE |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience
Neurobiology Biology Prion Disease |
Personal life edit
Manson is a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.[3]
Career edit
Manson is the former Head of the Neuropathogenesis Unit at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh.[4]
Manson is currently the Principal Investigator at EPAD Bioresource at the University of Edinburgh, working within the Centre for Dementia Prevention also at the University of Edinburgh.[5]
Manson has also sat on advisory boards for government and scientific advisory committees and currently sits on the steering group for the Medical Research Council (MRC) Dementias Platform.[1]
Awards and honours edit
Manson was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year's Honours in 2008.[2]
In 2009, Manson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Prof Jean Manson". The Centre for Dementia Prevention. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b "New Year's Honours 2008: CSV - GOV.UK". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Jean Manson". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Jean Manson". HSTalks. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Jean Manson | EPAD". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Professor Jean Manson OBE FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.