Profile – Siddharthan Chandran, The University of Edinburgh

Professor Siddharthan Chandran

Name:

Professor Siddharthan Chandran

Job title:

Dean of Clinical Medicine, Head of Edinburgh Medical School, Director of Edinburgh Neuroscience, Euan MacDonald Centre and Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic

Place of work / study:

The University of Edinburgh and Race Against Dementia

Tell us a little about yourself:

I am a a Scientific Advisor for Race Against Dementia and an expert in regenerative neurology, working to bridge the gap between clinic and the lab.

• Bachelor of Medicine, Southampton University
• Neurology training, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London and University of Cambridge
• PhD in developmental neurobiology, University of Cambridge (2000)
• Consultant Neurologist, University Lecturer & Fellow of King’s College, University of Cambridge
• MacDonald Professor of Neurology, University of Edinburgh (2009-present)

At the University of Edinburgh, Professor Chandran is:

• Dean of Clinical Medicine (2021-present)
• Director of the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
• Director of Edinburgh Neuroscience (2016-present)
• Director of the Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research (2009-present)
• Director of the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic (from its inception in 2011-present)
• Director of the MS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS Research (2015-present)
• Programme Lead of the UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh, Director Prof Giles Hardingham (2017-present)

Can we find you on Twitter?

Not personally, but please do take a look at our Race Against Dementia account

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