The Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre combines discovery science and experimental medicine to rapidly translate our research into healthcare benefit.

We want to discover and develop new treatments and implement optimal care pathways that provide better outcomes and transform the lives of patients living with neurological diseases.

We do this through a multidisciplinary approach, involving all healthcare professionals across the translational pathway to ensure all aspects of healthcare benefit are considered within our research agenda.

The Centre is a partnership between the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences (part of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust), The University of Manchester and the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre. 

We are proud to work in collaboration with the Skull Base Foundation which supports development in the care of patients with skull base disease through education and through clinical and basic science research. 

Find out how you can support us through donations and fundraising activities. 

On this page:

1. Our research
2. Our team
3. News and updates
4. Northern Care Alliance Research Collection (NCARC)
5. Patient and public involvement and engagement
6. Get in touch

The Centre team comprises researchers and other staff from the NHS and The University of Manchester.

See the latest news and updates from the Centre, and read our annual reports.

Visit the blog for announcements and updates on our research and fundraising.

Download our latest annual reports:

• 2024 annual report (PDF)

NCARC is a Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licensed generic research tissue bank, with an affiliated sample biorepository. NCARC works across the Northern Care Alliance, covering four hospitals.

NCARC provides a streamlined and high-quality way to collect and store appropriate consented annotated biomaterial, and NHS data, for distribution to partners with an interest in biomedical research, according to regulatory requirements.

To learn more about NCARC, request access or set up a specific research collection, please visit the NCARC website.

Find out how you can get involved with our research on our patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) page.

Find out how you can get involved with our research.

If you have any questions about the Centre, please get in touch.

Email: GJBRC@manchester.ac.uk

Alisha Patel (Centre Manager)
Email: alisha.patel@nca.nhs.uk

Gill Burns (Centre Administrator)
Email: gillian.burns@manchester.ac.uk

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