New RAD Fellow to Explore the Gut Microbiome
Dementia ResearcherNew Race Against Dementia Fellow funded in Australia to explore the gut microbiome, its potential to inform early diagnosis & new treatments for Alzheimer’s
Race Against Dementia Fellowships 2024 – Information
RAD Fellowship Info session and Q&A Livestream Recording. Learn how you could become a RAD Fellow in 2024 (with top Fellowship writing tips from Dr Amy Lloyd).
Profile – Dr Amy Lloyd, University of Dundee
Race Against Dementia – ARUK Fellow at University of Dundee, using mass spectrometry and proteomics to characterise microglia responses in health and disease.
RAD Teams Grant Information Livestream Recording
Information session with Race Against Dementia (RAD) and the Rosetrees Trust to discuss the RAD Teams Funding Call – your questions answered.
Dementia Researcher Secures Funding to provide ECR Support
Dementia Researcher secures £1.1 million of funding from charity partners and the NIHR to enable a further 5 years of ECR support.
RAD looks to find answers for Alzheimer’s from HIV
New funding from Race Against Dementia looks to draw answers for Alzheimer’s disease from a study of people living with HIV
How to become a Race Against Dementia Fellow
Recently finished or about to finish your PhD? Watch this livestream recording to hear about Race Against Dementia Fellowships.
Podcast – Researching Sanfilippo syndrome
In this podcast we hear from Dr Karissa Batherlson from Flinders University, discussing her research and a rare form of childhood dementia – Sanfilippo syndrome
Profile – Dr Karissa Barthelson, Flinders University
Race Against Dementia Fellow at Flinders University, investigating common mechanisms of dementia, for a focus on Sanfilippo syndrome – childhood dementia
Podcast – Race Against Dementia Discovery Hub
Dr Sam Moxon talks Race Against Dementia CEO Bridget Barker, and Neurologists Philip Scheltens and Siddharthan Chandran about the new RAD Discovery Hub.
Profile – Siddharthan Chandran, The University of Edinburgh
Race Against Dementia Scientific Advisor, Dean of Clinical Medicine, Head of Edinburgh Medical School, Director of Edinburgh Neuroscience
Profile – Bridget Barker, Race Against Dementia
Bridge Barker is the CEO of Race Against Dementia, a charity established by Sir Jackie Stewart to transform and innoviate, brining a new mindset from F1
Race Against Dementia Drug Discovery to Trial Project
Race Against Dementia announes its funding for a new RAD Discovery Hub at The University of Edinburgh and Alzheimer’s Centre, Amsterdam.
Mentoring & Coaching, Learning from the F1 track
Mentoring in academia is nothing new, but could this be done better? What if you combine mentoring and top level professional coaching?
Podcast – Meet the new Race Against Dementia ARUK Fellows
Meet the new Race Against Dementia ARUK Research Fellows, discussing their plans what attracted them to this Fellowship and share their tips for others applying
Profile – Dr Maura Malpetti, University of Cambridge
Race Against Dementia Fellow, at University of Cambridge. Utilising Neuroimaging & investigating fluid & behavioural markers in frontotemporal dementia
Profile – Dr Wioleta Zelek, Cardiff University
Race Against Dementia Fellow, at Cardiff University focussing on the complement system, its biology & roles in disease & in manipulating the system for therapy.
Profile – Dr Emily Hill, University of Warwick
Race Against Dementia Research Fellow, using electrophysiological approaches to understand the mechanisms underlying tau pathology in neurodegeneration.
Race Against Dementia fuels new Australian research
Race Against Dementia announces recipients of the ‘Race Against Dementia – Dementia Australia Research Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship’ programme
Blog – Dr Ellen Dicks, reflecting on year one as a RAD Fellow
In the last of our five -part blog series – Dr Ellen Dicks shares her research story, taking her from Germany, to Amsterdam and across the USA.
Blog – Dr Claire Durrant, reflecting on year one as a RAD Fellow
In the fourth of our five -part blog series – Dr Claire Durrant from the University of Edinburgh discusses her Fellowship and the first time she met the motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart
Blog – Dr Christy Hung, reflecting on year one as a RAD Fellow
Dr Christy Hung discusses her work sharing what you could expect if you apply for the RAD Fellowship with Alzheimer’s Research UK
Blog – Dr Cara Croft, reflecting on year one as a RAD Fellow
In the second of a five -part blog series – Dr Cara Croft discusses her work and how this Fellowship has provided fantastic flexibility to allow her to take her research to the USA, whilst remaining part of a team in the UK.
Blog – What’s different about a Race Against Dementia Fellowship?
In the first of a five -part blog series – Dr Penny Moyle, Race Against Dementia CEO, discusses their Fellowship programme and just what makes it different to other Fellowships (You can apply for this Fellowship now)
Profile – Dr Christy Hung, University College London
Race Against Dementia Fellow at University College London and rollercoaster rider, focused on the lysosomal and autophagy pathway.
Profile – Dr Cara Croft, Queen Mary University of London
Race Against Dementia Fellow researching how genetic risk factors for the diseases that cause dementia can lead to brain cell death, pathology & dysfunction
Profile – Dr Ellen Dicks
Race Against Dementia Fellow at the Mayo Clinic, working to understand understand the biological basis of brain connectivity loss in Alzheimer’s
Catch-up – Race Against Dementia Fellowship Webinar
Find out more about the Race Against Dementia Fellowship and get top tips that could help you apply be join their next cohort.
Podcast – Race Against Dementia Fellowships
Adam Smith is joined by Race Against Dementia CEO, Dr Penny Moyle and RAD Research Fellow Dr Claire Durrant Discussing the unique five year RAD Fellowships.
Dr Penny Moyle
Race Against Dementia Leadership Consultant and former CEO, working differently to find a breakthrough in the prevention or treatment of dementia.
Profile – Dr Claire Durrant, University of Edinburgh
Race Against Dementia Dyson Fellow, understanding mechanisms of synapse loss and exploring ways to prevent it, at The University of Edinburgh.
