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UK DRI at Edinburgh
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The UK DRI at Edinburgh team are working to advance understanding of neurodegeneration and deliver new treatments

Kat Bowles Profile

Dr Kathryn Bowles

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Deciphering what happens within our cells when there is a mutation in the tau gene

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Siddharthan Chandran

Prof Siddharthan Chandran

Director & CEO

UK DRI at Edinburgh & UCL

Dissecting a genetic cause of ALS and FTD and identifying ways to help protect neurons

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Dr Blanca Díaz-Castro

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that link brain blood vessel dysfunction and dementia

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Claire Durrant

Dr Claire Durrant

Emerging Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Using organotypic cultures and human tissue to explore mechanisms of synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease

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Jian Gan

Dr Jian Gan

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Understanding why and how neurons and brain circuits become dysfunctional in vivo

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Giles Hardingham

Prof Giles Hardingham

Centre Director

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Studying astrocytes to better understand their role in helping maintain a healthy brain

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Philip Hasel

Dr Philip Hasel

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Deciphering the role of astrocytes at brain borders in neurodegeneration

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David Hunt

Dr David Hunt

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Investigating how innate immune activation causes damage to the microvasculature of the brain

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Barry McColl

Dr Barry McColl

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Investigating the role of microglia in neurodegenerative disease

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Veronique Miron

Dr Veronique Miron

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Using human brain tissue analysis and experimental modelling to understand how myelin changes with ageing and dementia

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Axel Montagne

Dr Axel Montagne

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Exploring the link between cerebrovascular and inflamm-ageing to neurodegeneration and dementia

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Dr Patricio Opazo

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic compensation and repair

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