About The Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a debilitating disease that generally strikes at random in middle age. It leads to muscle weakness and ultimately paralysis, and is usually fatal within a few years. There are approximately 300 people living with MND in Scotland at any given time and there are no effective treatments.
Euan MacDonald, an Edinburgh-born investment banker, was diagnosed with MND in 2003. Since then, he has devoted all his energies to his young family and to fund-raising for MND research.
In 2006, Euan and his father Donald became interested in the diverse group of MND researchers at Edinburgh University. The pair made a generous donation to permit the establishment of the Euan MacDonald Centre for MND Research.
The Centre is committed to providing comprehensive clinical services for MND patients and state-of-the-art research into the causes of MND, and new treatments for this devastating disease.
Find out more about:
Euan's story
Clinical services offered (page under construction)
Our research profile
The setting of the Centre at the University of Edinburgh
