#ARUKfunded researcher Sam Boulger is presenting his poster at #ADPD2026! Stop by his poster at number 273 to find out more 🧠 If you're presenting your poster this week and would like to be featured, please get in touch! 🧡
Congratulations to Prof Hugh Markus and his Cambridge team! Their research will use stem cell models to study cerebral small vessel disease.
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Congratulations to PhD student @jlinnell.bsky.social and supervisor @corticalpete.bsky.social! Their project will use MRI scans to detect cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). #ARUKfunded
Congratulations to Dr Patrick Lewis and his new PhD student! Over the next 3 years they’ll take a bioinformatics approach to study gamma secretase and its interactions with APP. #ARUKfunded
Our Fellow Prof @saobettencourt.bsky.social delivered her inaugural lecture today at @uclqsion.bsky.social on epigenetics.
We’ve supported her career, from PhD studentship to Senior Fellowship, and she now co-leads the DEMON Network’s Genetics & Omics group.
We couldn’t be prouder!
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Huge congratulations to Prof John O’Brien and his team at the University of Cambridge! Their pilot project will investigate neutrophils as early indicators of Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia. #ARUKfunded
We’re excited to announce funding for Dr Lissette Sanchez Aranguren’s pilot project at Aston University! She’ll be exploring how liposomes could help Alzheimer’s drugs cross into the brain more effectively. #ARUKfunded
Congratulations to Dr Laura Smith and Dr Alastair Noyce at @qmuldementia.bsky.social for receiving funding through our February Grant Review Board. The team will work to improve risk disclosure for people with iRBD, a sleep disorder linked to Parkinson’s and LBD. #ARUKfunded
👏 Congratulations to Prof Jody Mason and the University of Bath team on receiving funding through our Feb Grant Review Board for their new pilot project!
Prof Mason will develop a molecular ‘glue’ to help clear harmful protein clumps in Parkinson’s and LBD. #ARUKfunded.
🎉 Congratulations to PhD student Puyu Shi and supervisor Dr Andrew Sommerlad! Over the next 3 years they will use neuroimaging and social tasks to explore changes in empathy in people with Alzheimer’s. #ARUKfunded
Looking to sharpen your computational skills while tackling real-world dementia questions? This project could be the next step in your research journey
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#ARUKFunded researcher @chiesascott.bsky.social at #AAIC25: childhood brain size may explain how birthweight influences early-life cognitive reserve, highlighting the lifelong impact of early development. Tues724.
#AAIC25 poster presentation from #ARUKFunded researcher Luke Weymouth reveals how APOE genotype influences DNA methylation patterns in the brain, using data from over 1,300 post-mortem samples. Tues 52
Differences in proteomic profiles are identified in the three main FTD mutations by #ARUKFunded Principle Research Fellow Aitana Sogorb-Esteve. #AAIC25 Mon298
At #AAIC25, Dr Fiona Jeganathan shared how UCL Drug Discovery Institute is bridging the gap between academic research and new treatments. She spotlighted the PLCγ2 project using published data to explore a promising immune target. #ARUKfunded
Differences in proteomic profiles are identified in the three main FTD mutations by #ARUKFunded Principle Research Fellow Aitana Sogorb-Esteve. #AAIC25 Mon298
Researcher Josh King-Robson shares #AAIC Monday poster looking at digital biomarkers for sleep to identify disease pathology in asymptomatic individuals. #ARUKFunded Mon299
🧠 Our Chief Medical Officer, Prof Jon Schott (@jmschott.bsky.social) just presented at #AAIC25 sharing important insights into early detection and disease progression from the Insight46 cohort #ARUKfunded
