Dr Richard Morton Receives Junior Award at MDS Congress 2026

Dr Morton is a Teaching and Research Fellow at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and a PhD student at Newcastle University.

He has received the Junior Award for his study investigating the prevalence of Parkinson's disease in Kilifi County, Kenya, conducted as part of the Transforming Parkinson's Care in Africa (TraPCAf) project. Please join us in congratulating Dr Morton on his achievement.

To learn more about his research and the wider work of the TraPCAf project, listen to his conversation with Dr Sara Schaefer on the MDS Podcast.

Last modified: Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:57:11 BST