Targeting the innate immune system in Huntington's disease
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Institute of Neurology
Abstract
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal, inherited neurological condition. The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or cognition, followed by a lack of coordination and an unsteady gait. As the disease progresses, jerky body movements become more apparent, along with a decline in mental abilities and behavioural and psychiatric problems. Affected individuals also suffer progressive weight loss and muscle wasting. The disease typically progresses over several decades until death. There are a few effective treatments for some of the symptoms, but there is no cure that will halt or slow progression of the disease. The inherited nature of HD means that the children of affected individuals have a 50% chance of developing the disease themselves.
The disease is caused by a mutation in a single gene that encodes for a protein called huntingtin (HTT). The only difference between the mutated and normal versions of the gene is an increase in the number of repeats of the DNA sequence CAG close to its beginning. This causes an increase in the number of glutamines (an amino acid, the building blocks of proteins) in the HTT protein. This causes the HTT protein to behave in an aberrant fashion in the cells in which it's made.
HD is primarily thought of as disease of the brain, but the HTT protein (both the mutant and normal forms) is expressed in all the cells of the body. It is becoming increasingly recognised that there are significant changes outside of the brain in HD, including in muscle, heart, fat and, of interest here, the immune system. In fact, people carrying the HD gene show signs of increased inflammation, as shown by elevated levels of certain molecules in their blood. Beyond the urgent need for new therapies, one advantage of studying HD is that genetic testing can establish with 100% accuracy whether an individual carries the mutant gene or not, enabling us to study the disease before an individual develops any symptoms. In doing this, we have discovered that the increased inflammation in HD is observed many years before symptom onset. This suggests that inflammation might have long-term effects that are important in the development of the disease.
We have also discovered that inflammation in HD is probably due to the aberrant behaviour of a particular group of immune cells, called monocytes and macrophages. These cells are hyper-responsive to immune stimulation and produce excessive levels of the inflammatory molecules detected in the blood of HD patients. It is becoming clear that the immune system causes changes in the brain and other tissues. Hence, it is conceivable that elevated inflammation in HD patients might be contributing to some of the changes in the brain and/or other tissues that cause the symptoms of the disease to worsen. There are already safe treatments available that will reduce inflammation in humans, but this strategy has not yet been tried in HD.
Our aims are to determine whether inflammation really does contribute to HD progression and if so, whether we can use specific therapeutic agents to lower the inflammation to help treat the disease. We also want to discover the exact means by which the mutant HTT protein causes monocytes and macrophages to behave aberrantly, which may help identify alternative targets for developing treatments for HD.
To achieve these aims, we will undertake a range of experiments in cells from HD patients and in mouse models. We will determine exactly which genes are altered in HD monocytes and macrophages, and will attempt to discover how mutant HTT causes these changes to occur. We will treat HD mice with various agents that are expected to increase or decrease their levels of inflammation, including drugs that reduce inflammation and are already used for this purpose to treat other diseases. We hope that any positive results from these studies will lead to clinical trials in HD patients.
The disease is caused by a mutation in a single gene that encodes for a protein called huntingtin (HTT). The only difference between the mutated and normal versions of the gene is an increase in the number of repeats of the DNA sequence CAG close to its beginning. This causes an increase in the number of glutamines (an amino acid, the building blocks of proteins) in the HTT protein. This causes the HTT protein to behave in an aberrant fashion in the cells in which it's made.
HD is primarily thought of as disease of the brain, but the HTT protein (both the mutant and normal forms) is expressed in all the cells of the body. It is becoming increasingly recognised that there are significant changes outside of the brain in HD, including in muscle, heart, fat and, of interest here, the immune system. In fact, people carrying the HD gene show signs of increased inflammation, as shown by elevated levels of certain molecules in their blood. Beyond the urgent need for new therapies, one advantage of studying HD is that genetic testing can establish with 100% accuracy whether an individual carries the mutant gene or not, enabling us to study the disease before an individual develops any symptoms. In doing this, we have discovered that the increased inflammation in HD is observed many years before symptom onset. This suggests that inflammation might have long-term effects that are important in the development of the disease.
We have also discovered that inflammation in HD is probably due to the aberrant behaviour of a particular group of immune cells, called monocytes and macrophages. These cells are hyper-responsive to immune stimulation and produce excessive levels of the inflammatory molecules detected in the blood of HD patients. It is becoming clear that the immune system causes changes in the brain and other tissues. Hence, it is conceivable that elevated inflammation in HD patients might be contributing to some of the changes in the brain and/or other tissues that cause the symptoms of the disease to worsen. There are already safe treatments available that will reduce inflammation in humans, but this strategy has not yet been tried in HD.
Our aims are to determine whether inflammation really does contribute to HD progression and if so, whether we can use specific therapeutic agents to lower the inflammation to help treat the disease. We also want to discover the exact means by which the mutant HTT protein causes monocytes and macrophages to behave aberrantly, which may help identify alternative targets for developing treatments for HD.
To achieve these aims, we will undertake a range of experiments in cells from HD patients and in mouse models. We will determine exactly which genes are altered in HD monocytes and macrophages, and will attempt to discover how mutant HTT causes these changes to occur. We will treat HD mice with various agents that are expected to increase or decrease their levels of inflammation, including drugs that reduce inflammation and are already used for this purpose to treat other diseases. We hope that any positive results from these studies will lead to clinical trials in HD patients.
Technical Summary
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the huntingtin (HTT) gene, leading to an expanded poly-glutamine tract in the HTT protein. Considerable evidence suggests that HD is associated with increased systemic inflammation that may contribute to progression of the disease. We have shown previously that myeloid cells from HD patients are hyper-responsive to stimulation and that this is due to the intrinsic expression of the mutant HTT protein in these cells.
Our hypothesis is that mHTT primes myeloid cell hyper-reactivity to immune stimulation and that the resultant low-level systemic inflammation contributes to HD progression. We aim to determine the mechanisms by which mHTT affects myeloid cells isolated from the blood of HD patients as compared to those from non-HD individuals, by means of full-transcriptome sequencing and methods to monitor transcription factor activation and binding.
We also aim to establish the extent to which components of the peripheral innate immune system contribute to HD and to determine whether systemic inflammation can be targeted to modify disease progression. We will specifically target cells and pathways by genetic and/or pharmacological means in ways that might ameliorate aspects of disease, allowing us to dissect the contribution of specific cell populations, signalling pathways and molecules to HD progression. We hope this will form the basis of further work seeking therapeutic intervention that targets in peripheral innate immune system and systemic inflammation in HD.
Understanding the contribution that systemic inflammation makes to pathogenesis is essential in determining whether targeting it might be a viable therapeutic strategy in HD. A complete mechanistic understanding of these events may identify targets that lead to the development of novel therapies.
Our hypothesis is that mHTT primes myeloid cell hyper-reactivity to immune stimulation and that the resultant low-level systemic inflammation contributes to HD progression. We aim to determine the mechanisms by which mHTT affects myeloid cells isolated from the blood of HD patients as compared to those from non-HD individuals, by means of full-transcriptome sequencing and methods to monitor transcription factor activation and binding.
We also aim to establish the extent to which components of the peripheral innate immune system contribute to HD and to determine whether systemic inflammation can be targeted to modify disease progression. We will specifically target cells and pathways by genetic and/or pharmacological means in ways that might ameliorate aspects of disease, allowing us to dissect the contribution of specific cell populations, signalling pathways and molecules to HD progression. We hope this will form the basis of further work seeking therapeutic intervention that targets in peripheral innate immune system and systemic inflammation in HD.
Understanding the contribution that systemic inflammation makes to pathogenesis is essential in determining whether targeting it might be a viable therapeutic strategy in HD. A complete mechanistic understanding of these events may identify targets that lead to the development of novel therapies.
Planned Impact
The potential beneficiaries of our research include Huntington's disease patients and families, scientists and clinicians working on HD and/or neuroinflammation, as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies with research and development and/or commercial interests in these areas.
For researchers, an improved understanding of neuroinflammatory events will aid all researchers with an interest in the pathogenic basis of HD. It will also have important implications for the potential development a new therapeutic strategy in HD. To that end, if results are positive, we expect to receive the active support of the CHDI Foundation (whose letter of support is enclosed), a not-for-profit research organisation that works with scientists internationally to discover therapies that slow the progression of HD. The discovery of such therapies will be of considerable commercial interest to companies working in this area.
For patients, we hope the work will form the basis of developing treatments for those who have developed or are likely to develop the disease. HD is a devastating disease that places an intolerable burden on those who suffer from the disorder and their families. The inherited nature of the disease means that family members who act as carers may be doing so with the absolute knowledge that they themselves are going to develop the disease later in life. There are currently no disease-modifying treatments for HD. Significant breakthroughs in our understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease conveys hope to patients and families, and will encourage participation in clinical trials. Understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of the disease will assist in the development of treatments for the benefit of patients.
More widely, the discovery of underlying pathogenic processes and/or therapeutic targets in one neurodegenerative disorder offers hope for researchers working on and patients affected by many others. Neurodegenerative disease is having a serious and long-term impact on an aging UK population, with effects extending from the immeasurable burden on the lives of those affected, to the wider social and economic implications of long-term care. Studies estimate that neurodegenerative disease already costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined. Due to the likely irreversible nature of the neuronal loss during neurodegeneration, therapies need to target the pre-degenerative disease state. Research in HD, for which there is predictive genetic test that can establish with absolute certainty whether a person will develop the disease later in life, may form the basis of the development of preventative treatments in other neurodegenerative disorders.
Finally, this grant will provide Ralph Andre with the resources to capitalise on his work to date on neuroinflammation as a modifier of disease in HD. He has made a large contribution to the preparation of this grant application; this funding will allow him to build a highly competitive CV from which he can launch his independent career. It will benefit the field by ensuring that a highly capable young investigator is committed to work on HD for the foreseeable future.
For researchers, an improved understanding of neuroinflammatory events will aid all researchers with an interest in the pathogenic basis of HD. It will also have important implications for the potential development a new therapeutic strategy in HD. To that end, if results are positive, we expect to receive the active support of the CHDI Foundation (whose letter of support is enclosed), a not-for-profit research organisation that works with scientists internationally to discover therapies that slow the progression of HD. The discovery of such therapies will be of considerable commercial interest to companies working in this area.
For patients, we hope the work will form the basis of developing treatments for those who have developed or are likely to develop the disease. HD is a devastating disease that places an intolerable burden on those who suffer from the disorder and their families. The inherited nature of the disease means that family members who act as carers may be doing so with the absolute knowledge that they themselves are going to develop the disease later in life. There are currently no disease-modifying treatments for HD. Significant breakthroughs in our understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease conveys hope to patients and families, and will encourage participation in clinical trials. Understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of the disease will assist in the development of treatments for the benefit of patients.
More widely, the discovery of underlying pathogenic processes and/or therapeutic targets in one neurodegenerative disorder offers hope for researchers working on and patients affected by many others. Neurodegenerative disease is having a serious and long-term impact on an aging UK population, with effects extending from the immeasurable burden on the lives of those affected, to the wider social and economic implications of long-term care. Studies estimate that neurodegenerative disease already costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined. Due to the likely irreversible nature of the neuronal loss during neurodegeneration, therapies need to target the pre-degenerative disease state. Research in HD, for which there is predictive genetic test that can establish with absolute certainty whether a person will develop the disease later in life, may form the basis of the development of preventative treatments in other neurodegenerative disorders.
Finally, this grant will provide Ralph Andre with the resources to capitalise on his work to date on neuroinflammation as a modifier of disease in HD. He has made a large contribution to the preparation of this grant application; this funding will allow him to build a highly competitive CV from which he can launch his independent career. It will benefit the field by ensuring that a highly capable young investigator is committed to work on HD for the foreseeable future.
Organisations
- University College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- EVOTEC (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- University of Massachusetts (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
Publications
McKinnon C
(2016)
Prion-mediated neurodegeneration is associated with early impairment of the ubiquitin-proteasome system.
in Acta neuropathologica
Ghosh R
(2017)
Gene suppression approaches to neurodegeneration.
in Alzheimer's research & therapy
Bettencourt C
(2016)
DNA repair pathways underlie a common genetic mechanism modulating onset in polyglutamine diseases.
in Annals of neurology
Zhang J
(2018)
In vivo characterization of white matter pathology in premanifest huntington's disease.
in Annals of neurology
McColgan P
(2018)
Brain Regions Showing White Matter Loss in Huntington's Disease Are Enriched for Synaptic and Metabolic Genes.
in Biological psychiatry
Wexler NS
(2016)
Incidence of adult Huntington's disease in the UK: a UK-based primary care study and a systematic review.
in BMJ open
Träger U
(2014)
HTT-lowering reverses Huntington's disease immune dysfunction caused by NF?B pathway dysregulation
in Brain
Hariz M
(2017)
Patients with Huntington's disease pioneered human stereotactic neurosurgery 70 years ago.
in Brain : a journal of neurology
Gregory S
(2018)
Testing a longitudinal compensation model in premanifest Huntington's disease.
in Brain : a journal of neurology
Niccolini F
(2015)
Altered PDE10A expression detectable early before symptomatic onset in Huntington's disease.
in Brain : a journal of neurology
Gregory S
(2017)
Operationalizing compensation over time in neurodegenerative disease.
in Brain : a journal of neurology
Wexler A
(2016)
George Huntington: a legacy of inquiry, empathy and hope.
in Brain : a journal of neurology
McColgan P
(2015)
Selective vulnerability of Rich Club brain regions is an organizational principle of structural connectivity loss in Huntington's disease.
in Brain : a journal of neurology
Brown KE
(2017)
The reliability of commonly used electrophysiology measures.
in Brain stimulation
Süssmuth SD
(2015)
An exploratory double-blind, randomized clinical trial with selisistat, a SirT1 inhibitor, in patients with Huntington's disease.
in British journal of clinical pharmacology
Andre R
(2016)
Disruption of immune cell function by mutant huntingtin in Huntington's disease pathogenesis.
in Current opinion in pharmacology
Andre R
(2014)
Biomarker development for Huntington's disease.
in Drug discovery today
Klöppel S
(2015)
Compensation in Preclinical Huntington's Disease: Evidence From the Track-On HD Study.
in EBioMedicine
Ghosh R
(2020)
Expression of mutant exon 1 huntingtin fragments in human neural stem cells and neurons causes inclusion formation and mitochondrial dysfunction.
in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Lange J
(2021)
Mislocalization of Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins in Human Huntington's Disease PSC-Derived Striatal Neurons
in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Johnson E
(2017)
Recommendations for the Use of Automated Gray Matter Segmentation Tools: Evidence from Huntington's Disease
in Frontiers in Neurology
Palmer CE
(2017)
Test-Retest Reliability of Measures Commonly Used to Measure Striatal Dysfunction across Multiple Testing Sessions: A Longitudinal Study.
in Frontiers in psychology
Scahill RI
(2017)
Structural imaging in premanifest and manifest Huntington disease.
in Handbook of clinical neurology
Papoutsi M
(2018)
Stimulating neural plasticity with real-time fMRI neurofeedback in Huntington's disease: A proof of concept study.
in Human brain mapping
Minkova L
(2016)
Large-scale brain network abnormalities in Huntington's disease revealed by structural covariance.
in Human brain mapping
Description | EXPLORING THE ROLE AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF RAB GTPASES IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE |
Amount | £759,052 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MR/R011621/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2018 |
End | 02/2021 |
Description | High Content Screening (HCS) platform for HD drug discovery |
Amount | £381,185 (GBP) |
Organisation | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company |
Sector | Private |
Country | Japan |
Start | 12/2017 |
End | 12/2019 |
Title | Patient-derived cell lines |
Description | Fibroblasts, lymphoblasts and stem cells |
Type Of Material | Biological samples |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Ongoing research into genetic modifiers and inflammation in HD |
Title | RNA sequencing |
Description | Primary human monocyte RNAseq from HD patients. RNAseq performed by deCODE, available within the NeurOmics consortium. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Published in Human Molecular Genetics |
Description | Andreas Weiss |
Organisation | Evotec |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | Dr Paul Lavender |
Organisation | King's College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | Dr Vincent Plagnol |
Organisation | University College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual contribution and data analyis |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual contribution and data analysis |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Professor David Greaves |
Organisation | University of Oxford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual contribution |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | Professor Flaviano Giorgini |
Organisation | University of Leicester |
Department | Department of Genetics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Co-application for funding |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-application for funding |
Impact | Award of funding, MRC:Research Grant EXPLORING THE ROLE AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF RAB GTPASES IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE Professor Flaviano Giorgini:University of Leicester MR/R011621/1 |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Professor Gillian Bates |
Organisation | King's College London |
Department | School of Medicine KCL |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual Contribution and Reagents. Running in vivo aspects of the project. |
Collaborator Contribution | I was co-applicant on this grant. As well as funding there was intellectual contribution and reagents |
Impact | Gill Bates - she has been collaborating with Gill Bates since 2000 and is co-applicant on another MRC grant with Gill Bates: 3 papers from 2006 are: Tsang T, Woodman B, McGloughlin G, Griffin J, Tabrizi SJ, Bates GP, Holmes E. Metabanomic Characterisation of the R6/2 Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease by High-Resolution MAS 1H NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Proteome Research. 2006 Mar;5(3):483-92. Alexandra Zourlidou, Tali Gidalevitz , Mark Kristiansen , Ben Woodman, Dominic J. Wells, David S. Latchman, Jackie de Belleroche, S. J. Tabrizi, Richard I. Morimoto and Gillian P. Bates. Hsp27 overexpression in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's Disease: Chronic Neurodegeneration does not Induce Hsp27 Activation. Human Molecular Genetics. Epub 2007 Mar 14. 2007 May 1;16(9):1078-90. Annette Dalrymple, Edward J Wild, Richard Joubert, Kirupa Sathasivam, Maria Björkqvist, Åsa Petersén, Jeremy Isaacs, Mark Kristiansen, Gillian P Bates Blair R Leavitt, Geoff Keir, Malcolm Ward, S. J Tabrizi. Proteomic profiling of plasma in Huntington's disease reveals neuroinflammatory activation and candidate biomarkers Journal of Proteome Research. 2007 Jul;6(7):2833-40. 2008 -2011 Identification and Cross-validation of Early Stage Phenotypes in Mouse Models of Huntington's disease. Ref G0800846 - MRC - Models of Disease grant. Co-applicant with Professor Gillian Bates (PI) and Dr Michael Modeo (co-applicant). £910,736 |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Professor Lesley Jones |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual contribution |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Professor Neil Aronin |
Organisation | University of Massachusetts |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Impact | Träger U, Andre R, Lahiri N, Magnusson-Lind A, Weiss A, Grueninger S, McKinnon C, Sirinathsinghji E, Kahlon S, Pfister EL, Moser R, Hummerich H, Antoniou M, Bates GP, Luthi-Carter R, Lowdell MW, Björkqvist M, Ostroff GR, Aronin N, Tabrizi SJ. HTT-lowering reverses Huntington's disease immune dysfunction caused by NF?B pathway dysregulation. Brain. 2014 Mar; 137 (Pt 3):819-33. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Professor Peter Holmanns |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual contribution and reagents |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Presented Seminar to Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Oxford |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presented talk titled 'Huntington's Disease: An overview' providing overview of HD in the clinic, developments in the field, and insights into potentially fruitful avenues for future therapies. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Presented poster at European Huntington's Disease Network 2016 Conference, The Hague |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Preseented poster titled 'ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNE SYSTEM ACTIVATION STATUS DURING THE COURSE OF HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE IN HD MOUSE MODELS. Jeffrey Pido-Lopez, Ralph Andre, Agnesska Benjamin, Sophie A. Franklin, Sarah J. Tabrizi and Gillian P. Bates' Poster generated questions and discussions about future research plans |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Presented poster at European Huntington's Disease Network 2016 Conference, The Hague |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation of a poster titled 'Innate transcriptional dysregulation is associated with proinflammatory pathway activation in Huntington's disease myeloid cells. Ralph Andre, James RC Miller, Kitty K Lo, Davina J Hensman Moss, Ulrike Träger, Timothy C Stone, Peter McErlean, Lesley Jones, Peter Holmans, Paul Lavender, Vincent Plagnol and Sarah J Tabrizi Generated questions from attendees and discussions about future plans |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Presented poster at European Huntington's Disease Network 2016 Conference, The Hague |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented poster: Ralph Andre1, James RC Miller1, Kitty K Lo2, Davina J Hensman Moss1, Ulrike Träger1#, Timothy C Stone3, Peter McErlean4, Lesley Jones3, Peter Holmans3, Paul Lavender4, Vincent Plagnol2 and Sarah J Tabrizi1. Innate transcriptional dysregulation is associated with proinflammatory pathway activation in Huntington's disease myeloid cells Generated questions from attendees and discussions about future research plaans |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Presented poster at European Huntington's Disease Network 2016 Conference, The Hague |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented poster titled: 'Abnormal bioenergetics in inclusion-containing mutant HTT exon 1 primary human neurons. Alison Wood-Kaczmar, Rhia Ghosh, Janos Kriston-Vizi, Edward Smith, Wayne Chadwick, Iain Hargreaves, Simon Heales, Andrey Abramov, Sarah Cole, Robin Ketteler, Gillian Bates, Ralph Andre, Sarah J Tabrizi. Poster generated questions from attendees and discussions about future research plans. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Press release for MRC Millennium Medal Prize |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Press release describing award of MRC Millennium Medal Prize to Prof Tabrizi. Circulated by UKRI, UKDRI and UCL |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.ukri.org/news/mrc-announces-millennium-medal-winners-and-impact-prize-finalists/#:~:text... |
Description | Seminar at UCB Pharma, Belgium |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Talk and roundtable discussion at UCB Pharma on their potential involvement in Huntington's disease research and potential future collaboration. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |