Episode 17. MND with Kevin Talbot - Author of Motor Neuron Disease

In this episode, I discuss motor neuron disease with neurologist Kevin Talbot. We explore his dual clinical and research perspectives of the disease as portrayed in his co-authored book.

Kevin Talbot is Professor of Motor Neuron Biology, and Head of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford He is a clinician scientist with 25 years of experience of diagnosing and managing MND and related diseases.

Kevin Talbot leads the Neurodegeneration and Cerebrovascular Theme of the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, and the main focus of his laboratory research is to improve pre-clinical models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, focussing on early stage disease.

His laboratory has identified disease-specific phenotypes in motor neurons which provide the tools for screening drugs of potential therapeutic benef ...