Human Tissue Authority

The regulator for human tissue and organs

Brain banks

    Please see below for a number of frequently asked questions from a specific category. Simply select one of the questions of interest, the answer will then appear below. For the complete list of categories please visit the main FAQs page.

    Epilepsy Society Brain and Tissue Bank

    Epilepsy Society Brain and Tissue Bank
    University College London
    Institute of Neurology
    Department of Neuropathology 
    London
    WC1N 3BG

    Contact: Dr Alyma Somani
    T 0203 448 4009 
    F 0203 448 4486
    E epilepsybainbank@ucl.ac.uk
    W www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/how-become-donor 

    UK Parkinson’s Disease Society Tissue Bank

    Wolfson Neuroscience Laboratories
    Imperial College Faculty of Medicine
    Hammersmith Hospital Campus
    Burlington Danes Building
    160 Du Cane Road
    London W12 0NN

    Contact: Dr George Gveric
    T 020 7594 9732
    F 020 7594 9733
    E pdbank@imperial.ac.uk

    Multiple Sclerosis Society Tissue Bank

    Wolfson Neuroscience Laboratories
    Imperial College Faculty of Medicine
    Hammersmith Hospital Campus
    Burlington Danes Building
    160 Du Cane Road
    London W12 0NN

    Contact: Dr George Gveric
    T 020 7594 9734
    F 020 7594 9735
    E ukmstissuebank@imperial.ac.uk

    Thomas Willis Oxford Brain Collection

    Neuropathology Dept
    Level 1, West Wing
    John Radcliffe Hospital
    Headley Way, Headington
    Oxford OX3 9DU

    Contact: Dr Olaf Ansorge
    T 01865 234904 / 01865 234403 (Includes out-of-hours message service)
    F 01865 231157
    E olaf.ansorge@ndcn.ox.ac.uk

    South West Dementia Brain Bank (SWDBB)

    University of Bristol
    Level 1, Learning & Research
    Southmead Hospital
    Bristol, BS10 5NB

    Contact: Laura Palmer
    T 0117 414 7821
    E laura.e.palmer@bristol.ac.uk

    Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders

    UCL Institute of Neurology
    Institute of Neurology
    1 Wakefield Street
    London WC1N 3BG

    Contact: Lynn Haddon
    T 020 7837 8370
    F 020 7278 4993
    E l.haddon@ucl.ac.uk

    Northern Ireland Regional Neuropathology Service

    Regional Neuropatholgy Service
    The Royal Victoria Hospital
    Grosvenor Road
    Belfast BT12 6BA

    Contact: Dr Brian Herron
    T 028 9063 2319
    E brian.herron@belfasttrust.hscni.net

    Newcastle Brain Bank

    Newcastle Brain Tissue Resource
    Institute for Ageing and Health
    Newcastle University
    Campus for Ageing and Vitality
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE4 5PL

    Contact: Debbie Lett
    T: 0191 208 1231
    E nbtr@ncl.ac.uk

    Manchester Brain Bank

    Cerebral Function Unit
    Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre
    Hope Hospital
    Stott Lane
    Salford
    M6 8HD

    Contact: Stephen Chew-Graham
    T 0161 789 7373 (ext 2561)
    E brainbank@manchester.ac.uk

    London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank

    Institute of Psychiatry
    Box PO65
    King's College London
    De Crespigny Park
    London SE5 8AF

    Contact: Dr Claire Troakes
    T 020 7848 0290 (Office hours)
    F 020 7848 0275
    E brain.bank@kcl.ac.uk
    W https://www.kcl.ac.uk/neuroscience/facilities/brain-bank

    Cardiff

    Institute of Psychological Medicine & Clinical Neuroscience
    Hadyn Ellis Building
    Maindy Road
    Cathays
    Cardiff
    CF24 4HQ

    Contact: Dr Rebecca Sims
    T 0292 068 8042
    E ADResearch@cardiff.ac.uk

    The Department of Neuropathology coordinates brain donation in Wales. If you would like to make a brain donation for medical research please use the contact details above.

    Cambridge Brain Bank

    Cambridge Brain Bank
    Department Histopathology
    Level 5 Box 235
    Addenbrooke's Hospital
    Hills Road
    Cambridge CB2 0QQ

    Contact: Beverley Haynes / Jenny Wilson
    T 01223 217336
    E brbank@addenbrookes.nhs.uk

    Brains for Dementia Research (BDR)

    Brains for Dementia Research Coordinating Centre Office
    Ground Floor, Edwardson Building
    Newcastle University
    Institute of Neuroscience
    Campus for Ageing and Vitality
    Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    NE4 5PL

    Contact: Nicky Barnett - BDR Senior Manager
    T 0191 208 2109
    E BDR.Coordinatingcentre@ncl.ac.uk
    W www.brainsfordementiaresearch.org.uk

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