Congratulations to Dr Maura Malpetti, Prof @tspiresjones.bsky.social & Dr Robert McGeachan, who were awarded prizes at @alzheimersresearchuk.org's conference last week! 👏
www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
💡 Research led by Prof Sir David Klenerman and Dr Dorothea Böken (UK DRI at Cambridge) reveals how the accumulation of toxic tau varies in different neurodegenerative conditions.
The findings could inform the development of new biomarkers & targeted therapeutics 👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
An engaging start to day 2 @alzheimersresearchuk.org Conference with Prof Tara Spires-Jones (UK DRI at Edinburgh) looking at the past, present & future of dementia research 🧠
Plenty more to look forward to including a keynote from Prof Henrik Zetterberg (UK DRI Biomarker Factory) to end the day!
Recently, UK DRI’s Prof Miratul Muqit, Parkinson’s Research Centre Director, joined partners from @parkinsons.org.uk in Parliament
He spoke with policymakers about the importance of research inclusion & showcased how he would embed inclusion at the co-founded Centre
www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
🧠 Neuroscientist @andreaserio.bsky.social and his team have made lab-grown neural networks that are similar to human cortical circuits.
@crick.ac.uk @ukdri.ac.uk #neuroscience
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Delighted to attend this week's @alzheimersresearchuk.org conference in Manchester! 🧠 🍊
Come say hi during the breaks and pick up some goodies at our stand in the exhibition hall 👋
What role do oligodendrocytes play in Alzheimer's? 🔬
We're pleased to support a major new project led by @sj-marzi.bsky.social, @dervissalih1.bsky.social, @nottalexi.bsky.social & @rikeshrajani.bsky.social, to investigate how these cells influence neurodegeneration👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Graphic with a globe and aeroplane trail reading “Returning to Work: Travel and Career Break.” Guest blog by Dr Clíona Farrell, Postdoctoral Researcher at University College London. Blue background with portrait of the author in the lower corner.
Turns out you can take five months off science and the world does not collapse. Who knew? Find out what Clíona Farrell discovered.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-returni...
Three Group Leaders Professors Parkkinen, Magill and Houlden
Thrilled to announce three new UK DRI Group Leaders, joining the recently established Parkinson's Research Centre in partnership with @parkinsons.org.uk 🎉
👏 Prof Laura Parkkinen (Oxford)
👏 Prof Peter Magill (Oxford)
👏 Prof Henry Houlden (UCL)
Read more 👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
🧠 Prof @huntlabedin.bsky.social and Dr Bastien Rioux (UK DRI at Edinburgh) have developed a new tool to measure inflammation in large population studies
The study is an important step forward in developing anti-inflammation strategies to prevent vascular disease & dementia👉 lnkd.in/eNyBvtQg
Be sure to catch a recent episode of @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social with Prof Paul Freemont and Tom Adam from the UK DRI Care Research & Technology Centre, discussing the difficulties of detecting UTIs in people with dementia.
Listen back now 👉 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-dete...
UK DRI Group Leader Prof Ravi Vaidyanathan and Affiliate Member Prof Sandrine Thuret joined The Movers & Shakers Podcast recently to discuss the benefits of exercise for Parkinson's and evidence behind it.
A fascinating chat to catch up with now 👉 www.moversandshakerspodcast.com/podcast/epis...
Could routine urine monitoring help identify infections earlier in dementia care? Researchers at the @ukdri.ac.uk are exploring new technology designed to detect bacteria quickly and support better clinical decisions.
Watch or Listen to our latest podcast - youtu.be/7tkgusUhnFE
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Congratulations to UK DRI Group Leader Dr Marc Aurel Busche who has received the prestigious Rainwater Prize for Innovative Early-Career Scientist for his pioneering work on tauopathies.
Read more 👉 rainwatercharitablefoundation.org/the-rainwate...
Interested in endosomal-lysosomal dysfunction and its role in neurodegenerative disease?
The 93rd Harden Conference hosted in Fareham in September will be bringing together world-leading researchers in this field.
Check out the full session topics, and register before 1 June tinyurl.com/yphzx4ud
👏 Huge congratulations to UK DRI Group Leader Prof Giampietro Schiavo who has received the 2026 Basic Science Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Neurotoxin Association 👏
Read more 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
New research has revealed how Parkinson’s spreads from the gut to the brain, with the help of immune cells – offering a new potential therapeutic strategy – in a study in mice co-led by Dr @soyonhonglab.bsky.social & Dr Tim Bartels @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
🙏🙏 to entire team esp co-lead Tim Bartels. So proud of @seppedeschepper.bsky.social brilliant first postdoc who now leads his own at VIB. 🙏🙏🙏to @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social for supporting the project from early pilot phase. Contact us if u want to explore next steps in PD gut/brain neuroimmunology!
Could targeting the gut's immune system tackle the early stages of Parkinson's? 🧠
A new study from @soyonhonglab.bsky.social & Tim Bartels (UK DRI at UCL) has revealed how Parkinson’s spreads from the gut to the brain - with the help of immune cells.
Read more 👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
We're pleased to be supporting @lifearc.bsky.social and the Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation (GAP) to launch a major research study, testing whether a finger prick-style blood test could be used to help diagnose Alzheimer’s 🩸
Find out more 👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
The BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research welcomes Dr Mohamad El Amki(University of Zurich) for the first seminar in our vascular dementia series 🗣️
Don't miss your chance to register at the link below!
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Dr Julija Krupic and researchers from the UK DRI at UCL, the University of Cambridge and the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL, have developed and validated a fully automated Novel Object Recognition (NOR) test that runs entirely in a mouse’s home cage.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/hom...
Yesterday we welcomed Michelle Dyson, CEO of @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social, to meet with Prof David Sharp, Centre Director, UK DRI Care Research & Technology.
Alzheimer’s Society are a founding partner of the UK DRI, & we’re grateful for their continued commitment to breakthrough research.
The 2025 UK DRI Engagement Prize was awarded to Dr Nathasia Muwanigwa for her brilliant work organising a panel discussion event with over 60 attendees from Black African and Caribbean communities 👏
Read about the other inspiring projects shortlisted for this year's prize👉 lnkd.in/dbjxizfW
A new study led by Dr Maura Malpetti and Noah S. (UK DRI at Cambridge) suggests that brain shrinkage, inflammation and blood markers of nerve damage can help better estimate prognosis in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and design more efficient trials 🧠
Read more👉 buff.ly/wjag0Z9
I’m excited to start 2026 with our new collaborative research paper examining circulating B cell populations in acute ischemic stroke patients, which is particularly exciting as we see translation of our previous data from animal models into patients. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations to UK DRI researchers Dr Filipa Henderson Sousa and Dr Dianne Lopez at Edinburgh who have been awarded funding by PSP Association to investigate the rare neurodegenerative condition progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
Read more 👉 theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/01/univ...
New episode: @ukdri.ac.uk Connectome Conference highlights with @annamallach.bsky.social, Beth Eyre, Dayne Beccano Kelly and Tom Adam. Lived experience, biomarkers and vascular dementia.
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Science Seminar on 15 January at 1pm with Dr. Soyon Hong (University College London) on Neuroimmune signaling across gut-brain axis modulates brain synucleinopathy and neurodegeneration. Please register at tinyurl.com/33xfyxjn
@ukdri.ac.uk @soyonhonglab.bsky.social
@ucl.ac.uk
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We’re looking for bold, early-stage ideas that need catalytic funding to get off the ground.
🔵 Awards are a maximum of £100k for up to 1 year
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