Copper - prion protein, molecular interactions; Effects of copper on the cellular trafficking and biochemical properties of the prion protein; Tracing the copper binding to the murine prion protein; Co-ordinate binding of copper to prion protein; Oxidative stress, metal ions and neurodegenerative disease; Near infrared spectroscopy for non-destructive analysis of prion protein isoforms; Prion and Alzheimer diseases; The copper binding domain of the amyloid precursor protein of Alzheimer's disease can modulate copper homeostasis and regulate amyloid AB production; Metals modulate the aggregation and neurotoxic properties of the prion peptide PrP106-126; Human CJD and trace elements; Metals and human prion disease; Disease progression and metal aberrations; Trace elements copper and manganese in soils; Future directions for copper and the prion protein.