Jean Manson (scientist)
Professor Jean Catherine Manson OBE FRSE is a British Neurobiologist who works on prion diseases in humans and animals and more recently expanded into working on dementias like Alzheimer's Disease at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2]
Prof. Jean Manson | |
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Born | Jean Catherine Manson |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews |
Awards | OBE FRSE |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience
Neurobiology Biology Prion Disease |
Personal life
Manson is a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.[3]
Career
Manson is the former Head of the Neuropathogenesis Unit at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh.[4]
Manson is currently the Principal Investigator at EPAD Bioresource at the University of Edinburgh, working within the Centre for Dementia Prevention also at the University of Edinburgh.[5]
Manson has also sat on advisory boards for government and scientific advisory committees and currently sits on the steering group for the Medical Research Council (MRC) Dementias Platform.[1]
Awards and honours
Manson was awarded the an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year's Honours in 2008.[2]
In 2009, Manson was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[6]
References
- "Prof Jean Manson". The Centre for Dementia Prevention. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- "New Year's Honours 2008: CSV - GOV.UK". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- "Jean Manson". Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- "Prof. Jean Manson". HSTalks. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- "Interview with Jean Manson | EPAD". Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- "Professor Jean Manson OBE FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2021-02-03.