Biography
Dr. Amanda Heslegrave is Principal Research Fellow at the UK DRI at UCL, where she co-leads the fluid biomarker (Zetterberg) laboratory and the UK DRI Biomarker Factory. After completing her BSc from Birkbeck, University of London (2000) and PhD from UCL (2005), she transitioned to biomarker research in 2012 with Prof Henrik Zetterberg at UCL. Her research focuses on fluid biomarkers in CSF and blood, utilising immunoassay and proteomic methods to study neurodegenerative diseases.
The Biomarker Factory
Dr Amanda Heslegrave co-leads the UK DRI Biomarker Factory, transforming the early detection, diagnosis and monitoring of dementia, by facilitating the development of fluid biomarkers for research and the clinic