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Neuroimmune interactions
Confocal microscopy of a microglia interacting with dendritic spines

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Members of the UK DRI Neuroimmune interactions thematic network

The UK DRI Neuroimmune Interactions thematic network was established in November 2019 and is led by Dr Soyon Hong (UK DRI at UCL) and Dr Will McEwan (UK DRI at Cambridge).

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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Nathan Skene

Dr Nathan Skene

Group Leader

UK DRI at Imperial

Identifying the cell types and intracellular processes affected by the genetic loci which underlie neurodegenerative diseases

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Tara Spires-Jones

Prof Tara Spires-Jones

Group Leader

UK DRI at Edinburgh

Deciphering why synapses and neurons degenerate and whether boosting resilience of synapses can protect the brain

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Phil Taylor

Prof Phil Taylor

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Working to understand how rare coding variants that alter disease risk impact the behaviour of microglia for targeting in Alzheimer's disease

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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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Julie Williams

Prof Julie Williams

Group Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Understanding the genetics of Alzheimer's disease

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Frances Wiseman profile

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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Wioleta Zelek

Dr Wioleta Zelek

Emerging Leader

UK DRI at Cardiff

Targeting novel anti-complement drugs to the brain for therapy of dementia

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