Claire Troakes

Dr. Claire Troakes is a Senior Lecturer at King's College London's Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience within the School of Neuroscience. She is affiliated with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and coordinates the London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank, a major resource for CNS tissue research. Her work focuses on neurodegenerative disease pathology, including mechanisms linking head injury to neurodegeneration and genetic risk factors in ALS and frontotemporal dementia.

• Key roles: Brain Bank Coordinator, Principal Investigator for multiple grants
• Research areas: ALS, Alzheimer's, genetic neuropathology
• Collaborations: King's College Hospital, leading neuroscientists in translational research

Her research combines molecular pathology with clinical studies, investigating:

• Neuronal damage mechanisms in neurodegeneration
• Genetic markers in FTLD-TDP subtypes
• Impact of traumatic brain injury on neurodegenerative processes

Grants include Alzheimer's Research UK funding (2025-2026) and projects exploring progranulin's role in dementia. Active in neuropathological investigations of spinal cord trauma and inherited prion disease biomarkers.