Welcome to CDRF

The CDRF has funded a number of successful projects at the Department of Twin Research, a major Department within King’s College, based at St Thomas’ Hospital. Through the use of clinical, questionnaire and genetic data gathered from over 12,000 ‘TwinsUK’ volunteers over 20 years, scientists have identified the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to many chronic diseases.
Genes associated with diseases such as arthritis, migraine and heart disease have also been discovered. The success of these projects proves that the use of identical and non-identical twins is one of the most effective techniques used to understand the causes of diseases associated with the ageing process.

Dr Tim Spector
Meet our personnel
Prof. Tim Spector
Medical Director
Daniel Simon
Chairman of the Trustees
Mike Benaim
Trustee
Nick Pike
Trustee
Dr Jess Buxton
Trustee
Dr Elena Bochukova
Trustee
Dr Ted Stonehill
Trustee
Robyn Fitzgerald
Administrator