Neuropeptides, Cells and Dipeptides - Water Parks & Messaging in the Brain
Dementia Research Charity Chatathon
01/17/23
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On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at www.chatathon.uk.
In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with:
Dr Emily Maguire, Research Associate, UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University. Emily researches the use of human stem cells which she differentiates into brain cells to understand the pathology of Alzheimer's disease.
Dr Sarah Ryan, Alzheimer's Society Research Fellow, University of Manchester. Sarah is investigating mechanisms of neurodegeneration in C9orf72 FTD, particularly those caused by the dipeptides arising from the C9 expansion - @geekazoid.
Dr James Quinn, Neurology Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA (moved since recording). James studies neuropeptides in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases to unravel disease mechanisms, working to identify new diagnostic biomarkers (something that indicated someone had dementia, and the type), and novel therapeutic targets - @tweetwithquin.
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On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at www.chatathon.uk.
In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with:
Dr Christina Toomey, Post-doctoral Research Associate, University College London. Christina's research focuses on the proteomics and lipidomics of neurodegenerative diseases and the link to the pathology present. My PhD was on the role TREM2 Gene plays in neurodegeneration too - @christina_neuro.
Dr Guliz Ozcan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University College London. Guliz works at the interception of sleep and Alzheimer's disease. Sleep problems are one of the earliest symptoms of AD and often arise years before the cognitive deficits. Using zebrafish, we have recently shown that Aβ acutely and reversibly enhances or suppresses sleep as a function of oligomer length - @guilizozcan.
Dr Gemma Lace, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science & Lead of Public Engagement and Outreach, University of Salford. Gemma researchers the role of autophagy impairments in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia, the role of obesity in dementia risk and how exosomes may shed light on underlying disease mechanisms and be used as diagnostic biomarkers. A large part her job is to also raise dementia awareness through outreach and public engagement events - @gemmalace
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On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at http://www.chatathon.uk.
In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with:
Dr Clarissa Giebel Research Fellow, University of Liverpool. Clarissa's research is looks at how people with dementia can be supported to live independently at home, and how we can address inequalities that might hinder them from getting the care they need. She has also recently been researching the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on people living with dementia, and issues with social care - @clarissagiebel
Sarah Wallcook PhD Student, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Sarah's research focuses on how everyday technology shapes, facilitates and hinders the everyday life of people with dementia, with a particular interest in rural contexts. Her patient and pubic involvement activities work in partnership with the Focus on Dementia Network group in Cumbria and are aimed at complementing and supporting the wider participatory ecosystem of the rural area in which they take place - @sarah_wallcock ( Updated Jan 2023 - Now Dr Sarah Wallcook ).
Monica Leverton PhD Student, Division of Psychiatry, University College London. Monica's PhD research uses an ethnographic approach to explore the role of homecare workers in supporting independence at home in people living with dementia. Her work has also looks at the training and support needs of homecare workers who provide care to people living with dementia, to inform a training intervention for the homecare sector - @monicaleverton (Updated Jan 2023 - Now Dr Monica Leverton at Kin's College London)
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