MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics
Professor Michael Owen
Director of MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics
The Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at Cardiff University – the first MRC Centre in Wales - is aimed specifically at harnessing the genetics revolution for research in mental disorders. It is also supported by funding from the Welsh Assembly Government’s Wales Office of Research and Development (WORD) and the university itself.
The centre will tackle mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s, and developmental disorders like dyslexia and childhood depression. Its main aims are:
- Using genetics to improve understanding of the major disorders of the brain, building on the existing world-leading research expertise at the university;
- Training a new generation of scientists who can put this knowledge into practice with patients;
- A series of public events to break down misunderstandings about mental disease and genetic science;
- Creating a new professorship in translating our genetic knowledge into practical treatments.
Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology
Cardiff University
Henry Wellcome Building
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
Telephone: 029 20687065
Web: www.cardiff.ac.uk
