Dr Catherine Turnbull is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She completed her PhD at the MRC Prion Unit at University College London. Her project focused on the role of tau within Alzheimer's disease. She previously gained her MRes in Neuroscience from University of St Andrews and studied for her BSc in Biochemistry at the University of Bath.
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