Scientist to front Alzheimer’s Research Trust national appeal

UCL's Selina Wray is to front a national appeal for the Alzheimer's Research Trust. Selina Wray (UCL Institute of Neurology) was selected by the UK dementia research charity thanks to her cutting-edge work using stem cells to fight Alzheimer's disease. Wray won a fellowship grant from the Alzheimer's Research Trust in June 2009. She is using stem cells, made from adult skin cells, to study the tau protein, which forms toxic tangles thought to be behind the damage caused by dementia. The new Alzheimer's Research Trust appeal features an in-depth look at Wray's research alongside a letter written by actress Lynda Bellingham to nearly 40,000 of the charity's supporters. The 2008 appeal, which featured Alzheimer's Research Trust Patron Sir Cliff Richard, raised nearly £75,000, but the charity is determined to beat that total in 2009. Speaking about her involvement in the appeal, Wray said: 'I'm over the moon to have my work featured in the appeal.
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