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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Microglia and astrocytes around amyloid plaque

Duff Lab

Revealing the molecular causes and consequences of tauopathy in Alzheimer's disease and Frontotemporal dementia

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Durrant Lab

Using organotypic cultures and human tissue to explore mechanisms of synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease

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Amyloid plaques in the brain

Elliott Lab

Using advanced methods in genetic, epidemiology and metabolic phenotyping to improve understanding of dementias

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Escott-Price Lab

Using Big Data, machine learning and AI to accelerate discoveries into dementia

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Fox Lab

Accelerating the development of effective therapies to make a difference people living with dementia

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Freemont Lab

Working to improve urinary tract infection diagnostics

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Gan Lab

Understanding why and how neurons and brain circuits become dysfunctional in vivo

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Grossman Lab

Pioneering non-invasive neuromodulatory interventions to correct the abnormal brain activity in dementia

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Haar Lab

Developing digital biomarkers to detect and monitor motor conditions

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