Labs

Our research teams

The labs at the UK DRI are where discovery happens. Led by our Group Leaders and Emerging Leaders, they are dynamic hubs of innovation, bringing together researchers at all career stages to investigate the fundamental mechanisms of dementia. Each lab contributes unique expertise and approaches to our collective mission, creating a vibrant ecosystem of scientific inquiry that spans molecular biology, genetics, immune biology, and beyond.

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Attwell Lab

Investigating how the brain’s energy supply is reduced by a decrease of blood flow in both Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia

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Avezov Lab

Investigating the roles of the endoplasmic reticulum in helping maintain neuronal health, and its role in disease

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Balmus Lab

Identifying genetic and environmental factors involved in DNA damage, neurodegeneration and ageing in neurons

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The living lab at the Centre for Care Research & Technology

Barnaghi Lab

Combining engineering and technological innovation to produce a secure 'Healthy Home' system

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Barnes Lab

Deciphering impaired synaptic homeostasis in ageing and Alzheimer's

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PET tracer imaging from the Bartels Lab

Bartels Lab

Untangling protein structure to treat neurodegenerative conditions

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Beccano-Kelly Lab

Investigating synaptic health and function over time in Parkinson's

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Bowles Lab

Deciphering what happens within our cells when there is a mutation in the tau gene

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Brancaccio Lab

Understanding body clock mechanisms and their contribution to the early stages of Alzheimer's

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