We are delighted to announce a collaboration with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGTC), an Innovate UK funded organisation, to accelerate the development of AAV based gene therapy treatments.
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A novel framework that assesses the progression of Huntington’s disease, has been developed by scientists including Prof Sarah Tabrizi (UK DRI at UCL), as part of an international consortium.
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We are pleased to announce that the UK DRI has secured £1.2 million from UK Research and Innovation’s Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) to jumpstart knowledge exchange, translation and commercialisation.
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Today, we are thrilled to announce that the medical research charity LifeArc is committing £30 million over five years to the UK Dementia Research Institute, in a huge boost to our translational work.
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We are pleased to announce the eight awardees in the fourth round of the UK DRI Pilot Studies programme - an initiative designed to encourage UK DRI early career researchers to take the next step towards forming an independent lab group, and consider new and innovative avenues of research aimed at treating or advancing understanding of dementia.
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Applications for the 2022 UK DRI Prize for ‘Computational Reproducibility in Dementia Research’ are now open. We spoke to last year’s winners, PhD students Kitty Murphy and Brian Schilder, both from the UK DRI at Imperial, about their experiences, and they shared some advice and resources for anyone thinking about applying this year.
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In another milestone for the Institute, we marked the official launch of the UK DRI Care Research & Technology Centre this month – a multi-million pound research facility to improve the lives of people living with dementia now. Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan, joined trial participants, researchers, and partners at the opening event to unveil a plaque commemorating the occasion.
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An Iceland plastic carrier bag, a Covid-19 vaccine vial and a piece of stainless steel have been buried in a time capsule of a new world-class centre for neuroscience at UCL, and the future home of the UK DRI hub, currently in construction on Grays Inn Road, London. The capsule was placed in the building’s foundations today (Thursday 19 May) as part of Dementia Action Week.
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Researchers led by Prof Adrian Isaacs (UK DRI Group Leader at UCL) have developed a way to monitor the success of therapies targeting the most common genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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It is a pleasure to announce that Prof Karen Duff, UK DRI Centre Director at UCL, and Prof Siddharthan Chandran, UK DRI Group Leader at Edinburgh, have been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship for their outstanding research into neurodegenerative diseases.
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Caleb Webber as UK DRI Director of Informatics.
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A study led by Dr Edward Avezov (UK DRI at Cambridge) has uncovered a new mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.
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The use of animals remains a vital feature of modern research, allowing scientists to model and interrogate key aspects of disease. There are however limitations when mapping animal biology and behaviour to humans, many of which are blamed for poor translation from pre-clinical research to the patient. A new company, Cambridge Phenotyping Ltd, aims to tackle several of the common issues plaguing rodent behavioural work, with their novel automated and AI-assisted ‘smart-Kage’ technology.
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We are thrilled to announce a new Emerging Leader at the Institute: Dr Jing Qiu, based at the UK DRI at Edinburgh. Dr Qiu joins the 13 other talented upcoming scientists who were elected to the programme last year.
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We are delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with Astex Pharmaceuticals alongside the funding of two new projects.
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A major new international study involving UK DRI researchers has identified 75 genes associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, including 42 new genes which had not previously been implicated in the condition.
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An update to partnerships between UK DRI and its founding funders
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It is a pleasure to announce that our new Centre Director for UK DRI at King’s is Prof Jernej Ule, an expert in RNA biology and its role in neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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We were delighted to welcome Jo Stevens MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, to visit the UK DRI at Cardiff University last week.
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We are pleased to become a signatory of the Technician Commitment, pledging to ensure recognition for the UK DRI’s technical communities.
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