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Researchers at the UK DRI at Cardiff are working together to bring about new discoveries and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Dayne Beccano-Kelly

Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Investigating synaptic health and function over time in Parkinson's

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Natalie Connor-Robson

Dr Natalie Connor-Robson

Emerging Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Deciphering the genetics of late-onset Alzheimer's and the role of the endocytic pathway

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Tina Cottrell

Centre Manager, UK DRI at Cardiff

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Vincent Dion

Prof Vincent Dion

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Developing new treatments to stop the progression of expanded repeat disorders

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Valentina Escott-Price

Prof Valentina Escott-Price

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Using Big Data, machine learning and AI to accelerate discoveries into dementia

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Tom Massey

Dr Tom Massey

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Using recent genetic discoveries to develop new drug targets for Huntington's disease

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Paul Morgan

Prof Paul Morgan

Interim Centre Director

UK DRI at Cardiff

Investigating exactly how key immune proteins contribute to Alzheimer's disease development

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Phil Taylor

Prof Phil Taylor

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Working to understand how rare coding variants that alter disease risk impact the behaviour of microglia for targeting in Alzheimer's disease

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Caleb Webber

Prof Caleb Webber

Director of Data Science & Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Combining state-of-the-art stem cell models with bioinformatics techniques to boost our understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease

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Julie Williams

Prof Julie Williams

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Understanding the genetics of Alzheimer's disease

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Wioleta Zelek

Dr Wioleta Zelek

Emerging Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Targeting novel anti-complement drugs to the brain for therapy of dementia

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