EMF 4 EMC - ARRNC team fundraising

Hi everyone,

This year I'm fundraising for the Euan Macdonald Centre by running the EMF Hairy Haggis Team Relay 2025 with my colleagues from the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic. Together, we form a small part of the Euan MacDonald Centre's network of over 200 researchers across Scotland aiming to improve the lives of people living with MND.

Euan was diagnosed with MND at the age of 29. In 2007, he and his father founded the Euan Macdonald Centre and Euan stayed actively involved right up until he died in August 2024.

Euan's legacy has meant that we have been able to carry out vital research from discovery science to clinical trials to help find a treatment for MND. Our Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology team are seeking to run in Euan's memory as a man who had a zest for life and the determination, vision, and advocacy to bring people together and inspire us to help to transform outcomes for people living with MND.

What is MND?

• MND affects cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing progressive muscle weakness and eventual paralysis.

• It’s estimated that one in 300 people will be diagnosed with MND.

• There is currently no cure or effective treatment for MND and it’s usually fatal within 2-3 years of diagnosis.

• Famous people who had MND include Rob Burrow, Ronnie Corbett, Prof Stephen Hawking and Doddie Weir.

Our research involves:

• Conducting drug discovery and pre-clinical laboratory experiments,

• Developing large scale MND clinical trials,

• Training the next generation of MND researchers,

• Promoting awareness of MND by engaging with those with lived experience.

We hope that you will support the Euan MacDonald Centre and help to continue the vital research into this cruel disease.

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