Prof. Jean Manson UoE Honorary staff Current research interests Understanding mechanisms of neurodegeneration associated with Prion and Alzheimer's diseases.The influence of the immune system on neurodegenerationInteractions between glial and neuronal cellsDefining and interfering with pathways of neurodegenerationHealthy ageing of the CNS Research in a nutshell Jean Manson performs research that studies a group of diseases called the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies - also known as prion diseases. These diseases affect humans and animals and examples include BSE, variant CJD and scrapie. They cause cells in the nervous system to degenerate and they are fatal with no treatments or cures currently available. To hear more about prions diseases, please watch the recording of a public lecture given by Jean as part of the Medical Detectives series organised by the University of Edinburgh's College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUcvsEP6L_E Full research profile, including publications https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/45101156-a138-4bb0-9a0b-15421d06cb21
