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Speaker at lectern

Dec 17, 2024 - Feature

2024 Wrapped: Progress, partnerships and possibilities

As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on a transformative year for the UK DRI.

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Bill Wisden giving a talk at connectome 2023

Dec 17, 2024 - Update

Welcoming a new Centre Director to the UK DRI at Imperial

We are pleased to announce that our new Centre Director for the UK DRI at Imperial is Prof William Wisden, an expert in the study...

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DNA helix

Dec 13, 2024 - Research

How DNA markers influence gene expression in different cells and tissues

A new study, led by Dr Sarah Marzi (UK DRI at King’s) and Alan Murphy (UK DRI at Imperial), reveals key insight into how gene...

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Jul 01, 2020 - Blog

Comment: Government lays out UK ‘Research & Development Roadmap’

The Government has today (1 July) set out its ‘Research and Development Roadmap’ to ‘cement...

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Jun 12, 2020 - Blog

In conversation with Dr Nathan Skene, UK DRI at Imperial

Dr Nathan Skene is a Group Leader at UK DRI at Imperial and Lecturer in...

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Jun 11, 2020 - Blog

UK DRI statement on Black Lives Matter

The shocking events of the past few weeks have drawn into sharp focus the need...

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Jun 01, 2020 - Blog

New study on synaptic receptors highlights potential target for Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Researchers led by Prof Kei Cho, UK DRI at King’s, have uncovered an important signalling...

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May 29, 2020 - Blog

‘Collaborations are like experiments; it takes a few false starts before you set up a good one’

Anyone studying dementia knows that unravelling the intricacies behind it will be a long and...

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May 29, 2020 - Research

Collaborative studies shed light on protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies

New research by Prof David Klenerman, UK DRI Group Leader at Cambridge, and involving two...

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May 22, 2020 - Blog

Urgent need for coronavirus testing in care homes highlighted by public health investigation involving UK DRI researchers

A team of academics from the UK DRI has worked with GPs, infectious diseases experts...

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May 18, 2020 - Blog

A conversation with Dr Sarah Marzi, UK DRI at Imperial

Dr Sarah Marzi is an Edmond and Lily Safra Research Fellow and UK DRI Career...

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May 13, 2020 - Blog

UK DRI Director elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship

It has been announced today that Prof Bart De Strooper, UK DRI Director, is one...

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May 07, 2020 - Blog

How UK DRI researchers are tackling the challenge of Covid-19

Looking back to the start of the year, few of us would have predicted the...

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May 05, 2020 - Q&A

Adding new dimensions: Spotlight on Prof Valentina Escott-Price

Prof Valentina Escott-Price, UK DRI Group Leader at Cardiff, studied mathematics at St Petersburg University...

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May 01, 2020 - Blog

Introducing UK DRI’s new research ‘themes’: A Q&A with our new Research Theme Project Manager, Sarmi Sri

To meet the challenge of bringing together skill sets and common interests across the institute’s...

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