The future of research into Parkinson's disease and tissue banking

On Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 July a satellite meeting of the 7th European Congress of Neuropathology will be held at Charing Cross Hospital. This will be a two-day conference looking at Parkinson's disease and tissue banking. As part of this there will be round table discussions on Emerging Concepts in Parkinson's Disease Research and The future of tissue banking for research in a 'century of the brain'.

Journalists are invited to attend both the conference itself and the round table discussions.

Emerging Concepts in Parkinson's Disease Research will look at the history of Parkinson's, traditional diagnosis and treatment, and new discoveries. The round table discussion will provide an update on the latest research into Parkinson's, and new treatment methods, including the decoding of the human genome.

The future of tissue banking for research in a 'century of the brain' will discuss the traditional methods involved in tissue banking, and how recent developments can benefit research in this area. There will also be a discussion of the complicated issues for tissue banking, such as the recent problems at Alder Hay.

Notes to editors:

1. The meeting will be held in the Brian Drewe lecture Hall, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF.
2. A programme of the meeting is available, for those who wish to attend. Consistently rated in the top three UK university institutions, Imperial College London is a world leading science-based university whose reputation for excellence in teaching and research attracts students (10,000) and staff (5,000) of the highest international quality.
3. Consistently rated in the top three UK university institutions, Imperial College London is a world leading science-based university whose reputation for excellence in teaching and research attracts students (10,000) and staff (5,000) of the highest international quality.

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