Join Dr Megan O’Hare talkgin with Jane Gregg and Dr Josie Jenkinson. Discussing their work on understanding how people with dementia perceive themselves and their future once they receive a diagnosis of dementia and how that links with service use in the NHS.
Listen to this week’s podcast to hear Professor Louise Serpell and Dr Karen Marshall from the University of Sussex talk their research in Alzheimer’s biochemistry and drug development. Learn about misfolding, what amyloid fibrils actually are, their structure and how their using this knowledge.
In this first podcast of 2020, Anna Volkmer is talking with Dr Clarissa Giebel, Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez and James Fletcher exploring best practice and challenges in consenting people to participate in dementia research studies, and judging capacity.
A look back to some great moments from the 36 podcasts we produced and shared in 2019.
This week we are at Queen Mary University, London – talking to three panellists about what they discovered at the ‘Prediction and Prevention in Neurodegenerative Disease Symposium’, held on the 29th November.
Adam Smith talks to Dr Sarah Campbell, Prof Andrew Clark & Maria Walsh discussing their work puting their co-produced dementia research into action with zines.
Academics and industry discuss the Dementia Consortium and drug discovery, from the basics of target validation to the question you always wanted to ask big pharma – what is their motivation for investing! With Dr Declan Jones, Dr John Isaac, Professor Paul Whiting and Dr James Connell.
Dr Ben Hicks & Dr Laura Hughes from the University of Sussex. Exploring their research into the benefits and perceived downsides of early diagnosis, Ben’s PhD work on how different populations manage diagnosis and how care homes can enhance the quality of life for people with dementia.
Faye Boswell and Katherine Gray from Alzheimer’s Society discuss the focus for future funding programmes, tips on writing your applications and an in-depth discussion about the 4 I’s. With insider experience from Dr Antoinette O’Connor, an Alzheimer Society-funded Clinical Research Fellow.
Emma Harding & Emilie Brotherhood are in the studio talking about the £3.5m Rare Dementia Support Impact study, researching the value of multi-component support groups for people living with or supporting someone with a rare form of dementia.
What’s possible when a group of creative, motivated, self-driven qualitative researchers find each other? Adam Smith joined Dr Jemima Dooley and Dr Sarah Griffiths to record this podcast and find out about their plans.
Regular contributor Anna Volkmer is joined Dr Sarah Aldous, Dr James Fletcher and Dr Robyn Dowlen, with advice for anyone about to sit their viva.
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