Profile – Dr Inga Antonsdottir, Johns Hopkins University
Dementia ResearcherDr Inga Antonsdottir is a Nurse Practitioner and Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins researching sleep, circadian rhythms, and Alzheimer’s prevention.
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Profile – Love Onwuzuruike, University of Bristol
Love Onwuzuruike, PhD student at University of Bristol exploring how membrane composition affects serotonin receptor signalling in dementia drug discovery.
Profile – Dr Tom Russ, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Tom Russ, Reader in Old Age Psychiatry at The University of Edinburgh, researches clinical and interdisciplinary dementia. Loves Esperanto.
Profile – Esther Whittlesea Reed
Esther Whittlesea Reed, carer and Alzheimer’s Society funded lived experience contributor, shares insights from supporting a young family through dementia.
Profile – Dr Gillian Coughlan, Harvard Medical School
Dr Gillian Coughlan is an Instructor at Harvard MGH studying preclinical Alzheimer disease, focusing on personalised risk factors and brain changes in ageing.
Profile – Sophie Jeffery, Sheffield Health & Care
Sophie Jeffery is a Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist passionate about family therapy and supporting older people with dementia.
Profile – Aygun Badalova, University College London
Aygun Badalova is a PhD student at UCL’s Institute of Neurology researching digital interventions for dementia and Alzheimer’s, funded by NIHR.
Profile – Gareth Heslop, Dementia UK
Gareth Heslop works in AI at HSBC Bank and supports dementia research, drawing on his experience caring for his wife and living in 20 homes.
Profile – Dr Patricia Masterson-Algar, Bangor University
Dr Patricia Masterson Algar, Lecturer at Bangor University. Researches psychosocial support for young dementia carers. Funded by Health and Care Research Wales.
Profile – Denise Grassick-Munro, Neuroprogressive & Dementia Network
Denise Grassick-Munro is a Patient and Public Engagement Officer at the NRS Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network, linking research with communities in Scotland
Profile – Hannah Gardner, Dementia UK
Hannah Gardner, Consultant Admiral Nurse for Children and Young People at Dementia UK and Senior Associate at Bangor University, researching peer support.
Profile – Dr Darragh O’Brien, University of Oxford
Dr Darragh O’Brien, University of Oxford researcher funded by ARUK and industry, studies tauopathies using proteomics to explore protein function and disease.