Investigating the mechanisms of dementia Views expressed are my own.
University of Dundee
Joined September 2019
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The last of our new first time contributors is PhD Student Athina Grigoriou, from the @DavidKoss13 Lab at University of Dundee. Working to identify a reciprocal relationship between DNA damage and neurodegeneration, specifically in synucleiopathies.
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‘It comes for your very soul’: how Alzheimer’s undid my dazzling, creative wife in her 40s theguardian.com/news/article…
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Dotty Days: 24th June to 30th June 2024
It's the start of Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Week.
The main aim of the week is to help more people know about Lewy body dementia, and we look forward to you sharing your photos on social media. #DottyDays
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Did you know dementia with Lewy Bodies is closely related to Parkinson’s disease?
This #ParkinsonsAwarenessWeek we’re sharing the common signs and symptoms that Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy Bodies share.
Share to raise awareness. 🧡
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The Opazo lab @popazo_lab at the UK Dementia Research Institute @UKDRI, Edinburgh is looking for a Research Fellow with experience with in-vivo two-photon microscopy, optogenetics, stereotaxic surgeries and animal behaviour. Closing date: 7th May.
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A quick reminder that the deadline for submissions for the Lewy Body UK Best ECR Research Paper Award supported by the Lewy Body Society is Wednesday, May 1.
The winner will be announced at the Lewy Body UK Conference 2024 at the University of Newcastle on Tuesday, June 18
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#Lewybodydementia #Dementiaresearch #Dementia
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Book your place at this year's #LewyBodyUK meeting on Tuesday 18th June 2024 in #Newcastle.
Fantastic line-up includes @ProfJTOBrien @DrEmHenderson @HeatherMortiboy @DrElieMatar
Register here: lewybodyUK2024.eventbrite.co…
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The Lewy body UK Conference brings together basic and clinical researchers working on Lewy body disease - this year taking place at University of Newcastle on the 18th June. @lbsorg
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Walls and bridges – reconciling the dementia ‘divide’ | Dr Shibley Rahman blog. @RivkahMiar drshibleyrahman.wordpress.co…
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1 I've been thinking more about @alzheimerssoc ad & reaction to it. Some ppl are critical of the 'living well with dementia' idea that I unashamedly advocate for. They say that this shows ppl are wrongly diagnosed and/or don't have dementia 🧵
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Want to do a PhD and help us discover more about synapse loss across dementia-causing diseases?
We have a fully-funded 4yr studentship available and would love to hear from you 🤩
Apply by Feb 28th!!
@UoDMedicine @BritishNeuro @AlzSocResearch @mndresearch @ARUKscientist
🚨🚨🚨Looking for a PhD in 2024?🚨🚨🚨
We have an exciting 4yr PhD project assessing the "when" and "why" of synapse loss in neurodegenerative disease, generously funded by @alzheimerssoc
Have a look at the link below for more info 😎😎
@UoDMedicine
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If you are currently supporting a family member living with dementia and are interested in receiving online support, you may be eligible to take part in the iACT4CARERS study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the nation's largest funder of health and social care research. If you would like to find out more about the study, this very short animation explains what will happen if you decide to take part.
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You can sign up for the study from here: iact4carers.com/take_part
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An exciting new collaboration and great opportunity for anyone looking for a PhD – at Scotland, United Kingdom
We have a funded (UK only) Phd position with @lab_murray open for someone interested in studying how changes in the pulmonary vasculature and ECM impacts immune responses and pathology during allergic disease. Come join us in Aberdeen! findaphd.com/phds/project/va…
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🚨🚨 We are recruiting!! 🚨🚨
2yr PostDoc position open for candidates interested in synapses, TDP-43 and ALS.
Mix of high-resolution imaging, molecular biology and proteomics.
DM or email informal enquiries.
Apply below...
@UoDMedicine @mndresearch @MNDScotland @ARUKscientist
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Next is Elizaveta Olkhova @Lizasome speaking about mitochondria dysfunction in PV+ cells in neurological disorders in vivo
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If nothing changes, 1 in 2 of us will see our lives devastated by dementia. Either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
This is why we exist. We're leading the search #ForACure 🟧
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2m76pk5e
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Sneak preview before this goes live on podcast platforms 👀🎙️
Watch & listen to me, @DavidKoss13 & @SusanAlzUK share our highlights & critiques of #ADPD2023, hosted by @daskoulidou 🗣️
youtu.be/UQdm8aWuoFM
Thanks for having us @dem_researcher @adpdnet 🧠 – at Gothenburg, Sweden
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We did it! A giant mile-long scarf wrapped SEVEN times around the @RoyalAlbertHall.
A huge thanks to all the knitters, volunteers and to Susan Hampshire & @onebiggins for your incredible support.
A few more people now know about Lewy body dementia thanks to #AScarfForLewy 💙
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I’m running the Great North Run for #TeamARUK and looking forward to finishing at South Shields again! Knowing first hand how important dementia research is and the impact COVID-19 has had on research funding, any donations would be appreciated. 🧠 justgiving.com/fundraising/L…