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Professor Nick Fox
Name:
Professor Nick Fox
Job Title:
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Consultant Neurologist, UKDRI Group Leader & Director of the UCL Dementia Research Centre.
Place of work / study:
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery & University College London.
Area of Research:
Professor Fox’s research interests are focussed on the early detection, differential diagnosis and monitoring of progression in cognitive disorders and neurodegenerative dementias. He is particularly interested in the familial dementias and the use of biomarkers and clinical and cognitive measures to assess the earliest manifestations of autosomal dominant dementias, both Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal lobar degenerations. He is also involved in the delivery of clinical trials.
How is your research funded:
NHS / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre & various grants.
Tell us a little about yourself:
Professor Fox is an expert in neuroimaging whose pioneering work in the development and application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods has had impacts on the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of progression in cognitive disorders and neurodegenerative dementias. He has published over 400 papers, and is recognised as a “most highly cited” researcher by Thomson Reuters (top 1% of global citations in 2017). He has earned numerous prestigious awards, including election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences and NIHR Senior Investigator, and the 2017 Weston Brain Institute International Outstanding Achievement Award.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
Before doing medicine at University, I did a degree in Physics.
Why did you choose to work in dementia:
My decision to work in dementia research came from having done a junior hospital doctor job working in the area and finding the topic interesting and important. However, like most things in life, it came down to an opportunity presenting itself. I was interested in looking at brain imaging (MRI) in familial Alzheimer’s disease and thought that my physics background might be help. My supervisor suggested I apply for a research fellowship from the Alzheimer’s Society. I wasn’t entirely sure about what I wanted to do at that stage but he suggested “we can put the application in and you can decide later”… so it was not part of any well thought out plan – but I certainly haven’t regretted it and have been very grateful that I was awarded that fellowship.
What single piece of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
Take all the oppertunities you can to engage with people living with dementia, patients and families.
Can we find you on Twitter & Instagram?
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Adam Smith
