Jean Manson Explained

Jean Manson should not be confused with Jeane Manson.

Jean Manson
Birth Name:	Jean Catherine Manson
Nationality:	British
Fields:	NeuroscienceNeurobiologyBiologyPrion Disease
Alma Mater:	University of EdinburghUniversity of St Andrews
Awards:	OBEFRSE

Jean Catherine Manson OBE FRSE is a British neurobiologist who works on prion diseases in humans and animals and more recently expanded into working on dementias like Alzheimer's disease at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

Manson is a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.^[3]

Career

Manson is the former Head of the Neuropathogenesis Unit at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh.^[4]

Manson is currently the Principal Investigator at EPAD Bioresource at the University of Edinburgh, working within the Centre for Dementia Prevention also at the University of Edinburgh.^[5]

Manson has also sat on advisory boards for government and scientific advisory committees and currently sits on the steering group for the Medical Research Council (MRC) Dementias Platform.

Awards and honours

Manson was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year's Honours in 2008.

In 2009, Manson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.^[6]

References

1. Web site: Prof Jean Manson. 2021-02-03. The Centre for Dementia Prevention. en-US.
2. Web site: New Year's Honours 2008: CSV - GOV.UK. 2021-02-03. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. en.
3. Web site: Jean Manson. 2021-02-03. en-US.
4. Web site: Prof. Jean Manson. 2021-02-03. HSTalks. en.
5. Web site: Interview with Jean Manson EPAD. 2021-02-03. en-US.
6. Web site: 2020-08-24. Professor Jean Manson OBE FRSE. 2021-02-03. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. en-GB.

External links

• Jean Manson's Research