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21/09/2022

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Dr Ross Paterson

Name:

Dr Ross Paterson

Job title:

Principal Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurologist

Place of work / study:

University College London

Area of Research:

I am a clinical (cognitive) neurologist and biomarker researcher with a particular interest in measuring protein turnover in humans.

How is your work funded?

I hold an Alzheimer’s Association clinician scientist fellowship and a Part the Cloud grant. I am also supported by the UK Dementia Research Institute and the Queen Square BRC. I receive industry funding through my role as co-lead of the Neurofilament Light consortium.

Tell us a little about yourself:

I am originally from Renfrewshire in Scotland and my family are from Skye. I trained in Glasgow, London, Brussels and San Francisco. I now live in London.

I work at the Dementia Research Centre at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology 70% of the time, and I spend 30% of my week doing clinical work. I have close collaborations with groups at Washington University, St Louis and the University of Gothenburg.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself:

Although I love cutting edge science, I am also fascinated by old things: old cars (especially French); antiques; old paintings. Some say I was born in the wrong era.

Why did you choose to work in dementia?

I have always been interested in understanding disease mechanisms, and dementia is a pretty interesting mechanistic puzzle to think about. The neurological, and specifically the cognitive examination are . I lived with my gran in my first year of university, and she had moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease.