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Members of the UK DRI Glia thematic network

Researchers at a poster session

The UK DRI Glia theme meeting in York in 2024

The UK DRI Glia Thematic network is led by Dr Blanca Díaz-Castro (UK DRI at Edinburgh) and Professor Anna Williams (UK DRI at Edinburgh). The network is managed by Dr Helen Brooks (UK DRI Core Team) and has an Early Career Researcher (ECR) steering group to coordinate ECR activities.

The strengths and expertise of this theme include studying glia in the context of:

  • Stem cell derived models
  • Bioinformatic approaches
  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms
  • Neuronal-glial interactions
  • Synapse biology and circuitry
  • Neuro-glia-vascular unit and blood brain barrier
  • Biomarkers
Josef Priller

Prof Josef Priller

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Defining and modulating myeloid cell function in neurodegenerative diseases

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Jing Qiu

Dr Jing Qiu

Emerging Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Unravelling microglial signalling in health and disease

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Dervis Salih

Dr Dervis Salih

Senior Research Associate Neurodegenerative Diseases, University College London

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Bhuvaneish Selvaraj

Dr Bhuvaneish Selvaraj

Emerging Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Using disruptive technologies to decipher the underlying mechanisms that lead to neuron degeneration in ALS

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Andrea Serio

Dr Andrea Serio

Group Leader

UK DRI at King's

Combining bioengineering, imaging, and stem cell modelling to better understand motor neuron disease and dementia

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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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Anna Williams

Prof Anna Williams

UK DRI Co-investigator

University of Edinburgh

Professor of Regenerative Neurology, University of Edinburgh

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Dr Frances Wiseman

Group Leader and Programme Leader for Animal Models

UK DRI at UCL

Investigating dementia in people living with Down syndrome

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Prof Henrik Zetterberg

Group Leader

UK DRI at UCL

Pioneering the development of fluid biomarkers for dementia

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