Sarah Tabrizi
Sarah Joanna Tabrizi | |
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Sarah Tabrizi in July 2024 | |
| Born | London, UK |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh University College London |
| Known for | Research into neurodegeneration, particularly Huntington's disease |
| Spouse | Michael Nath |
| Awards | Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2014 MRC Millennium Medal, 2022 Fellowship of the Royal Society, 2024 National Academy of Medicine, 2024 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | UCL Institute of Neurology; National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Thesis | Mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration (2000) |
| Website | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research/research-centres/hd-centre |
Sarah Joanna Tabrizi FMedSci FRS is a British neurologist and neuroscientist in the field of neurodegeneration, particularly Huntington's disease. She is a Professor and Joint Head of the Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the UCL Institute of Neurology; the founder and Director of the UCL Huntington's Disease Centre; a Principal Investigator at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL; and an Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, where she established the Multidisciplinary Huntington's Disease Clinic. The UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre was officially opened on 1 March 2017 by UCL President and Provost Michael Arthur.