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A public lecture presented by Professor James Ironside on Thursday 4 November 2010. This is the third lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. James Ironside is Professor of Clinical Neuropathology at the University and Director of the MRC Network of UK Brain Banks. Audio version.

In this episode we take a tour of the South West Dementia Brain Bank at the University of Bristol, with brain bank manager Dr Laura Palmer. I meet Professor Eleanor Riley, deputy chair of the MRC’s Infection and Immunity Board, to talk about why peer review is important in the funding decision-making process and how scientists can benefit from peer review. And we visit the 70th birthday celebrations of the MRC National Survey of Health and Development, led by director Professor Diana Kuh. You can read the stories in full in our MRC Network magazine, at mrc.ac.uk/network Music credits: "Clean Soul" Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 "Brittle Rille" Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

In this episode, we explore some of the ways in which the MRC is working with industry to improve both our health and wealth. We hear from Sir Brian Greenwood who was awarded the prestigious MRC Millennium Medal Award in December for his lifetime dedication to improving health in Africa. And we catch up with MRC PhD student Emily Eisner from the University of Manchester, winner of the 2015 MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award for her outstanding article ‘Premonitions of Psychosis’. You can read the stories in full in our MRC Network magazine, at mrc.ac.uk/network Music credits: "Clean Soul" Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 "Brittle Rille" Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Professor James Ironside is Professor of Clinical Neuropathology at the University and Director of the MRC Network of UK Brain Banks. Prions attack the brain, leading to such diseases as CJD in humans and BSE in cattle. Unlike bacteria and viruses, prions cannot be seen under a microscope, so we have to use detective skills to identify the traces they leave. There is no blood test to detect prion infections and no cure exists at present. This lecture will detail the detective work used to try to find answers to these problems. This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/ Recorded on Thursday 4 November 2010 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

A public lecture presented by Professor James Ironside on Thursday 4 November 2010. This is the third lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. James Ironside is Professor of Clinical Neuropathology at the University and Director of the MRC Network of UK Brain Banks. Audio version.