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Claire Troakes

Dr Claire Troakes PhD

Senior Lecturer

Research interests

  • Neuroscience

Biography

My research focuses on the pathology of neurodegenerative disease, including dementia and motor neuron disease. Currently I am using human tissue sample to examine the relationship between head injury and subsequent neurodegeneration as a method to investigate mechanisms that may initiate neuronal damage. I am also the Coordinator of the London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank; one of the largest brain banks in the UK, specialising in central nervous system tissue collection from neurodegenerative, neurological and psychiatric disease. I manage all aspects of tissue donation, consent, collection, storage and distribution of samples to researchers.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail

Find out more about my research:

Key collaborators:

  • Professor Safa Al-Sarraj, King's College Hospital
  • Dr Andrew King, King's College Hospital
  • Professor Dag Aarsland, King's College London

Research

Diabetic and non-diabetic Alzheimer’s disease: studying mitochondria in post-mortem brain to understand the underlying mechanisms

Diabetes can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through unknown mechanisms.

Project status: Ongoing

News

King's College Hospital Chief Officers Visit Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute

Professor Clive Kay and Dr Leonie Penna met with School of Neuroscience researchers to learn about clinical and academic partnerships.

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Research

Diabetic and non-diabetic Alzheimer’s disease: studying mitochondria in post-mortem brain to understand the underlying mechanisms

Diabetes can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through unknown mechanisms.

Project status: Ongoing

News

King's College Hospital Chief Officers Visit Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute

Professor Clive Kay and Dr Leonie Penna met with School of Neuroscience researchers to learn about clinical and academic partnerships.

KCHvisit2thumbnail