Profile – Franziska Weinmar, University of Tübingen
Dementia ResearcherFranziska Weinmar is a PhD researcher at University of Tübingen studying how hormones shape women’s mental health, and hosts the Let’s Talk About Women podcast.
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Profile – Dr Andrew Kiselica, University of Georgia
Dr Andrew Kiselica is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia studying early Alzheimer’s detection, rural screening and dementia risk.
Profile – Professor Vibe G. Frokjaer, University of Copenhagen
Professor Vibe G Frokjaer, Clinical Professor at University of Copenhagen, studies brain architecture of mood disorder risk to improve prevention and treatment.
Profile – Kirsty Hynes, Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network
Kirsty Hynes is a Clinical Studies Officer at ENRICH Scotland supporting care home research, with a background in mental health nursing and a love of running.
Profile – Dr Marieta Vassileva, UCL ARUK Drug Discovery Institute
Dr Marieta Vassileva is a Research Fellow at UCL ARUK Drug Discovery Institute studying microglia in neurodegeneration to develop new dementia therapies.
Profile – Dr Sofie Let Frandsen, Vesper Bio
Dr Sofie Let Frandsen is a Senior Research Scientist at Vesper Bio studying neurodegeneration, with a focus on FTD GRN and a passion for preclinical research.
Profile – Dr Lauren O’Neill, University of Dundee
Dr Lauren O’Neill is a postdoc researcher at Dundee studying alpha synuclein in DLB, inspired by personal loss and focused on mitochondrial links and genomics
Profile – Grace Thomson, University of Exeter
Grace Thomson is a PhD student at the University of Exeter researching microRNAs in Lewy body dementia and their role in disease and future treatments.
Profile – Dr Alice Carstairs, Alzheimer’s Society
Dr Alice Carstairs is a Research Communications Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, sharing dementia research and engaging audiences across web, media and socials
Profile – Beccy Owen, University of Warwick
Beccy Owen is a PhD researcher at the University of Warwick studying how tau pathology disrupts neuronal ion channels and brain activity in Alzheimer’s disease.
Profile – Ivana Kancheva
Ivana Kancheva is a PhD candidate at Leiden University Medical Center studying biomarkers and blood brain barrier changes in cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Profile – Professor Jason Warren, University College London
Professor Jason Warren, neurologist at UCL Dementia Research Centre, studies hearing, language and primary progressive aphasia to understand dementia.