Oxford Dementia Research Day
Oxford Dementia research day 2018
Venue: St John's College, Oxford
You can now register for free (see below) for the annual Oxford Dementia Research Day jointly organised by NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford Local Network. CPD credits to be applied for.
There will be a full day of talks (programme to follow) covering subjects including cellular and clinical research, managing dementia and cognition. There will also be poster sessions through the day with plenty of time for networking and an evening reception.
The keynote speaker will be Diane Hanger, Professor of Neuroscience at King’s College London who will talk on
“Using cell and animal models to uncover molecular mechanisms underlying dementia”.
Early Career Researchers are invited to join us for a post-conference social in the St John’s college bar, with special guests from MedComms, Editing and Industry who are there to chat and answer your questions about their career paths. We will also have free drinks available for ECR network members, including a special Moji-tau cocktail!
Attendance at the research day is free, but registration is required (click here).
Please download a poster to print and share
Members of other dementia research networks are welcome to attend, but priority will be given to local researchers.
If you have any questions about this event please contact aruk.administrator@dpag.ox.ac.uk
Programme
0845-0915 Registration and coffee
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0915 |
Mark Dallas and Clare Mackay |
Welcome |
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| 0925 | Branwen Brockley | Alzheimer’s Research UK | Funding opportunities and resources with Alzheimer’s Research UK |
Molecules and cells |
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0935 |
Reading School of Pharmacy |
Protein network interactions in FTD |
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0955 |
Department of Psychiatry, Oxford |
Using human stem cells to discover neuroprotective pathways |
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1015 |
Department of Psychiatry, Oxford |
EMIF-AD MBD study to identify and replicate proteomic biomarkers for Alzheimer's |
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1035 |
New approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease drug discovery |
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1055-1030 Coffe & PostersInterventions |
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1130 |
Department of Psychiatry, Oxford |
The relationship between mobility and the ageing brain |
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1150 |
Department of Psychiatry, Oxford |
The status of preventing Alzheimer’s Dementia |
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1210 |
Reading School of Pharmacy |
How do people with dementia and their family carers manage medication-taking? |
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12.30-1330 Lunch & PostersCognition |
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1330 |
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford |
Accelerated long-term forgetting especially as seen in pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s |
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1350 |
Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA) |
Individual differences in brain mechanisms supporting superior cognitive ageing |
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1410 |
Reading School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences |
Cognitive and neurological effects of bilingualism in healthy ageing and dementia |
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1430 |
Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford |
Dissociable effects of apolipoprotein-E (APOE) gene on short and long-term memories |
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1450-1530 Tea & Posters1530 Keynote Talk: Diane Hanger, Professor of Neuroscience at King’s College LondonUsing cell and animal models to uncover molecular mechanisms underlying dementia |
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1630 |
Award Presentations and Closing Remarks |
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1645-1800 Drinks Reception
1800 Early Career Researcher Social
Oxford Dementia Research Day: 12th July 2017
Venue: St Annes College, 56 Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6HS
You can now register for free for the annual Oxford Research day jointly organised by NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and ARUK Oxford Local Network.
There will be a day of talks celebrating the exciting research in the region including updates on some of the exciting big dementia research initiatives such as the ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, Dementia Platform UK, the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and the Oxford Momentum Award.
© Alzheimer's Society
Our Keynote speaker will be Professor Frank Gunn-Moore from the University of St Andrews. His research covers many disciplines and he will be talking on "Using Biology, Chemistry and Physics to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease"
Accredited for 5 CPD credits.
We hope you will join us for a day of stimulating research talks and posters, with plenty of time for networking and discussion, including an evening drinks reception.
If you have any questions about this event please contact aruk.administrator@dpag.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Memory Research Day - 13th July 2016
The Oxford Memory Research Day was held on 13th July 2016 at St Anne’s College, Oxford. This event was jointly organised by OxDARE and the ARUK Oxford Network. The theme was memory and showcased the latest developments in memory, dementia and ageing research from cells and animal models to cognitive neuroscience and the clinic. The keynote speaker was Kim Graham, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University. More details on the day can be found here.
Oxford Dementia Research Day - 16th July 2015
The second Oxford Dementia Research Day was held on Thursday, 16th July 2015 at St John’s College, Oxford. This event was jointly organised by OxDARE and the ARUK Oxford Network and offered the chance to hear about the latest developments in dementia and ageing research (Click here to download PDF of programme). As well as fascinating talks and posters the programme featured a meet and greet networking session for early career researchers.