Yesterday, ECRs heard from Alzheimer's Research UK leaders Selina Wray & Emma Mead on communicating dementia research to the public. Powerful stories from volunteers & a workshop by Quang Tran left them inspired by the real-world impact of their work #foracure

OPDC hosts the 2025 Oxford Parkinson’s Research Day Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Oxford dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-pa… Department of Physiology Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG) Oxford Neuroscience DPAG Researcher’s Society DPAG Athena Swan Tofaris Lab Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences MRC BNDU, Oxford

The 5 R's of drug discovery in the words of Prof Fiona Ducotterd 🟧! Fantastic insights into making medicines for neurodegenerative diseases in the keynote address at the Thames Valley ARUK Research Day 🍊 Alzheimer's Research UK

A fantastic morning at the Alzheimer's Research UK Research Day! An emotional and inspiring talk by Jordan Adams set the tone for a day of brilliant science, including a great keynote from Prof Fiona Ducotterd 🟧 on advancing medicines for neurodegenerative diseases.

A really wonderful day showcasing a wide range of impactful research being done by the amazing scientists in our network, and a huge pleasure to have Prof Fiona Ducotterd 🟧 & TheFTDBrothers involved in the day too. Research at ARUK ARUK Thames Valley Network #dementiaresearch #foracure

Congratulations to our Flash talk prize winner from Wednesday’s Alzheimer's Research UK Research day! Suman Dutta from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, for his talk: Extracellular vesicles as carriers of pathogenic α-synuclein in neurodegenerative diseases

Congratulations to our poster prize winner from Wednesday’s Alzheimer's Research UK Research day! Hannah Dobbs won with her poster: Understanding Lipid Metabolism in Alzheimer’s Disease with a CRISPR/Cas9 Knockout iPSC-Platform

Congratulations to our ECR Image Award winners from our Alzheimer's Research UK Research Day! Parnez Sharifi - Functional Landscapes: Dopamine Neurons at the Interface of Bioelectronics Anne Hedegaard - The Heart of Neurogenesis  and Charlie Collingham - Team Spirit in Technicolour

The closing date for this position is fast approaching! Apply now to join the lab Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Oxford and no later than 30 June at 12 noon Department of Physiology Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG) DPAG Athena Swan DPAG Researcher’s Society ⬇️

Congratulations to Charlie Collingham one of our three winners of the 2025 ECR Alzheimer's Research UK TVN Video Awards. Charlie's video depicts a worm study assessing the compounds that promote healthy ageing and how new drugs might slow down the aging process. #dementiaresearch

Congratulations to Jasmine Blane, one of our ECR Alzheimer's Research UK TVN Video Award winners. Jasmine's video explains the benefits and impact of collaborations with PPI contributors to dementia research at the Oxford Brain Health Clinical Trials Unit #dementiaresearch #patientinvolvment #shapingfutures

Super proud of Libby Cowan for smashing her masters project “Mapping 3D chromatin profiles in sporadic Parkinson’s disease using iPSC-derived microglia” with top marks and being the best student a supervisor could wish for 🌟 we’ll miss you! OPDC (Parkinson's Research) Wade-Martins Lab

#MeetTheResearcher Introducing Luise Schlotterose from the Salman Group this week. Luise is a Royal Society Newton International Postdoctoral Fellow working on how head injuries trigger neurodegeneration.

🥳 We are celebrating achieving a LEAF Gold award for the 3rd year in a row! 🥳Thanks to everyone for their support in adhering to more sustainable practices. A special thank you to Feodora Bertherat for her tireless efforts & the extra work she puts in to help us achieve this.

A really wonderful evening at our local Parkinsons UK Oxford community meeting hearing from Caroline Rassell on the politics of research funding and having some great conversations with PwP about the research questions we should be trying to answer! OPDC (Parkinson's Research) Parkinson's UK

Wonderful ⁦Parkinsons UK Oxford⁩ branch met talking about politics of funding & the importance of research covering #CAUSETOCURE. Great meeting ⁦Sophie L. Farrow⁩ & hear about her research & seeing ⁦Kevin McFarthing⁩ Kevin! Morning run in Oxford! ⁦Parkinson's UK⁩

Yesterday Alzheimer's Research UK Thames Valley Network brought together researchers & people with lived-experience to brainstorm ideas to achieve practical & meaningful involvement in non-clinical basic research. We hope to share our findings soon!💡#PPI OPDC (Parkinson's Research) Parkinson's UK

Yesterday, we united lab scientists & people with lived experience of dementia in a workshop aimed at building bridges to make research more relevant & impactful. 🧠🔬 Alzheimer's Research UK Parkinson's UK #communication #collaboration

🧠✨ Join us in Oxford for an ARUK Thames Valley Network public lecture — an evening exploring groundbreaking research and future therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases. 📅 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 | 18:00 🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/turning-scie… Research at ARUK Department of Physiology Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG) #dementia #research #translation

Our University of Oxford scientists are swapping lab coats for running shoes! They’re taking on the Oxford Half to fund vital dementia research for Alzheimer's Research UK Show your support here! justgiving.com/page/aruk-runn… #TeamARUK #OxfordHalf #RunForResearch