Dementia Research Charity Chatathon

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Professor Claire Surr, Professor of Dementia Studies at Leeds Beckett University and Dr Victoria Shepherd, Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University. Professor Claire Surr - I am Director of the Centre for Dementia Research, a cross-University research Centre dedicated to supporting multi-disciplinary applied dement...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Catherine Quinn, Associate Professor in the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies at University of Bradford; Dr Catherine Charlwood, IDEAL Research Translation & Impact Manager at University of Exeter and Nikita Sharma, Postgraduate student at Swami Vivekanand Subharti University. Dr Catherine Quinn - My researc...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Jacqueline Cannon, CEO of The Lewy Body Society, Bridget Barker, CEO of Race Against Dementia, Dr Sara Imarisio, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Alzheimer's Research UK and Katherine Gray, Research Communications Manager at Alzheimer's Society. Jacqueline Cannon - I'm the CEO of The Lewy Body Society. As a small cha...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Anna Sanchez Avila, PhD Student from University of Dundee and Rebecca Williams, PhD Student in the MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit at University of Cambridge. Anna Sanchez Avila - I work in the field of motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia, which have more in common than you might think. I use hig...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Danielle Newby, Postdoctoral Data Scientist and Dr Laura Winchester, Alzheimer's Research UK Fellow both from University of Oxford. Dr Danielle Newby - Based within the Centre for Statistics in Medicine at Oxford. One of my areas of research is now generating evidence about the safety of medicines in people living...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Amanda Heslegrave, Senior Research Fellow at the UK Dementia Research Institute, UCL, Dr Nicholas Ashton, Assistant Professor of Neurochemistry at University Gothenburg & King's College London and Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve, Race Against Dementia / ARUK Fellow at University College London. Dr Amanda Heslegrave -...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Esme Wood, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, at University of Gloucestershire and Dr Steven Owen & Dr Stephan Price, Knowledge Exchange Officers at University of Exeter working on the ENLIVEN Project. Dr Esme Wood - My research explores the lived experience of people with early stage dementia who use GP...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Ellice Parkinson, PhD Student at University of East Anglia, Dr Terry Quinn, Reader & Consultant in Older Adult Medicine from University of Glasgow and Kate Turley, Computer Scientist & PhD Student in digital health for dementia at Ulster University. Ellice Parkinson - My research is concerned with drinking an...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Riccardo Manca, Research Fellow at Brunel University London, Dr Jodi Watt a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at University of Glasgow and Dr Claire Lancaster, Alzheimer's Society Research Fellow at University of Sussex. Dr Riccardo Manca - My background is primarily in neuropsychology and neuroimaging analysis. My...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Cristina Legido-Quigley, Head of Systems Medicine, at King's College London, Dr Petra Proitsi, ARUK Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow also from King's College London and Dr Maryam Shoai, Senior Research Fellow in Statistical Genetics at University College London. Dr Cristina Legido-Quigley - We work with omics...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Mark Dallas, Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience at University of Reading and Dr Richard Lofthouse, Research Fellow at University of Aberdeen & TauRx. Dr Mark Dallas - Our research looks at non neuronal cells and the role they play in both initiating and progressing dementia. In particular we are look...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Nathan Stephens, PhD Student & Unpaid Care Worker at  University of Worcester, Dr Clarissa Giebel, Senior Research Fellow at University of Liverpool and Dr Kat Algar-Skaife, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Nathan Stephens - I work on understanding social an...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Sophia Amenyah, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, at Bournemouth University, Hannah Hussain, PhD Student & Pharmacist at University of Sheffield and Dr Raysa El Zein, Lecturer of Nutrition & Dementia Researcher at University of Exeter. Dr Sophia Amenyah - I am an early career research scientist and a Registere...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam  Smith interviews Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez, Principal Research Fellow at University College London, Zara Page, PhD Student at University of New South Wales and Dr Tim Shakespeare, Research Acceleration Lead at Zinc. Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez - In my research I investigate the phenotypic variability of Alzheimer's disease and fronto...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam  Smith interviews Dr Coco Newton, Research Fellow for EDoN at University College London and Jane Alty, Professor of Neurology & Consultant Neurologist at University of Tasmania. Dr Coco Newton - I am a cognitive neuroscientist focused on finding ways to detect dementia earlier. In my PhD at the University of Cambridge, funde...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam  Smith interviews Scott Mitchell, Alzheimer's Research UK Ambassador and widow of the incredible Dame Barbara Windsor along with researchers Dr Maura Malpetti, Race Against Dementia ARUK Fellow at University of Cambridge and Zeynep Şahin, PhD Student at King's College London. Dr Maura Malpetti - My research focusses on inflammat...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam  Smith interviews Olga Borejko, Project Manager at King's College London and Victoria Grace Gabb, Research Associate at University of Bristol & Southmead Hospital Olga Borejko - I manage a portfolio of clinical studies and commercial trials for patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)...

Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam  Smith interviews Chris Roberts & Jayne Goodrick. Chris Roberts and Jayne Goodrick are from Wales. Chris was diagnosed with mixed dementia in early 2012 but has not let this diagnosis get in the way of leading a full life. He and his amazing wife Jayne, spend most of their time promoting and providing education to others abo...

The 2022 Dementia Research Charity Chatathon LIVE was held on Friday 2nd December - A non-stop marathon 12.5 hour livestream with Adam Smith interviewing 68 Researchers and Special Guests working across all areas of discovery to beat Alzheimer's disease and all forms of dementia. The event had two aims 1. Raise money for four great research charities 2.  Share insights into the latest researc...