The Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference always has an exciting line up of speakers covering a wide range of topics.
Scientific programme committee
- Prof Wendy Noble (Chair)
- Prof Dag Aarsland
- Dr Afia Ali
- Dr Joseph Bateman
- Dr Angela Bithell
- Dr Marco Brancaccio
- Dr Paul Edison
- Dr Ivan Koychev
- Dr Tammaryn Lashley
- Dr Emmanuelle Vire
Timetable
Here are the scientific session topics for the 2022 Conference and the previous ARUK Conferences.
2022
Links between psychiatric diseases and dementia
Neuron-glial interactions and neuroinflammation
Common mechanisms in neurodegeneration
Biomarkers, diagnostic tools and digital technology
Beyond the brain (Gut-brain axis in neurodegenerative disease)
Preventable and metabolic factors influencing dementia
Synaptic and network dysfunction
2021
Novel therapies and clinical implications
Panel discussion – clinical trials
Early detection of neurodegenerative diseases
Viral infection and dementia
Biomarkers
Other dementia/tauopathies
Neurosensory aspect of Dementia
2020 (Cancelled)
2019
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Discussion panel - benefits & challenges of early diagnosis
Neuroinflammation
Energy metabolism, ageing and neurodegeneration
Genetics and epigenetics
Vascular dementia
Modelling of disease
2018
The UK Dementia Research Institute
Synaptic dysfunction and dementia
New routes linking the presenilins with dementia
Energy metabolism, ageing and neurodegeneration
Insights from other dementias and diseases
Tau and neurodegeneration
Novel drugs and drug targets for dementia