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Professor of Neurology and Neurogenetics, ALS genetics researcher.
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Information on Prof. Christopher Edward Shaw
Professor Chris Shaw is a Consultant Neurologist and Professor of Neurology & Neurogenetics at King's College London's IoPPN, Director of the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, and a Group Leader at the UK DRI at King's.
Education & training: Studied medicine in New Zealand and undertook doctoral training at the University of Cambridge as a Wellcome Fellow, followed by higher specialist training in neurology and neurogenetics.
Clinical interests: Precision care for motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia, including genetic counselling and trial-embedded pathways.
Research, teaching & leadership: Former Director of the UK DRI at King's (2017–2022) with a programme defining ALS/FTD genetics and mechanisms, supervising doctoral and clinical fellows and leading international consortia.
Service & systems: Integrates genomic diagnostics and experimental medicine within multidisciplinary MND services at King's, with data-driven quality improvement.
Selected publications & contributions: High-impact outputs on ALS/FTD genetics and model systems, with invited plenaries and policy engagement on neurodegenerative research.
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