Celebrating 10 years of our Non-Clinical Fellowships!
The Motor Neurone Disease Association says its non-clinical fellowship programme has supported 25 researchers since it began in 2015. The programme has committed more than £6.6 million and currently has 12 fellowships ongoing. The association reports that 23 former fellows are still working in MND research.
Why this matters
The programme supports laboratory scientists in developing independent MND research careers. The association says fellows have contributed to identifying genes and biochemical pathways that could inform future treatments, but this programme report does not show that any treatment has benefited patients or that these discoveries have reached clinical trials.
Limitations and context
This information comes from an organisational blog published by the MND Association, not an independent evaluation or a primary research paper. The reported figures and achievements are presented by the organisation itself. The blog does not provide detailed evidence for each fellow’s contribution or show that the programme has changed treatment or patient outcomes.