Case study: Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic

The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic is a patient-centred charitable research facility, focusing on research into a wide range of neurological conditions, especially neurodegenerative diseases.

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a patient speaks with a clinician at the Anne Rowling Clinic
A consultation with a patient at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic.

The Clinic was founded through a donation by the Edinburgh-based author and University alumna JK Rowling in 2010 in memory of her mother, Anne, who died from complications relating to multiple sclerosis.

The Clinic integrates research findings from the laboratory and from patients, with the aim of innovating and trialling new treatments for diseases including multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and Parkinson’s disease. It also  provides care to patients awaiting diagnosis and living with neurological conditions.

Based in the grounds of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh beside the University’s Edinburgh Medical School, it is a hub  for clinical trials into neurodegenerative diseases – its researchers work closely with colleagues in neighbouring University research centres. The Clinic benefits from Scotland’s exceptional patient data resources.