DRNI & ASI - The Science of Dementia for the Non-Scientist
DRNI, together with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, are delighted to announce that our event The Science of Dementia for the Non-Scientist is now open for registration!
Researcher in Focus: Carmel McKenna
This edition's Researcher in Focus is Carmel McKenna, Principal and Creative
Programme Director (Health and Wellbeing) at Munster Academy of Irish Dance. Carmel specialises in adaptive Irish céilí dance programmes, co-developed with and for people living with dementia, and took some time
Vacancies for EMERALD-Lewy study
There are two vacancies for the new study EMERALD-Lewy: Improving the diagnosis, management, and lived experience of overlooked dementias in Ireland.
EMERALD-Lewy is funded by Health Research Board (HRB) under the Applied Programme Grants (APRO) 2023, awarded to Principal Investigator Prof. Iracema Leroi, TCD. The research programme is currently looking to fill two posts:
Researcher in Focus - Calum Marr
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.
Researcher in Focus - Nengwei Hu
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?
Opportunities for Irish researchers under JPND
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:
Researcher in Focus - Colm Lannon-Boran
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.
DRNI Brain Health and Dementia Webinar Series
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DRNI are thrilled to announce our next series of events,
Brain Health & Dementia.
Starting November 15th at 11 am, this webinar series will look at brain health and dementia in relation to a number of factors:
DRNI Early Career Researcher Day
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.
Researcher in Focus - Sarah Nicolas
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