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Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon LIVE
02/12/2022 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 pm
The 2022 Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE will take place on Friday 2nd December, in a marathon livestream running from 9.00am to 9.00pm.
Adam Smith will host this 12+ hours non-stop chat with over 60 researchers and special guests working accross all areas of discovery to beat Alzheimer’s disease and all forms of dementia. Raising money for research and providing insights into the latest research taking place across the UK and Worldwide.
Aimed at anyone with an interest in Dementia Research, and providing an oppertunity to put your questions to leading experts.
Watch LIVE on YouTube (and set yourself a reminder) and donate whatever you can.
This year’s event is raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, Race Against Dementia and The Lewy Body Society.
www.chatathon.uk
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Schedule
| TIME | TOPIC | GUESTS |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Let’s get started – introducing the day | Adam Smith |
| 09:05 – 09:30 | Why is research important? | Chris Roberts Jayne Goodrick |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Clinical trials, Lewy bodies and what sleep can tell us | Olga Borejko – Project Manager, King’s College London Victoria Grace Gabb – Research Associate, University of Bristol & Southmead Hospital |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Smart brain imaging to understand disease | Scott Mitchell special session co-host – Alzheimer’s Research UK Ambassador Dr Maura Malpetti – Race Against Dementia ARUK Fellow, University of Cambridge Zeynep Şahin – PhD Student, King’s College London |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Detecting dementias | Dr Coco Newton – Research Fellow, University College London Professor Jane Alty – Professor of Neurology & Consultant Neurologist, University of Tasmania |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Digital tools to help people living with dementia | Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez – Principal Research Fellow, University College London Zara Page – PhD Student, University of New South Wales Dr Tim Shakespeare – Research Acceleration Lead, Zinc |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | A diet for the brain & measuring quality of life | Dr Sophia Amenyah – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bournemouth University Hannah Hussain – PhD Student & Pharmacist, University of Sheffield Dr Raysa El Zein – Lecturer of Nutrition & Dementia Researcher, University of Exeter |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Dealing with health inequalities, and helping after diagnosis | Nathan Stephens – PhD Student & Unpaid care worker, University of Worcester Dr Clarissa Giebel – Senior Research Fellow, University of Liverpool Dr Kat Algar-Skaife – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Understanding the potential causes of Alzheimer’s with Neuroscience | Dr Mark Dallas – Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading Dr Richard Lofthouse – Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen & TauRx |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Data, Omics & predicting risk and progression | Dr Cristina Legido-Quigley – Head of Systems Medicine, King’s College London Dr Petra Proitsi – ARUK Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow, King’s College London Dr Maryam Shoai – Senior Research Fellow in Statistical Genetics, University College London |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Doing clever things with MRI | Dr Riccardo Manca – Research Fellow. Brunel University London Dr Jodi Watt – Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Glasgow Dr Claire Lancaster – Research Fellow, University of Sussex |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | The essentials – lighting, drinking, good care | Ellice Parkinson – PhD Student, University of East Anglia Dr Terry Quinn – Reader & Consultant in Older Adult Medicine. University of Glasgow Kate Turley – Computer Scientist & PhD Student in digital health for dementia, Ulster University |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | The great outdoors – the benefits of nature & tech help | Dr Esme Wood – Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Gloucestershire Dr Steven Owen – Knowledge Exchange Officer, Exeter University Dr Stephan Price – Research Fellow & Knowledge Exchange Officer, University of Exeter |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Biomarkers – diagnosing dementias with a drop of blood | Dr Amanda Heslegrave – Senior Research Fellow, UK Dementia Research Institute, UCL Dr Nicholas Ashton – Assistant Professor of Neurochemistry University Gothenburg & King’s College London Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve – Race Against Dementia / ARUK Fellow, University College London |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Genomics and big data to find new medicines & help diagnosis | Dr Danielle Newby – Postdoctoral Data Scientist, University of Oxford Dr Laura Winchester – ARUK Research Fellow, University of Oxford |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Magnetoencephalography & super microscopes to understand Frontotemporal dementia | Anna Sanchez Avila – PhD Student, University of Dundee Rebecca Williams – PhD Student, MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Special Guests | Still working on it Probably someone really interesting |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Involving people in research | Dr Catherine Quinn – Associate Professor Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford Dr Catherine Charlwood – IDEAL Research Translation & Impact Manager, University of Exeter Nikita Sharma – Postgraduate student (Pursuing MD), Meerut, India |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Caring care in Care Homes | Professor Claire Surr – Professor of Dementia Studies, Leeds Beckett University Dr Victoria Shepherd – Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Pathology research, learning from brain tissue & the Brain Bank | Dr Lauren Walker – ARUK Research Fellow, Newcastle University Dr Megan Torvell – Research Associate, UK Dement Research Institute, Cardiff University Dr Keeley Brookes-Baker – Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University Joe Morgan – PhD Student, University of Salford |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Misfolded Proteins, Nanoparticles to bust amyloid & Neurovascular functions | Dr Eric Dyne – Clinical Specialist, Roche Diagnostics Professor Louise Serpell – Professor of Biochemistry, University of Sussex Beth Eyre – PhD Student/ Health Science Research Fellow, University of Sheffield & University of Pittsburgh |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | Faith, communication & Primary Progressive Aphasia | Dr Anna Volkmer – Senior Research Fellow & Speech and Language Therapist, University College London Dr Katherine Britt – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Professor Cindy Weinstein – Eli and Edythe Professor of English, Caltech, USA |
| 19:30 – 20:00 | Social connectedness among latinos & exploring ethnic exclusion | Nadine Mirza – Postgraudate Researcher & Research Associate, University of Manchester Dr Mirna L. Arroyo-Miranda – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston |
| 20:00 – 20:30 | Dementia-related missing incidents & prevention | Dr Hector Perez – Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Waterloo Busola Adekoya – PhD Student, University of Waterloo |
| 20:30 – 21:00 | Dementia friendly oral & eye care | Dr Dia Soilemezi – Senior Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth Dr Marianne Coleman – Clinical Vision Research Fellow, University of Melbourne |
| 21:00 – 21:30 | Underlying pathology & new ways to look at Frontotemporal degeneration | Dr Lucy Chisman-Russell – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College London Professor Tammaryn Lashley – Professor of Neuroscience, University College London |
| 21:30 | Thank you and goodnight | Adam Smith |
