NPP: David Attwell appointed to spearhead the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research

Congratulations to NPP's Professor David Attwell on his recent appointment as the Centre Director for the groundbreaking new BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research.  With a distinguished career spanning decades and a wealth of expertise in neuroscience and physiology, Prof Attwell brings upparalleled leadership and vision to this pivotal role.  

Prof Attwell's appointment marks an exciting milestone in the establishment of the new £9m Centre.  His vision is clear: to unravel the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying vascular dementia and to develop targeted therapeutic interventions.  By focusing on the often-underestimated role of blood vessels in dementia pathogenesis, the Centre aims to revolutionise our understanding an treatment of vascular dementia. 

Prof Attwell said:
"The influence of blood vessels in the brain has been massively under-estimated in our understanding of the causes of dementia.  It is a privilege to be involved in setting up a centre funded by both the UK Dementia Research Institute and the British Heart Foundation which will have the aim of understanding how blood vessel dysfunction leads to dementia, thus providing novel therapeutic targets for treatment."