Martin Rossor is Professor of Clinical Neurology at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, and established a specialist cognitive disorders clinic which acts as a tertiary referral service for young onset and rare dementias.
Professor Rossor trained in Neurology at the National Hospital, Queen Square (London) and undertook research into the neurochemistry of degenerative dementia at the MRC Neurochemical Pharmacology Unit, Cambridge.
Clinical research interests of Professor Rossor are in the degenerative dementias and particularly in familial disease. He was editor of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, and President of the Association of British Neurologists.
Martin Rossor is the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research and Director NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre Dementia Theme.
The intention is to gather scientific insights about major societal challenges in LIAS on the basis of international and interdisciplinary consultation.