Sarah Joanna Tabrizi | |
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 Sarah Tabrizi in July 2024 | |
| Born | London, UK |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh University College London |
| Known for | Research into neurodegeneration, particularly Huntington's disease |
| Spouse | Michael Nath |
| Awards | Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2014 MRC Millennium Medal, 2022 Fellowship of the Royal Society, 2024 National Academy of Medicine, 2024 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | UCL Institute of Neurology; National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Thesis | Mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration (2000) |
| Website | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research/research-centres/hd-centre |
Sarah Joanna Tabrizi FMedSci FRS is a British neurologist and neuroscientist in the field of neurodegeneration, particularly Huntington's disease. She is a Professor and Joint Head of the Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases[1] at the UCL Institute of Neurology; the founder and Director of the UCL Huntington's Disease Centre; a Principal Investigator at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL; and an Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, where she established the Multidisciplinary Huntington's Disease Clinic.[2][3][4] The UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre was officially opened on 1 March 2017 by UCL President and Provost Professor Michael Arthur.[5]
- ^ "Department of Neurodegenerative Disease". UCL Institute of Neurology. 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Iris View Profile". IRIS - UCL. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "UCL Huntington's Disease Research". hdresearch.ucl.ac.uk.
- ^ "Prof Sarah Tabrizi". www.uclh.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "The UCL Huntington's Disease Centre opens". 2 March 2017.