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The fifteenth Worshipful Company of Pewterers' Lecture given by Brain Prize winner

We are delighted to report on a hugely well attended lecture given by the joint winner of this year's Brain Prize, Professor John Hardy, on March 27th 2018.

28 March 2018

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Professor Hardy, Chair of the Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, delivered a lecture entitled “What is the basis of selective vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases?”

The lecture is endowed by the Worshipful Company of Pewterers 500th Anniversary Trust. There is a long and highly valued relationship between the Worshipful Company of Pewterers and UCL Institute of Neurology and many colleagues from the Worshipful Company of Pewterers were part of the packed audience

UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur gave the vote of thanks.

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Image: Worshipful Company of Pewterers attending the lecture, with The Master of the Company Mrs Ann Buxton, Professor John Hardy, Professor Michael Arthur, and Professor Michael Hanna at the centre of the group.

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