Print This PostAt ADPD 2026 in Copenhagen, we spent time in the poster halls recording short conversations with researchers about their work.
Across four days at the conference, we captured 32 poster presentations, each explaining a study in their own words – all in 3 minutes or less! We’ve brought them together into a single playlist so you can explore the range of work being shared across Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related conditions.
Translational Models for Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanisms Study #ADPD2026
Brain Volume Loss in Primary Brain Calcification Study #ADPD2026
Educating Caregivers and Clinicians in Dementia Care Study #ADPD2026
Multiomics Pathways in RNF216 Related Neurodegeneration Study #ADPD2026
Cognitive Variability in Parkinson’s from Smartphone Testing #ADPD2026
Tau Pathology Progression in Human Brain Slice Culture Model #ADPD2026
Synaptic Targets of Resilience in Alzheimer’s Disease Study #ADPD2026
What You’ll Find
The topics move across the full spread of dementia research.
There are studies focused on biology and mechanisms, looking at alpha synuclein, tau, mitochondrial function, lysosomal pathways, and how cells respond to stress or damage. Some explore how genetic variation shapes disease, including work on SNCA and RNF216, using approaches like long read sequencing and multi omics analysis.
There is a strong showing of biomarker work. Blood based markers, CSF dynamics, and cellular readouts all feature, with studies looking at how we measure disease, how stable those measures are, and what they tell us about progression.
You’ll also see a range of models and methods, from human brain slice cultures and iPSC derived neurons to imaging approaches like functional ultrasound and imaging mass cytometry. Each offers a different way to study disease processes and test ideas.
Some posters move closer to the clinic. Work using electronic health records, cohort data, and risk modelling looks at how we identify people earlier and understand patterns of disease over time. Others use smartphone testing and digital tools to capture cognition and experience outside traditional clinic settings.
And there are posters that focus on people and care. Research on diagnostic pathways, lived experience, education, and support highlights the practical side of dementia research and what it means beyond the lab.
Why We Recorded These
Poster sessions are where a lot of conversation happens, but they are also easy to miss.
You might catch a few while walking around, but not all of them. And if you are not at the conference, you miss them entirely.
These short videos are a simple way to make that work visible. Each one is quick to watch, but together they build a broader picture of what researchers are working on right now.
Dementia Researcher works alongside events organisers to share their work. If you’re organising a dementia research event and would like us to record or share your plenary talks, posters or share highlights in our podcast, or even support livestreaming to get them open access and to reach a wider audience, get in touch: dementiaresearcher@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Jodi Watt
Dr Sam Moxon