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Professor Eneida Mioshi

Name:

Professor Eneida Mioshi

Job Title:

Professor of Dementia Care Research

Place of work / study:

University of East Anglia

Area of research?

Development of assessments and psycho-educational interventions to support families affected by dementia and motor neuron disease

How is your research funded:

NIH/NIA and Alzheimer’s Association

Tell us a little about yourself:

I trained as an occupational therapist at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, where I also completed an MSc in Sciences while working independently in Sao Paulo. In 2003, I moved to Cambridge, UK, to join the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at Cambridge University and began a PhD in Applied Cognitive Psychology at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. My research focused on the practical impact of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) on everyday life, staging its progression, and supporting family carers. My PhD was supervised by Professor John Hodges.

In 2007, I moved to Neuroscience Research Australia in Sydney for a postdoctoral role with Prof Hodges, focusing on better support for families affected by FTD. I later expanded my research into Motor Neuron Disease (MND/ALS) with an Australian NHMRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, investigating cognitive and behavioural symptoms overlapping with FTD. Working with Professor Matthew Kiernan, I led several projects funded by MNDRIA.

In 2013, I returned to Cambridge to work in the Department of Psychiatry and was awarded an Alzheimer’s Society Senior Fellowship. In 2015, I became Chair of Dementia Care Research at the University of East Anglia. Since 2016, I’ve been Deputy Director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) and, from 2017, Academic Career Development Lead. I’m actively involved in NIHR Academy programmes and initiatives like the Wellcome PhD programme between Cambridge and UEA.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself:

I started swimming with a club in my 40s. It’s been life changing! I have now completed two marathon swim events, two triathlons, and competed in masters’ events with my age group.

Why did you choose to work in dementia research?

I had many opportunities to visit and learn from families affected by dementia during my undergraduate years, which led to small research projects then. This created the basis of my interest in further investigating how dementia symptoms can negatively impact on independence, dementia staging, and family well-being. In turn, I was motivated to develop new measures to detect these symptoms as well as interventions to alleviate their negative impact.

What single piece of advice would you give to an early career researcher?

Persevere, persevere, persevere. And look after your body and mental health.

What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?

I am re-reading ‘A bend in the river‘, by Naipul. Great story, beautifully written. Highly recommend it.

Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?

Swimming, running and travelling.

Can we find you on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn?

None Sorry

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