Institute of Prion Diseases, MRC Prion Unit at UCL

Courtauld Building, 33 Cleveland Street, London, W1W 7FF (Telephone: 020 7679 5147)

About Us

About the Prion Unit

Study

Study at the Prion Unit

Research

Research

Clinic

National Prion Clinic

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Iryna nd Madeleine

(Don’t) Catch Me If You Can: Toxicity of Highly Infectious Prions Under a Microscope
Dr Iryna Benilova and Dr Madeleine Reilly, describe how their research provides evidence that damage to brain cells (called neurotoxicity) is not directly caused by prions themselves.

Early EA

Can a Mouse Accurately Mimic an Inherited Prion Disease mutation?
Using Transgenic Technology to Model Inherited Prion Diseases: Can a Mouse Accurately Mimic a Human Disease?