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Catch-up – Cognition & olfaction by Mohammad Amin Abdollahi

15/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

In this webinar, Mohammad Amin Abdollahi, presents some critical terms in the normal cognitive ageing period and Olfactory system.

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Blog – Doing a virtual viva and completing PhD amendments

12/07/2020

Dr Anna Volkmer

Anna Volkmer (now Dr Volkmer) shares the story behind her on / off viva, and working on amendments, parenting and work during lockdown.

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Biogen Asks FDA To Approve Aducanumab

09/07/2020

Alz Forum

The first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in more than 16 years in the U.S.? The FDA will be making a judgement within the next six months.

Careers

Keeping two journals has made me a better scientist

07/07/2020

Nature Careers Blog

Her habit of keeping two journals has helped Adeline Williams to develop observation and recording skills she might otherwise lack.

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Podcast – Neuroinflammation drug discovery in stem cell-derived microglia

06/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

Exploring why Microglia are awesome, why our panel use induced pluripotent stem cells & how they feed Genome wide association studies and drug discovery

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Profile – Maria Kreger Karabova

03/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

DPhil student (Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease) at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. Looking at Neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration. Be careful she can overhead-squat supervisors.

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Identifying Your Skills: You Have More than you Think!

03/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

Do you know the difference between ‘skills’ and ‘experience’. They are not the same thing and it’s important to know the difference when you’re writing your CV.

Careers, Partner Blogs

Tools that help researchers see the big picture

02/07/2020

Nature Careers Blog

What project-management software can do for scientists, and help you continue to see the big picture an the detail. By Anna Nowogrodzki for Nature Careers

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Profile – Dr Hazel Hall-Roberts

02/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

Lab Leader in the UK Dementia Research Institute using stem cell models of microglia to study an Alzheimer’s disease-linked mutation in the gene TREM2.

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Catch-up – Utilising nanoparticles to destroy beta-amyloid by Eric Dyne

02/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

Eric Dyne discusses his research into Magnetothermal destruction of beta-amyloid plaques & how it can promote microglial clearance and dampen neuroinflammation.

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Profile – Professor Emma Mead, University of Oxford

01/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

Professor Emma Mead leads the neuroinflammation team at ARUK’s Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, developing cell-based assays for new dementia treatments.