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2021 ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK THAMES VALLEY NETWORK DEMENTIA INFORMATION EVENT
The Alzheimer’s Research UK Thames Valley Network held an online public event titled, ‘The journey from Reading to Oxford: Building roads to save memories’ on Thursday 17th June 2021, as part of the Lab Notes series hosted by Alzheimer’s Research UK.
We showed you behind the scenes of dementia research labs in Oxford and Reading. Scientists gave an insight into what life is like inside a busy lab; showing examples of their experiments and work. Jane Thomas, an Oxford poet, performed a poem that she had written specially for this event called ‘Your Brain’. The event was recorded and is available to watch again on YouTube.
You can also view the individual dementia lab location recordings:-
- School of Pharmacy, University of Reading
- Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, University of Oxford
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurodegeneration, University of Oxford
The filming was carried out by Video4Ltd.
2020 Alzheimer's Research UK Thames Valley Network Dementia Information Event
Sadly, due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to hold the 2020 Alzheimer's Research UK Thames Valley Network Dementia Open Morning. However, over the summer we arranged for the presenters within the network centre who were due to talk at the March public event to give their talks online. The short talks from scientists were recorded and include a range of topics in dementia. They are available to watch on YouTube We hope you find the videos informative.
Filming by Video4Ltd.
2020 Alzheimer's Research UK Thames Valley Network Dementia Information Event programme of talks
Welcome - Dr Mark Dallas, University of Reading
Dr Mark Dallas is the Network Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Research UK Thames Valley Network and an Associate Professor at the University of Reading’s School of Pharmacy. His research uses electrophysiological techniques to examine the disruption in brain communication.
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The path to life-changing breakthroughs - Dr Katy Stubbs, Alzheimer's Research UKAlzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading charity specialising in finding preventions, treatments and a cure for dementia. In this talk Katy Stubbs gives an overview of dementia and the work of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Dr Katy Stubbs leads on public engagement at Alzheimer’s Research UK. She helps to share the progress being made in research with the public and supports scientists to engage people with their research. |
Protein aggregation and Parkinson’s disease - Dr Sophie Morgan, Oxford Drug Discovery InstituteDr Sophie Morgan is a Molecular Biologist at the Oxford Drug Discovery Institute (ODDI). Her work focuses on establishing alpha-synuclein aggregation assays that can be used to understand the pathways that lead to alpha-synuclein aggregation; and to identify new therapeutic targets that will improve cellular function.
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Can we prevent dementia? - Dr Vanessa Raymont, University of OxfordDr Vanessa Raymont is a senior researcher and consultant psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Her interests are in brain injury, cognitive disorders and dementia, as well as clinical trials in cognitive impairment. She is part of a number of studies focusing on the potential prevention of dementia.
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MICROSCOPIC TWEEZERS, A NEW AVENUE FOR TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - DR NORA BENGOA-VERGNIORY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDDr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory is a senior researcher in the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre (OPDC) at the University of Oxford She is working to find novel strategies for detection & treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease, specifically looking into unpicking the accumulation of protein in the brain. |
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EFFECTS OF BILINGUALISM ON HEALTHY AGEING AND DEMENTIA - TOMS VOITS, UNIVERSITY OF READING
Toms Voits is a PhD student at the University of Reading, supervised by Christos Pliatsikas, Holly Robson, & Jason Rothman. His research explores the cognitive and neurological effects of bilingualism in healthy ageing populations, via a longitudinal study employing a combination of neuroimaging (MRI) & behavioural techniques. |
Past Events
We have a dedicated YouTube channel which features recorded presentations from our past public events.
See details of all our dementia researchers here.