On 18 June 2021, a new brain bank in Prague officially opened its doors. It is the first of its kind in the CEE countries - EU member states which were part of the former Eastern bloc - and is located in the Fakultní Thomayerova nemocnice (Thomayer University Hospital), in its Neurology and Pathology departments. A brain bank is a repository of brains that have been donated for research. When a person decides to donate their brain for biomedical research, the brain bank gathers the tissue post-mortem, prepares it for future use in research, and stores it according to the highest standards. The opening of this new facility was attended by Iva Holmerová, founder of the Czech Alzheimer Society and Chairperson of Alzheimer Europe, Radoslav Matej, Chief of Pathology and Robert Rusina, Chief of Neurology. The Dean of the 3rd Medical Faculty was also present at the opening, as these departments are a teaching base for Medical Faculty students.
Pictured: Iva Holmerová with Radoslav Matej (chief of pathology) and Robert Rusina (chief of neurology).
