A multi-disciplinary team, including SynthSys & CRM PI Dr Tilo Kunath , has won the 2021 Analytical Division Horizon Prize: Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science Led by Dr Perdita Barran, now based at the University of Manchester, the NoseToDiagnose team won for a novel approach to early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and stratification using a simple non-invasive skin swab. The project was made possible due to the unique ability of Joy Milne to recognise a unique but subtle scent when people have Parkinson's Disease. Joy initially approached Dr Kunath with this insight after a talk he gave at CRM to a Parkinson's Research Interest Group. In a pilot study, Joy accurately sorted Parkinson’s patients from healthy people by smelling T-shirts they had worn for 24 hours. Together they worked with Dr Barran to begin to establish what Joy was smelling. Royal Society of Chemistry Announcement Centre for Regenerative Medicine This article was published on 2024-06-17
