Profile – Dr Zsofia Laszlo, University of Dundee
MNDA Postdoctoral Research Fellow understanding the cellular and molecular changes in neurodegenerative diseases, especially focusing on Motor Neuron Disease.
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Profile – Dr Georgina Menzies, Cardiff University
Lecturer working in Computational Biology, applying simulations to biological structure to work out their function – lover of computers, science and Labrador’s
Blog – The Quest to Understand Motor Neuron Disease
Insights into Motor Neuron Disease through an engaging interview by Athena Bratopoulou with Dr Zsófia László, shedding light on groundbreaking research and hope
Blog – The grant review process; perspective of an ECR
Dr Hannah Smith highlights her unique role as the first Early Career Researcher on MND Scotland’s Scientific Advisory Panel, showcasing its significant benefits
Caring for someone with MND – Martyn’s experiences
In this episode of the MND Matters Podcast – Martyn shares his personal experience as an unpaid carer for his wife Anna, who was diagnosed with MND in May 2023
Profile – Athena Bratopoulou, University of Dundee
Undergrad Neuroscience student undertaking an internship in the Henstridge Lab at University of Dundee, centred around synaptoneurosomes in health and in ALS.
Global MND Awareness Day 2024
Each year on 21 June the MND community from around the world marks Global MND Awareness Day – a date selected because it marks the longest day of the year.
Profile – Dr Hannah Smith, The University of Edinburgh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow working in MND, generating and analysing the transcriptome and translatome in the motor neurons at pre and early symptomatic stages
Motor neurone disease, and a gut microbe-brewery
In this show The Naked Scientists explore the mechanisms of motor neurone disease with John Ealing from the Manchester MND Care Centre.
Podcast – Happiness as Medicine: Well-being in Dementia Care
In this podcast we meet 3 of the people behind the World Happiness Report to discuss their findings around the connection between well-being and dementia risk.
Profile – Caitlyn Fastenau, University of Texas Health San Antonio
PhD Student at University of Texas Health San Antonio exploring the biology of ageing & role of post-translational modifications on microglia in Alzheimer’s
Profile – Dr Shea Andrews, University of California San Francisco
Assistant Professor leading a lab dedicated to unraveling the causal pathways that underlie the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).