Our Grant Review Board ensure that we only fund the best research that will take us closer to effective diagnostics, preventions and treatments for dementia.
Grant Review Board
Our Grant Review Board ensure that we only fund the best research that will take us closer to effective diagnostics, preventions and treatments for dementia.
Dr Alexander Gerhard
Dr Gerhard is a clinician based at the University of Manchester. He wants to understand the correlation between clinical symptoms and other aspects of neurodegenerative disease, particularly inflammation.
Prof David Brooks
David Brooks is a Professor of PET Clinical Science based at Newcastle upon Tyne University and visiting Professor of Neurology at Imperial College London. He wants to develop better brain imaging tools to help diagnose dementia.
Prof Delphine Boche
Prof Boche is based at the University of Southampton and researches how inflammation in the brain is altered in dementia.
Prof Stephen Wharton
Prof Wharton is based at the University of Sheffield. He is interested in the physical changes that occur in the brain associated with ageing and dementia.
Dr Wendy Noble
Dr Noble is based at King’s College London. She researches nerve cell damage and how the brain’s support cells can affect this.
Prof Tara Spires-Jones
Dr Spires-Jones is based at the University of Edinburgh. She studies how toxic proteins in Alzheimer’s disrupt nerve cell communication.
Dr John-Paul Taylor
Dr Taylor is a clinician based at Newcastle University. He is interested in mechanisms causing cognitive changes in neurodegenerative diseases as well as developing new biomarkers.
Dr Katie Lunnon
Dr Lunnon is based at the University of Exeter. Her work focuses on the genetics underpinning dementia. She uses computational techniques to better understand complex genetic interactions. Dr Lunnon co-chairs the Alzheimer’s Research UK South West Research Network.
Dr David Llewellyn
Dr Llewellyn is based at the University of Exeter. He is interested in how lifestyle factors increase dementia risk.
Prof Patricia Salinas
Professor Salinas is based at University College London. She researches how nerve cells communicate and how this can be disrupted in disease.
Dr Jody Mason
Dr Mason is based at the University of Bath. He is interested in understanding how proteins work and how they can go wrong in disease.