Author J.K. Rowling has given 10 million pounds ($15.4 million) to set up a centre to research multiple sclerosis, the disease that killed her mother.
The creator of boy wizard Harry Potter said on Tuesday, August 30 that the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named after her mother, will be based at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. It will also study other degenerative neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Ms. Rowling said she hopes the clinic will become “a world center for excellence in the field of regenerative neurology.”
The university said Ms. Rowling’s gift is the largest single donation it has received.
Ms. Rowling is a longtime resident of the Scottish capital, and began writing the Harry Potter books when she was a cash—strapped single mother in the city.
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