Joining the Queen Square Brain Bank Donor Scheme

If you wish to register on the Tissue Donor Scheme, please contact Lynn Haddon, Administrator, on 020 7837 8370 or l.haddon@ucl.ac.uk

Information on Tissue Donation

Steps to follow at the time of death of a potential donor

The team provide an on-call service during evenings and weekends, and liaise with relatives, hospital staff, funeral directors and couriers, to ensure the careful donation of the brain with the minimum of distress to families

Lynn and QSBB Research Nurse, Maggie Burrows are often the first point of contact for potential donors. Maggie offers information and advice on tissue donation and support to patients, relatives and healthcare professionals. Lynn coordinates the brain donor scheme and with help from Cheryl Pearce, Assistant Administrator and Natalie Woodman, QSBB Lab Manager organises the safe receipt of donated tissue.

The team provide an on-call service during evenings and weekends, and liaise with relatives, hospital staff, funeral directors and couriers, to ensure the careful donation of the brain with the minimum of distress to families.

We encourage people without a neurological condition, 'controls' to register with our donor scheme. Control tissue is vital for comparison with disease and provides researchers with an understanding of the normal appearance and function of the brain.