Magical gesture
Harry Potter author donates £15m to MS research clinic named in memory of mum
JK ROWLING has given another £15million to a research facility for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
The Harry Potter author’s immense generosity helped create Edinburgh University’s Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named after her late mother, back in 2010.
And her latest gesture will benefit countless people suffering from the condition in the future.
HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has donated more than £15million to multiple sclerosis research at the clinic named after her mum.
It will help create new facilities and support vital research at Edinburgh University’s Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic. The clinic was formed in 2010 with a donation from Rowling and is named in memory of her mother, who died of MS at just 45.
It has established itself as an integrated care and research facility focusing on MS and neurological conditions such as motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s and dementia with the aim of bringing more clinical studies and trials to patients.
Rowling said: “When the clinic was founded, none of us could have predicted the incredible progress that would be made in the field of regenerative neurology, with the clinic leading the charge.
“I am delighted to now support the clinic into a new phase of discovery and achievement, as it realises its ambition to create a legacy of better outcomes for generations of people with MS and non-MS neurodegenerative diseases.
“It’s a matter of great pride for me that the clinic has combined these lofty ambitions with practical, on-the-ground support and care for people with MS, regardless of stage and type – I’ve heard at first-hand what a difference this support can make.
“I am confident that the combination of clinical research and practical support delivered by Professor Siddharthan Chandran and his exemplary team will create a definitive step-change for people with MS and associated conditions.”
Director Chandran added: “This incredibly far-sighted and generous donation will unlock the potential of personalised medicine for people with MS in Scotland and further afield.”