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Have your story told with the Wellcome Photography Prize

11/07/2026

Wellcome Trust

Enter the Wellcome Photography Prize and share powerful stories of health, science and human experience. Free to enter worldwide. Closes 21 October 2026.

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Profile – Dr Suelyn Koerich, The University of Texas

11/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Suelyn Koerich is a postdoctoral fellow at UTHealth Houston studying neuroinflammation, microglia and brain–periphery interactions in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Profile – Dr Arezoo Talebzadeh, Ghent University

10/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Arezoo Talebzadeh is an architect and researcher using soundscape design to improve wellbeing, personal agency and dementia care.

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Profile – Cari Randa-Beaulieu, Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon

10/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Cari Randa-Beaulieu leads knowledge mobilization at the Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon, advancing accessible, co-designed dementia research.

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Profile – Abrar AbuHamdia, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

10/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Abrar AbuHamdia is a PhD candidate developing brain organoid models and reviewing treatments and surgery for neurological disorders.

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Profile – Nathania, Universitas Airlangga

10/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Nathania is a medical student at Universitas Airlangga researching Alzheimer’s disease, evidence synthesis and clinical neurology.

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Nominations Open for the 2026 John Maddox Prize

10/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Nominate a researcher who has stood up for science despite hostility. Two John Maddox Prizes of US$5,000 are available. Deadline: 2 August 2026.

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Alzheimer’s Trials Data Discovery Challenge

10/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Apply for the Alzheimer’s Trials Data Discovery Challenge: $75,000 in prizes for research on sex differences, progression and disease subtypes.

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Profile – Dr Niying Li, University of Georgia

10/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Niying Li is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia researching disparities in dementia care, access to treatments and family caregiver support.

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Blog – When Experiments Fail: Staying Positive in Research

09/07/2026

Beccy Owen

Beccy Owen on why a failed experiment does not make you a bad scientist, and how to keep a positive mindset when the work refuses to cooperate.

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Profile – Muthia Huda Islami, NBCH

09/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Muthia Huda Islami is a Research Fellow in Jakarta, coordinating Alzheimer’s and dementia studies, with interests in genetics, epidemiology and baking.

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Blog – How I Found My Way into Dementia Research

09/07/2026

Harriet Greene

Harriet Greene got into an Oxford PhD at 23 with no master’s, via Bali, a broken arm and a Greek dive boat. Her first blog on the give to gain principle.

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