MND-SMART
MND-SMART Transforming MND research through strategic philanthropy The Alan Davidson Foundation is proud to be a key supporter of MND-SMART, a groundbreaking clinical trial designed to accelerate the search for effective treatments for motor neuron disease (MND). With a visionary grant of £1.275 million, the Foundation has enabled the launch of the Davidson Nurses Programme—a […]
Funding Neuro
Funding Neuro Laying the Groundwork for Human Trials in MND Treatment In November 2021, the Alan Davidson Foundation awarded a £75,000 grant to support cutting-edge research led by Professor Steven Gill, a world-renowned neurosurgeon based in Bristol. This funding contributed to a £225,000 pre-clinical gene therapy toxicology study, conducted in partnership with Funding Neuro and […]
The Foundation renews funding for ground-breaking motor neuron disease research at Oxford
The Alan Davidson Foundation has renewed its generous backing for motor neuron disease (MND) research at Oxford, pledging another three years of funding for the ACORN study, building on its original gift in 2021. Run by the Oxford Motor Neuron Disease Centre in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and supported by Oxford University Hospitals and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, ACORN tracks people who carry […]
Trustees visit King’s College London MND research team
In March, the Trustees of the Alan Davidson Foundation visited the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research team at King’s College London to hear first-hand updates on the progress of Foundation-supported research. The Trustees met with Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi, a Professor of Neurology and Complex Disease Genetics at King’s College London; Dr Jemeen Sreedharan, a neurologist […]
Announcing the Davidson Nurses: Supporting MND-SMART across the UK
As part of the Foundation’s funding commitment to MND Smart, a portion has been allocated to create new nursing positions in five key locations across the UK, establishing a dedicated ‘Davidson Nurse’ in each area. These nurses will play a crucial role in recruiting participants for this important MND trial, making the trial more accessible […]
PhD extension approved for promising neuro-degeneration research at King’s College London
Following the promising findings of Leon Crowley’s research in his study “Mitigating TDP-43 toxicity in vivo and in vitro,” the Alan Davidson Foundation has approved a one-year extension to his PhD funding. TDP-43 is a crucial protein that is improperly processed in nearly all cases of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and in about half of […]
Inspiring Visit: Alan Davidson Foundation trustee meets dedicated MND care team in Norfolk
Caite Healy, one of the four Trustees of The Alan Davidson Foundation, recently had the pleasure of visiting the Norfolk / East of England MND care team, where she had the opportunity to meet with Helen Copsey, the MND Care and Research Network Coordinator, and Emma Larner, a Chartered Respiratory Physiotherapist. During her visit, Caite […]
Foundation renews support for ground-breaking MND prevention study with the ACORN Study
The Alan Davidson Foundation has renewed its partnership with the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences for a further three years, continuing support for the groundbreaking “Making MND Preventable – ACORN” project. This critical study focuses on inherited cases of Motor Neuron Disease (MND), aiming to recruit both patients and asymptomatic […]
Trustees meet the team at the University of Oxford working on “Making MND Preventable”
In February 2024, the Trustees met the team at the University of Oxford working on the “Making MND Preventable” research project – ACORN – got a tour of the lab, met the incredible team working on the project and even tried their hands working on the bench with pipettes. The ACORN study will identify and […]
The Foundation has allocated a one-off gift of £5,000 to support Euan’s Guide
About Euan’s Guide Through their disabled access review website EuansGuide.com, they tackle the lack of trusted, up to date disabled access information. The website is the go-to place for disabled access information written by and for disabled people where they can find and share information about places to go and things to do. Realising that […]
