The Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CRND) - Faculty of Medicine - University of Toronto

The Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Tanz CRND) was created in 1990.  The Tanz CRND grew from a small research unit to become one of the world’s major centres for research on these disorders. The Tanz CRND has made profound discoveries about the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. They made critical discoveries about fundamental neurobiology, covering the discovery of a novel type of enzyme (presenilin complex) that cleaves membrane proteins, and is basic for all forms of animal life.

Nowadays, their research areas are: Alzheimer's disease research, Parkinson's disease research, Frontotemporal Dementia and related disorders, Lewy Body Dementia, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Prion disease research.