On Monday 22 March we will be holding a full day for early career researchers with sessions specifically designed for PhD students, post-docs and Fellows.
The Early Careers Day is open to both Alzheimer’s Research UK and non-Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded researchers. You can register to attend the Early Careers Day along with your main Conference registration.
Through talks and workshops you will learn from experienced scientists as well as PhD students. We are pleased to offer delegates the option of attending a variety of parallel sessions. Please indicate your preference during your registration.
09:00 - 09:35
ARUK welcome
Keynote speaker
Dr Ozama Ismail
Oregon Health & Science University
09:35 - 09:40
Break
09:40 - 10:25
PhD talk 1
Co-localization of free water diffusivity and microglia activation using [11C]-PK11195 PET in neurodegeneration
Audrey Low (University of Cambridge)
PhD talk 2
Understanding Roles of GWAS Alzheimer’s Risk Genes In Ageing Glia Biology, Using the Power of Drosophila Melanogaster.
Eilish Mackinnon (Cardiff University)
PhD talk 3
Common infections and incident dementia: a historical cohort study using UK primary and secondary care data
Rutendo Muzambi (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London)
10:25 - 10:35
Break
10:35 - 11:20
PhD talk 4
Investigating Abeta-induced toxicity in tau-deficient human neurons
Bryan Ng (University of Oxford)
PhD talk 5
A dual potassium channelopathy underlies small vessel disease of the brain in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease
Jade Taylor (University of Manchester)
PhD talk 6
Mitochondrial processes in memory retrieval and the relevant abnormalities in amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice
Wesley Ward (University of Central Lancashire)
11:20 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:15
Parallel Session 1
Option 1
Open science
Dr George Vousden (PLOS)
Option 2
Public engagement
Hana Ayoob (Freelance)
12:15 - 12:45
Lunch
12:45 - 13:30
Parallel Session 2
Option 1
Fellowships
Dr Daniel Erskine (Newcastle University)
Dr Frances Wiseman (UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London)
Option 2
Paper writing
Dr Elliott Nikdel (University of Southampton)
13:30 - 13:40
Break
13:40 - 14:30
Career talks
Dr Alexander Patto
Independent researcher / Spin-out company
Dr Madeleine Walpert
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Dr Elliott Bayle
University College London
Imogen Clarke
Science Museum
Dr Ana Mateus
Nature
