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
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh University of St Andrews
AwardsOBE FRSE
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience

Neurobiology Biology

Prion Disease

Personal life

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Manson is a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.[3]

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Prof Jean Manson". The Centre for Dementia Prevention. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "New Year's Honours 2008: CSV - GOV.UK". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Jean Manson". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Prof. Jean Manson". HSTalks. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Interview with Jean Manson | EPAD". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Professor Jean Manson OBE FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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