Profile – Dr Deborah Oliveira
Dementia ResearcherNurse, Brazilian, Social Media Guru and busy postdoc working in Nottingham to improve care and reduce risks in dementia.
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Profile – Dr Raysa El Zein, University of Westminster
University of Westminster Postdoc Researcher working on the relation between nutrition and cognitive functions and helping people with MCI.
Profile – Dr Claire Durrant, University of Edinburgh
Race Against Dementia Dyson Fellow, understanding mechanisms of synapse loss and exploring ways to prevent it, at The University of Edinburgh.
Profile – Dr Nicolas Farina
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, interestsed in the benefits of physical activity, to identifying ways to maintain and improve people’s quality of life
Profile – Dr Kira Shaw
Novelist and Research base at University of Sussex, studying the relationship between brain cells and blood vessels in hippocampus.
Profile – Dr Hannah Scott
Research Associate at Cardiff University and, Humming Bird, investigating the effects of Alzheimer’s disease risk variants in non-coding regions of the genome on microglial cells
Profile – Dr Barbara Kramarz
Gene Ontology Biocurator at University College London, fast learner and new violinist.
Profile – Siobhan O’Connor
Lecturer in nursing working on Digital health / eHealth in Edinburgh, with loyal support from Harris
Profile – Dr Nazira Albargothy
Based in Sweden developing an understanding of the neuroanatomical pathways involved in the entry and clearance of drugs and toxins from the brain.
Profile – Dr Rachael Kelley
Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University. Driven by a family connection, and driven by the potential to deliver improvements in care – and will eat any caterpillar that gets in her way!
Profile – Dr Cara Sass
Completed her PhD looking at the value of sporting reminiscence for men living with dementia, now a research Fellow at University of Leeds
Profile – Dr Lakshini Mendis
Early Career Researcher working in the Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research supporting delivery of the governments 2020 Dementia Challenge