The University of Sheffield
Department of Neuroscience

16 December 2008

SITraN planning permission received

Sheffield is set to become a world centre for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) after the University of Sheffield gained planning permission to build an £12 million research institute in the city. The Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), which will be run by staff at the University, will bring together scientists and medical specialists from around the globe who will be dedicated to finding the causes and cure for MND.