International Symposium on ALS / MND Roundup 2023
Dementia Researcher
12/15/23
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The 34th International Symposium on ALS / MND organised by the MND Association took place in Basel, Switzerland from the 6-8 December 2023. In this podcast Dr Alys Griffiths from The University of Sheffield hosts a discussion with three researchers to talk about their talks, and highlights from the biggest annual conference dedicated to ALS and MND research. Sharing news from researchers working around the world to better understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neurone disease. -- Sharing their highlights are: Alicia Northall, Postdoctoral Researcher from University of Oxford. Alicia recently moved back to the UK after completing her PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Tubingen / Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany. Alicia's works in Neuroimaging to characterise microstructural changes to the brain in living patients using 7-Tesla MRI. Dr Philip McGoldrick, Research Associate at University of Toronto. Phil completed his PhD at University College London and is interested in the basic mechanisms that contribute to disease progression and investigate them using a mixture of cell and animal models, alongside post mortem patient tissue. Amber Sewell-Green is a PhD Candidate and Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) at University of Queensland, Australia. Amber's research is focused on improving Nutrition Care Guidelines for MND looking at energy balance and the role of lipids in ALS. Heather Marriott is a PhD Student at King's College London. Amber undertakes analysis of next-generation sequencing data using bioinformatics and machine learning to advance personalised medicine approaches in ALS/MND. -- For more information about the event visit: https://symposium.mndassociation.org/ You can also get news from the event as it happened on X: https://bit.ly/alsmndsymp Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you’ll find a video version of this podcast on our YouTube Channel and website, with captions for those unable to hear. https://youtu.be/nIfDb7imAN0 -- Follow us on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/
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