External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Professor of Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist
Neuroscience and Trauma Centre,
Blizard, Institute of Cell and Molecular Medicine, Barts & the London School of Medicine & Dentistry,
Barts Health NHS Trust
UCLP
Director North-East London and Essex MND Care Centre
Research interests
- Validation of biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders
- Clinical trials to test the efficacy of newly developed treatments
- Mirroring of protein aggregation in the brain and body fluids in the development of neurodegeneration
- Interpretation of biological signals and imaging in the progression of neurological conditions
- Unravelling the pathogenesis of motor neuron disease and of other neuromuscular disorders
Personal interests
I play saxophone and listen to jazz and classical music
I have recently increased my level of physical exercise and I share with my children the passion for different sports in my (limited) free time
I have always been interested in history, political and economic science
Awards received
MND Research Director, North-Thames Dmentia and other Neurodegenerative Disorders (DeNDRoN)
Member of the National Clinical Study Group for Motor Neuron Disease, DeNDRoN
Awards of research grants from MRC, Wellcome, NIHR and MND Association
“Riquier Award†Felloship, (University of Pavia - Imperial College London)
“Ghislieri Award†Studentship
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
My publications in peer-reviewed journals:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=malaspina+a
Courses offered to GPs
"The Blizard Neuromuscular Symposium", QMUL
"Meet the Researcher", UCL
"Neuroscience Master-Class for GPs", Essex
"The ALS Seminars", UCL
Platform Speaker in International Congresses/Symposia