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Five University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
![Pic of Prof Iris Grunwald standing next to an airplane](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-03/Iris%20Grunwald%20SQUARE_1.jpg?itok=69rRHpl8)
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A University of Dundee researcher has been named as one of the UK’s leading women entrepreneurs in recognition of her “game-changing” ideas.
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A breast cancer survivor who has spent 20 years supporting research into the disease has been presented with a unique commemorative gift celebrating her achievement in raising £100,000 through the sale of homemade tablet.
![Man and woman standing by poster showing DNA](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-02/PINK1_TOM_image_0.jpg?itok=imMnh1-6&h=2e111cc1)
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Mutations in PINK1 are the second most frequent cause of autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson’s disease.
![Miratul Muqit](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020-03/miratul%20muqit%204.jpg?itok=4FHoFI4r)
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Scientists at the University of Dundee and Harvard Medical School have identified the key targets of an enzyme that play a critical role in protecting the brain against the development of Parkinson’s disease.
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Dozens of dedicated fundraisers have smashed a fundraising target to support Parkinson’s research at the University of Dundee.
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A deep brain ultrasound treatment that can transform the quality of life for people with uncontrollable tremors has been made available in Scotland for the first time following a University of Dundee fundraising campaign.
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Even a global pandemic has not proven formidable enough to prevent one-woman tablet-making machine Fiona Edwards from raising thousands of pounds for research at the University of Dundee.