Dr Thomas Massey

Dr Thomas Massey is a clinical academic Fellow in Neurology in the School of Medicine. 

His research interest is the molecular pathogenesis of Huntington's disease and other repeat expansion disorders. Most of these conditions are characterised by progressive neurodegeneration and none currently has a disease-modifying treatment.

The overarching aim of his research programme is to leverage insights from human genetics, cell models and biochemistry to identify new therapeutic targets that can cut across a number of repeat expansion disorders. 

As a Neurologist Thomas see's patients in clinic and has been heavily involved in clinical trials in Huntington's disease. His hope is that by understanding the molecular details of repeat expansion disorders we can develop novel treatments with the potential to slow or prevent these incurable diseases. 

His work is supported by the Guarantors of Brain, Academy of Medical Sciences, Medical Research Council (post-doctoral research training Fellowship), Association of British Neurologists (Patrick Berthoud Charitable Trust Fellowship), Brain Research Trust and the European Huntington’s Disease Network.

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