Blogger Profile – Dr Kira Shaw
Dementia ResearcherNovelist and Research base at University of Sussex, studying the relationship between brain cells and blood vessels in hippocampus.
Tag: Medical Research Council
Costing your research
What costs should you be considering on your next grant application
Life at a brain bank
Manager of the South West Dementia Brain Bank Dr Laura Palmer explains her work at the bank and the connection she feels with the brain donors.
MRC Talks podcast
The Medical Research Council has recently revamped its format and released the MRC talks Podcast, bringing stories from inspiring scientists working to improve lives through medical research. Take a look.
Podcast Profile – Professor Simon Mead
Professor, Clinical Lead of the UK National Prion Clinic and grant review board panel member.
Podcast Profile – Yolanda Ohene
Physicist tap dancing her way to a PhD, and developing new MRI techniques for Alzheimer’s Disease
Pushing dementia research through US-UK collaboration
For MRC grants that involve collaborations, almost half (43%) are international. They are running a symposium in Washington D.C to encourage more of this, by joining up UK early career researchers and National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers working in neurodegeneration. But what’s the international incentive? Three researchers with MRC-NIH Partnership Awards share how they hope to benefit. Dr Chi-Hun Kim,…
Why do a Clinical Research Training Fellowship?
There are a number of opportunities to be a clinician and academic in the UK. Watch this film from the MRC to explain more.