Biography
Jonathan Schott is a Professor of Neurology at the Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, and an Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH. His clinical practice and research are centred on dementia, with a focus on early accurate diagnosis, detection of pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease, and promoting healthy cognitive ageing. He leads, amongst others a major longitudinal study exploring cognitive ageing and brain health in the MRC British 1946 birth cohort, and a study examining the utility of blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease in NHS memory clinics. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, MRC Investigator and an NIHR Senior Investigator. He has published more that 400 papers and co-edited the Oxford Textbook of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia. He is the recipient of the Alzheimer’s Association de Leon prize in neuroimaging, and Bill Thies award for distinguished service to the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy (ISTAART). He has several national and international leadership positions including a prior chair of the ISTAART Advisory Council, chair of the Association of British Neurology Clinical Advisory Group and member of the European Academy of Neurology Dementia Panel. He is Chief Medical Officer for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
