Time | Topic | Guests |
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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 |