Time Topic Guests
09:00 - 09:05 Let's get started - introducing the day Adam Smith
09:05 - 09:30 Why is research important? Chris Roberts
Jayne Goodrick
09:30 - 10:00 Clinical trials, Lewy Bodies and what Sleep can tell us Olga Borejko - Project Manager, King's College London
Victoria Grace Gabb - Research Associate, University of Bristol & Southmead Hospital
10:00 - 10:30 Smart brain imaging to understand disease Dr Maura Malpetti - Race Against Dementia ARUK Fellow, University of Cambridge
Zeynep Şahin - PhD Student, King's College London
10:30 - 11:00 Detecting dementias Dr Coco Newton - Research Fellow, University College London
Professor Jane Alty - Professor of Neurology & Consultant Neurologist, University of Tasmania
11:00 - 11:30 Digital tools to help people living with dementia Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez - Principal Research Fellow, University College London
Zara Page - PhD Student, University of New South Wales
Dr Tim Shakespeare - Research Acceleration Lead, Zinc
11:30 - 12:00 A diet for the brain & measuring quality of life Dr Sophia Amenyah - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bournemouth University
Hannah Hussain - PhD Student & Pharmacist, University of Sheffield
Dr Raysa El Zein - Lecturer of Nutrition & Dementia Researcher, University of Exeter
12:00 - 12:30 Dealing with health inequalities, and helping after diagnosis Nathan Stephens - PhD Student & Unpaid care worker, University of Worcester
Dr Clarissa Giebel - Senior Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Dr Kat Algar-Skaife - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
12:30 - 13:00 Understanding the potential causes of Alzheimer's with Neuroscience Dr Mark Dallas - Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading
Dr Richard Lofthouse - Research Fellow,  University of Aberdeen & TauRx
13:00 - 13:30 Data, Omics & predicting risk and progression Dr Cristina Legido-Quigley - Head of Systems Medicine, King's College London
Dr Petra Proitsi - ARUK Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow, King's College London
Dr Maryam Shoai - Senior Research Fellow in Statistical Genetics, University College London
13:30 - 14:00 Doing clever things with MRI Dr Riccardo Manca - Research Fellow. Brunel University London
Dr Jodi Watt - Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Glasgow
Dr Claire Lancaster - Research Fellow, University of Sussex
14:00 - 14:30 The essentials - lighting, drinking, good care Ellice Parkinson - PhD Student, University of East Anglia
Dr Terry Quinn - Reader & Consultant in Older Adult Medicine. University of Glasgow
Kate Turley - Computer Scientist & PhD Student in digital health for dementia, Belfast
14:30 - 15:00 The great outdoors - the benefits of nature & tech help Dr Esme Wood - Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Gloucestershire
Dr Steven Owen - Knowledge Exchange Officer, Exeter University
Dr Stephan Price - Research Fellow & Knowledge Exchange Officer, University of Exeter
15:00 - 15:30 Biomarkers - diagnosing dementias with a drop of blood Dr Amanda Heslegrave - Senior Research Fellow, UK Dementia Research Institute, UCL
Dr Nicholas Ashton - Assistant Professor of Neurochemistry University Gothenburg & King's College London
Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve - Race Against Dementia / ARUK Fellow, University College London
15:30 - 16:00 Genomics and big data to find new medicines & help diagnosis Dr Danielle Newby - Postdoctoral Data Scientist, University of Oxford
Dr Laura Winchester - ARUK Research Fellow, University of Oxford
16:00 - 16:30 Magnetoencephalography & super microscopes to understand Frontotemporal dementia Anna Sanchez Avila - PhD Student, University of Dundee
Rebecca Williams - PhD Student, MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
16:30 - 17:00 Special Guests Still working on it
Probably someone really interesting
17:00 - 17:30 Involving people in research Dr Catherine Quinn - Associate Professor Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford
Dr Catherine Charlwood - IDEAL Research Translation & Impact Manager, University of Exeter
Nikita Sharma - Postgraduate student (Pursuing MD), Meerut, India
17:30 - 18:00 Caring care in Care Homes Professor Claire Surr - Professor of Dementia Studies, Leeds Beckett University
Dr Victoria Shepherd - Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University
18:00 - 18:30 Pathology research, learning from brain tissue & the Brain Bank Dr Lauren Walker - ARUK Research Fellow, Newcastle University
Dr Megan Torvell - Research Associate, UK Dement Research Institute, Cardiff University
Dr Keeley Brookes-Baker - Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
Joe Morgan - PhD Student, University of Salford
18:30 - 19:00 Misfolded Proteins, Nanoparticles to bust amyloid & Neurovascular functions Dr Eric Dyne - Clinical Specialist, Roche Diagnostics
Professor Louise Serpell - Professor of Biochemistry, University of Sussex
Beth Eyre - PhD Student/ Health Science Research Fellow, University of Sheffield & University of Pittsburgh
19:00 - 19:30 Faith, communication & Primary Progressive Aphasia Dr Anna Volkmer - Senior Research Fellow & Speech and Language Therapist, University College London
Dr Katherine Britt - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Professor Cindy Weinstein - Eli and Edythe Professor of English, Caltech, USA
19:30 - 20:00 Social connectedness among latinos & exploring ethnic exclusion Nadine Mirza - Postgraudate Researcher & Research Associate, University of Manchester
Dr Mirna L. Arroyo-Miranda - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston
20:00 - 20:30 Dementia-related missing incidents & prevention Dr Hector Perez - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Waterloo
Busola Adekoya - PhD Student, University of Waterloo
20:30 - 21:00 Dementia friendly oral & eye care Dr Dia Soilemezi - Senior Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth
Dr Marianne Coleman - Clinical Vision Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
21:00 - 21:30 Underlying pathology & new ways to look at Frontotemporal degeneration Dr Lucy Chisman-Russell - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College London
Professor Tammaryn Lashley - Professor of Neuroscience, University College London
21:30 Thank you and goodnight Adam Smith

 

Time Topic Guests
09:00 - 09:05 Let's get started - introducing the day Adam Smith
09:05 - 09:30 Why is research important? Chris Roberts
Jayne Goodrick
09:30 - 10:00 Clinical trials, Lewy bodies and what sleep can tell us Olga Borejko - Project Manager, King's College London
Victoria Grace Gabb - Research Associate, University of Bristol & Southmead Hospital
10:00 - 10:30 Smart brain imaging to understand disease Dr Maura Malpetti - Race Against Dementia ARUK Fellow, University of Cambridge
Zeynep Şahin - PhD Student, King's College London
10:30 - 11:00 Detecting dementias Dr Coco Newton - Research Fellow, University College London
Professor Jane Alty - Professor of Neurology & Consultant Neurologist, University of Tasmania
11:00 - 11:30 Digital tools to help people living with dementia Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez - Principal Research Fellow, University College London
Zara Page - PhD Student, University of New South Wales
Dr Tim Shakespeare - Research Acceleration Lead, Zinc
11:30 - 12:00 A diet for the brain & measuring quality of life Dr Sophia Amenyah - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bournemouth University
Hannah Hussain - PhD Student & Pharmacist, University of Sheffield
Dr Raysa El Zein - Lecturer of Nutrition & Dementia Researcher, University of Exeter
12:00 - 12:30 Dealing with health inequalities, and helping after diagnosis Nathan Stephens - PhD Student & Unpaid care worker, University of Worcester
Dr Clarissa Giebel - Senior Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Dr Kat Algar-Skaife - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
12:30 - 13:00 Understanding the potential causes of Alzheimer's with Neuroscience Dr Mark Dallas - Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading
Dr Richard Lofthouse - Research Fellow,  University of Aberdeen & TauRx
13:00 - 13:30 Data, Omics & predicting risk and progression Dr Cristina Legido-Quigley - Head of Systems Medicine, King's College London
Dr Petra Proitsi - ARUK Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow, King's College London
Dr Maryam Shoai - Senior Research Fellow in Statistical Genetics, University College London
13:30 - 14:00 Doing clever things with MRI Dr Riccardo Manca - Research Fellow. Brunel University London
Dr Jodi Watt - Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Glasgow
Dr Claire Lancaster - Research Fellow, University of Sussex
14:00 - 14:30 The essentials - lighting, drinking, good care Ellice Parkinson - PhD Student, University of East Anglia
Dr Terry Quinn - Reader & Consultant in Older Adult Medicine. University of Glasgow
Kate Turley - Computer Scientist & PhD Student in digital health for dementia, Belfast
14:30 - 15:00 The great outdoors - the benefits of nature & tech help Dr Esme Wood - Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Gloucestershire
Dr Steven Owen - Knowledge Exchange Officer, Exeter University
Dr Stephan Price - Research Fellow & Knowledge Exchange Officer, University of Exeter
15:00 - 15:30 Biomarkers - diagnosing dementias with a drop of blood Dr Amanda Heslegrave - Senior Research Fellow, UK Dementia Research Institute, UCL
Dr Nicholas Ashton - Assistant Professor of Neurochemistry University Gothenburg & King's College London
Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve - Race Against Dementia / ARUK Fellow, University College London
15:30 - 16:00 Genomics and big data to find new medicines & help diagnosis Dr Danielle Newby - Postdoctoral Data Scientist, University of Oxford
Dr Laura Winchester - ARUK Research Fellow, University of Oxford
16:00 - 16:30 Magnetoencephalography & super microscopes to understand Frontotemporal dementia Anna Sanchez Avila - PhD Student, University of Dundee
Rebecca Williams - PhD Student, MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
16:30 - 17:00 Special Guests Still working on it
Probably someone really interesting
17:00 - 17:30 Involving people in research Dr Catherine Quinn - Associate Professor Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford
Dr Catherine Charlwood - IDEAL Research Translation & Impact Manager, University of Exeter
Nikita Sharma - Postgraduate student (Pursuing MD), Meerut, India
17:30 - 18:00 Caring care in Care Homes Professor Claire Surr - Professor of Dementia Studies, Leeds Beckett University
Dr Victoria Shepherd - Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University
18:00 - 18:30 Pathology research, learning from brain tissue & the Brain Bank Dr Lauren Walker - ARUK Research Fellow, Newcastle University
Dr Megan Torvell - Research Associate, UK Dement Research Institute, Cardiff University
Dr Keeley Brookes-Baker - Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
Joe Morgan - PhD Student, University of Salford
18:30 - 19:00 Misfolded Proteins, Nanoparticles to bust amyloid & Neurovascular functions Dr Eric Dyne - Clinical Specialist, Roche Diagnostics
Professor Louise Serpell - Professor of Biochemistry, University of Sussex
Beth Eyre - PhD Student/ Health Science Research Fellow, University of Sheffield & University of Pittsburgh
19:00 - 19:30 Faith, communication & Primary Progressive Aphasia Dr Anna Volkmer - Senior Research Fellow & Speech and Language Therapist, University College London
Dr Katherine Britt - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Professor Cindy Weinstein - Eli and Edythe Professor of English, Caltech, USA
19:30 - 20:00 Social connectedness among latinos & exploring ethnic exclusion Nadine Mirza - Postgraudate Researcher & Research Associate, University of Manchester
Dr Mirna L. Arroyo-Miranda - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston
20:00 - 20:30 Dementia-related missing incidents & prevention Dr Hector Perez - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Waterloo
Busola Adekoya - PhD Student, University of Waterloo
20:30 - 21:00 Dementia friendly oral & eye care Dr Dia Soilemezi - Senior Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth
Dr Marianne Coleman - Clinical Vision Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
21:00 - 21:30 Underlying pathology & new ways to look at Frontotemporal degeneration Dr Lucy Chisman-Russell - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College London
Professor Tammaryn Lashley - Professor of Neuroscience, University College London
21:30 Thank you and goodnight Adam Smith

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