UK Dementia Starter Pack
A work-in-progress list of folk that work in Dementia research based in the UK. Let me know if I’ve missed you (or someone you know who’s on Bluesky) out
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@scotsfriction.bsky.social
@hilaryevansnewton.bsky.social
Chief Executive @AlzResearchUK | Co-Chair, UK Government Dementia Goals Program | Mum of 3 | Here for all things dementia, Alzheimer’s, research, and life sciences #ForACure
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Edinburgh Neuroscience is a diverse community of world-class researchers in neuroscience, psychology & clinical psychology at the University of Edinburgh. https://www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/
@pichaelmichael.bsky.social
🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇮🇪 Postdoc, Goate Lab @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. Interested in microglia, 🧬, Alzheimer’s and all things omics (and Formula 1!). Previously @ University of Edinburgh, Montagne Lab
@soniagr.bsky.social
Computer Scientist | Using transcriptomic data to understand RNA splicing changes in human disease | Research Associate at the @RytenLab #UKDRI Cambridge | But also interested in cats, music and astronomy 😄🐈⬛📒
@riahlelos.bsky.social
Reader (Assoc Professor) in Neuroscience. Working on Huntington's and Parkinson's disease 🧠🧪🧬🔬 Mum to 2 rascals. American settled in Wales. @brainrepairgroup.bsky.social https://www.thebrainrepairgroup.com/
@icarousse.bsky.social
Creative practice research about lived experience of dementia. 'Picturing Clouds of Unknowing: Photography, Lostness, and Cognitive Decline' DOI: https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1862857 European (English origin, sorry). Mainly fair: good occasionally rough.
@mbourdenx.bsky.social
Neuroscientist at @UKDRI at UCL working on Ageing and Dementia. 🧠 Dad x2 Serial procrastinator
@georginamenzies.bsky.social
Lecturer @cardiffuniversity specialising in computational biology. Particularly love DNA structure and dynamics. 🧬💻👩🏼💻
@pareshmalhotra.bsky.social
Cognitive & Behavioural Neurologist; Head of #Neurology at Imperial College London; NIHR RDN National Specialty Lead, #Dementia & #Neurodegeneration; Looking after patients with, and carrying out research into, Dementia.
@frattalab.bsky.social
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The Francis Crick Institute. RNA metabolism and novel translational approaches for ALS/MND, Kennedy's disease and neurodegen.
@jmschott.bsky.social
Prof @drcionucl • Neurologist @uclh • @MRC Investigator • NIHR Senior Investigator • CMO @alzresearchuk • Dementia, ageing, biomarkers
@alessianeuro.bsky.social
Research Associate studying vulnerable neurons in Alzheimer's Disease 🧠 @UKDRI @imperialbrains.bsky.social 🇬🇧 Previously developmental biologist 🐭 @thecrick.bsky.social 🇬🇧 @UCL 🇬🇧 #NICO 🇮🇹 and #MBC 🇮🇹 Londoner enjoying #cycling 🚴♀️ #climbing 🧗#gardening 🌱 and
@mironlab.bsky.social
Lab @ Unity Health Toronto/University of Toronto & UK Dementia Research Institute/ University of Edinburgh studying myelin health across the lifespan. John David Eaton Chair of MS Research/ MRC Senior Fellow www.mironlab.ca
@kklaing.bsky.social
Translational Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate University of Edinburgh (@edinunineuro.bsky.social) 👩🏾🔬APOE 🧬 BBB 🧠 CT/NYC ➡️ EDI https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=BvnB_kIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F7NgMtWh06
@jaenice.bsky.social
Neuroscience PhD student in the Nott lab 🧪🧠 @ Imperial UK Dementia research institute 🧬 I am researching the epigenome of dopaminergic neurons
@axelmontagne.bsky.social
Group Leader @UKDRI @EdinburghUni, @The_MRC CDA & Chancellor's Fellow | @USC & @Universite_Caen alumnus | Vascular, Imaging & Dementia 🧠 | Lab - @montagnelab
@bonthronphd.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Durrant Lab, UKDRI, University of Edinburgh. Interested in the use of microscopy to investigate synaptic pathology in disease 🔬
@mbra3.bsky.social
University Lecturer at Imperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute Group Leader. Expert in chronobiology and dementia research. Views are my own
@jenniferepalmer.bsky.social
PhD student interested in molecular mechanisms in neurodegeneration @ CIMR and UK DRI Cambridge. Supported by the Rutherford Foundation, Royal Society Te Apārangi, and Cambridge Trust. Also a kayaking, hiking and climbing enthusiast. Views my own.
@vineytj.bsky.social
Neuroscientist - spatial memory, cell types, amyloids, dementia, brain rhythms Associate Professor @ Dept. Pharmacology, University of Oxford https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tgCeCVwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
@mangiruben.bsky.social
Postdoc, Neuro-epigenomics at https://ukdri.ac.uk @ImperialBrains passed http://kcl.ac.uk
@westwingslab.bsky.social
Drosophilist, DIY enthusiast, group leader, senior fellow & Dementia Research Leader Fellow based in SITraN, Sheffield, UK. Working on #FTD, #ALS and #MND Find us here: sites.google.com/view/the-west-lab-sheffield
@amylloyd.bsky.social
ARUK-RAD Fellow at the University of Dundee. I use proteomics to understand how microglia contribute to Alzheimer's Disease. GK for TNT Netball Club.
@simonwheeler.bsky.social
Health information specialist working for leading UK dementia charity | Loves good science that changes lives | Angry posts instructing me to conform to your world view will just be blocked. #dementia #medsky #alzheimers #alz
@kittybmurphy.bsky.social
Postdoc in the Marzi lab @ King's College London. Incoming Postdoc @ Globe Institute 🇩🇰 Interested in evolutionary genomics 🐒 epigenetics 🧬 and all things brain 🧠 she/her
@rimonaweil.bsky.social
Neurologist and Neuroscientist trying to understand how dementia happens in Parkinson's
@ulelab.bsky.social
Welcome to the RNA networks lab! At the UK DRI at King's College London, Francis Crick Institute and Kemijski inštitut (National Institute of Chemistry) in Ljubljana 🇪🇺
@tinycaptain.bsky.social
RNA Bioinformatics Postdoc at Crick Institute/ UK DRI @ King's College London w/ Jernej Ule (@ulelab) and Ben Blencowe
@al-murphy.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Koo lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Deep Learning for genomics
@owendando.bsky.social
Bioinformatician at SIDB (http://sidb.org.uk) and UK DRI Edinburgh (http://ukdri.ac.uk). Academic website: https://lweasel.github.io/ (under construction).
@cathyabbott.bsky.social
Professor, eEF1A2/neurological disorders. Mostly talks about research, EDI (tries hard to be a good ally) but sometimes veers off into crafts and photos of Scotland. She/her, views own.
@colemanlab.bsky.social
Doing great science by putting people first Neuroscience group protecting axons sciencewithoutanguish.com Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge Coach supporting scientists to get more clarity on their goals and move toward them
@aramblingrosie.bsky.social
Principal Investigator in #neuroscience at the University of Dundee. Trying to understand #Alzheimer’s Disease. In a love/hate relationship with #ApoE. I love hiking, cycling, cooking, and brains (but not at the same time) 🚀🧪🧠👩🔬⛰️🚴🏻♀️👩🍳
@tspiresjones.bsky.social
Neuroscientist. 🧠 Professor at the University of Edinburgh Current President of the British Neuroscience Association FENS-Kavli Network Alumna Mom to 2 teens, a cat, and a rescue dog. 🐈⬛🐕🐾 SciFi/fantasy nut - book recommendations welcome! 👽🚀🛸
@eddycurrents.bsky.social
Translational Neuroscientist @ UK Dementia Research Institute & Imperial College London. Developing Temporal Interference stimulation (TI), Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (tFUS) and other novel neurostim tech. My passion is Parkinson's research.
@martinahallegger.bsky.social
RNA biochemist, RNA-network enthusiast and IMCM fellow @NDMOxford at the @UniofOxford, former @UKDRI at King’s and @TheCrick. Condenses RNA to study ALS and Dementia. High 5 4 RNA
@betterresearch.bsky.social
#Dementia Research at University College London - creator of Dementia Researcher supporting ECR Careers. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
@w-mcewan.bsky.social
@jojacksonhere.bsky.social
Group leader: synapse loss in AD | multi-'omics atlas project http://map-ad.org | @UKDRI @imperialbrains | love brains, synapses and microscopes | views=mine
@sj-marzi.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer and UK DRI Group Leader at King's College London | Epigenetic regulation in neurodegenerative diseases | https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/sarah-marzi
@caracroft.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer and Group Leader @ Blizard Institute, QMUL: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's, AAV // Travelling, turtles, & tea. Views my own. #FirstGen #WomenInSTEM https://www.qmul.ac.uk/blizard/all-staff/profiles/cara-croft.html
@camneuro.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary virtual network of ~850 neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge and affiliated Institutes. www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk
@emmayhnell.bsky.social
(Neuro)scientist 👩🏻🔬 • Academic • Educator (SFHEA / NTF) 👩🏻🏫 • Science Communicator • STEMinist • EDI Advocate • Change-Maker • Trustee of National Museums Wales • Keynote Speaker 🎤• Presenter • Host • Writer • (she/her)
@selinawray.bsky.social
Prof of Molecular Neuroscience UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Alzheimer’s disease & stem cell models
@sorayam.bsky.social
Post doc at UKDRI/UniOfEdinburgh. Dementia researcher. Electrophysiology. She/Her. Field hockey enthusiast. @drsorayam on the bad place
@clairedurrant1.bsky.social
Group leader using human brain slice models to study Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Edinburgh. Race Against Dementia Dyson Fellow & Emerging Leader at the UK Dementia Research Institute. Mum, wife, nature lover. (Photo:Chris Watt)
@scotsfriction.bsky.social
Researching neurodegeneration using flies. Based at Edinburgh University. UKDRI. Also Music. Politics. Ceramics. Leith4Life