Dr. Calum Marr works at the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast, studying age-related cognitive decline within the NICOLA longitudinal study. Here he tells us more about his research and what motivates him.
This edition's Researcher in Focus is Dr Nengwei Hu, Assistant Professor in Pharmacology & Therapeutics in Trinity College Dublin. Nengwei took time out of his busy schedule to speak to us about his research and his work.
What is your area of research?
The HRB have announced that they are participating in two calls under JPND related to neurodegeneration. The two calls are now open for applications, and are as follows:
The Researcher in Focus for this DRNI CONNECT edition is Colm Lannon-Boran, Associate Faculty Lecturer & PhD Candidate, National College of Ireland and Maynooth University, who spoke to us about his work and about his research.
October 10th 2023 saw DRNI host an Early Career Researcher Day in St James's Hospital, Dublin. Attended by ECRs from all across the island of Ireland, the event saw both oral and poster presentations from all areas of research in dementia.
The Researcher in Focus of this edition of DRNI CONNECT is
Dr Sarah Nicolas, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department
of Anatomy and Neuroscience at University College Cork.
Sarah took time out of her busy schedule to speak to us and
DRNI EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER DAY
10 OCTOBER, ST JAMES’S HOSPITAL, DUBLIN
Are you an Early Career Researcher in the area of dementia? Do you want to present your research to peers and experts?
This edition of DRNI's Researcher in Focus is Dr Andrea Kwakowsky, neuroscientist
at the School of Medicine at the University of Galway.
DRNI are thrilled to continue our Hot Topics in Dementia Research webinar series with Economics of Dementia and Brain Health.
Taking place Thursday, 25 May at 12.00, this webinar will focus on health economics and dementia, with Dominic Trépel delving into the economics of dementia and brain health. He will be followed by PhD students Daniel Araya and Men Hoang who will discuss specific aspects of health economics in relation to dementia.
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland are currently circulating two surveys to capture the experiences of people affected by dementia in Ireland in 2023.
The surveys are: