Scottish Rugby legend Dr James Robson tackles brain health in new role

Scottish Brain Sciences (SBS) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr James Robson, MBE, one of the UK’s most respected sports medicine experts, as Sport and Wellbeing Medical Advisor.  

In this new role, Dr Robson will oversee SBS’s sports research initiatives and further champion the promotion of brain health and wellbeing across athletic and broader communities. 

Renowned for his distinguished career as Chief Medical Officer and Team Doctor for Scottish Rugby (SR), Dr Robson set new standards for player welfare and brain health.  

Deputy First Minister announces Scottish Brain Sciences as anchor tenant in ONE BioHub Aberdeen

Our CEO, Prof Craig Ritchie, and Chair, Mark Cook, were delighted to meet with Deputy First Minister,Kate Forbes MSP, at our new base in ONE Biohub in Aberdeen. This is a great opportunity to discuss how we will improve equity of access to Alzheimer’s therapies in the north east, as well as wider life science advances across Scotland. Read more…

Analysis Begins on Blood Samples for Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers working in the Scottish Brain Sciences (SBS) Biomarker Laboratory have this month begun to analyse blood samples for markers of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here…

Speaker sessions from our event – “Can we Prevent and Cure Alzheimer’s Disease?” – are now available!

The fantastic speaker sessions from our first Open Research event are now available to watch on our YouTube channel