Alan Thompson receives prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

Huge congratulations to the Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, Professor Alan Thompson, who has been awarded the 2021 Charcot Award, which recognises a lifetime of achievement in outstanding research into understanding and treating multiple sclerosis (MS). The Charcot Award is given by the MS International Federation (MSIF) - a unique global network of MS organisations, people affected by MS, volunteers and staff from around the world. Professor Thompson will be presented with the accolade during the virtual European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) meeting (13-15 October 2021) where he will be giving the biennial Charcot Lecture. Commenting on his award Professor Thompson said: "The Charcot Award is viewed by the MS community as the ultimate accolade for a lifetime's work, and I'm absolutely delighted to be the 2021 recipient. "It's a fantastic acknowledgment of the MS work in which I've been involved since the early 80s initially in Dublin and with the team at Queen Square, reflecting the major contribution made by QSIoN and UCL. This award particularly acknowledges all the wonderful people who have encouraged, guided, and supported me over those four decades..Michael Hutchinson, Ian McDonald, , Xavier Montalban, Tim Coetzee, Olga Circcarelli, Ahmed Toosy to name just a few. "Not to mention all those affected by MS who have engaged so willingly and enthusiastically in my research whenever asked." Professor Thompson first joined UCL in 1992 and has been the Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences since its creation in 2011.