UK Dementias Platform

Lead Research Organisation: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: School of Medicine

Abstract

The UK Dementias Platform (UKDP) is a radically new approach to dementias research, bringing together data from around 2,000,000 study participants from 22 cohorts to try and discover the causes of dementia and to find out ways of slowing it down. The platform has been funded to the level of £4.5M and invited to apply for a further £7.5M.

To achieve our goals of discovering the causes of dementia and finding out ways to slow it down, we will analyse data collected over many decades from throughout the UK to identify targets for drugs studies.

We will also enrich strategically selected cohorts to provide resources for dementias research in general. This will involve finding out how the early dementia processes begin, how our genes affect our risk of dementia and where our body goes wrong in maintaining and repairing itself.

There are many practical challenges involved in doing this work including knowing how to assess dementia in large studies where having everyone examined by a doctor would be prohibitively expensive. Another challenge is how to measure cognitive decline in the population as when people begin to decline they are frequently less motivated to do cognitive tests.

There are also important ethical issues surrounding this work and we have specific projects looking at ethical legal and social issues surrounding taking part in detailed measurement studies as well as in considering brain donation.

To help make an impact as soon as possible, we will work closely with industry partners who are best placed to turn basic scientific knowledge into effective therapies.

Even if we cannot cure dementia in the short term, it would count as a success if we found ways of slowing it down so that nobody need lose their dignity as they grew older.

Technical Summary

The UK Dementias Platform (UKDP) is a radically new approach to dementias research, providing a highly efficient and cost-effective translation pipeline from basic discovery through to early phase trials (Fig 1). By combining the analytic and statistical power of >20 clinical and population cohorts representing 2M participants and creating a large readiness cohort, UKDP will create an optimal environment for basic discovery activities relevant to the clinical progression and human impact of dementia. Although UKDP is intended as a strategic and sustainable resource generating increasing scientific benefit over time, it will also deliver short and medium term benefits through the analysis of existing data, the enrichment of strategically selected cohorts, developing new ways of working with industry, and generating interest and further funding for dementias research generally.

A single portal informatics hub (funded in stage 1) will be used for integrating data from participating cohorts and triangulating evidence between cohorts. The stage 2 proposal focuses on providing strategic resources for EM by enriching strategically selected cohorts, addressing key methodological issues and pump-priming a programme of EM studies.

Further development of the platform is anticipated as the opportunities it provides are more widely understood. For example, predicated on the ability of the platform's ability to provide accurately risk stratification, MRC and NIHR have recently funded a deep and frequent Phenotyping (DFP) feasibility study with a view to providing a further £5M for the full study. The DFP project may be considered a stage 3 development of UKDP and is an example of how UKDP can be used to leverage further resource for dementias research.

Planned Impact

The platform will use several vehicles to deliver impact.

These were described in stage 1.

In summary:

For the academic community, in addition to the proposals mad in stage 1, we will develop a network of partnerships and operate a system of working groups to actively consult the UK academic community and world experts on the direction, technologies and collaborations of the platform. Our aim is to 1) base the science of the platform on the best information available, 2) create momentum in dementias research by being inclusive of, and synergistic with, other initiatives.

For industry, partnership discussions are already underway with exchanges of ides, interests and needs between academic and industry stakeholders. Industry have identified their need for access to conversion (early MVI to dementia cohorts and for experimental medicine studies to conform to regulatory requirements.

We remain committed to raising the profile of contemporary debate about dementia and its treatment. We wish to encourage a culture of commitment to solving this problem. By increasing awareness at all levels of society we intend to leverage resources for the platform and for dementia research in general, to increase awareness of the need for earlier interventions and better targeted treatment in general by health service providers and the public alike.

Engagement with the general public and with patients and carers is a very important part of our mission. This serves not only to communicate our research findings and their relevance but also to address such issues as stigma in society and the research culture in the NHS in relation to dementia and older people. In addition to using the platform web-site to communicate to the general public, we will also liaise with charities and advocate groups such as Age UK and the Alzheimer's Society to promote our work and findings and to engage them in shaping the work programme.

In addition we will have a dedicated free-phone number available 6 days a week and a communications officer at 50% FTE over 5 years whose responsibility is to develop and implement a communications and public engagement strategy.

Organisations

Publications

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Policy Influence Type Membership of a guideline committee
 
Description Associate Director, UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI)
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Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
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Sector Charity/Non Profit
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Sector Charity/Non Profit
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Sector Charity/Non Profit
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Description Travel grant for conference for Bryan Ng
Amount £300 (GBP)
Organisation Alzheimer's Research UK 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
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Description Travel grant for conference for Bryan Ng
Amount £300 (GBP)
Organisation Alzheimer's Research UK 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2020 
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Description UK Dementias Platform
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Organisation Medical Research Council (MRC) 
Sector Public
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End 06/2023
 
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Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
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Sector Charity/Non Profit
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Start  
 
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Organisation Wellcome Trust 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
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Country United Kingdom
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Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 04/2016 
End 04/2020
 
Title CRISPR gene editing 
Description We have been able to establish CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in our lab as a result of this project 
Type Of Material Technology assay or reagent 
Year Produced 2015 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact We have been able to perform gene editing in iPSC lines. 
 
Title Cognitive test battery implemented in UK Biobank 
Description DPUK has developed a cognitive test battery suitable for use in large-scale population studies. 
Type Of Material Physiological assessment or outcome measure 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The battery has been deployed in the UK Biobank study 
 
Title DPUK Data Portal Datathon Virtual Desktop 
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Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2018 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The dedicated Datathon desktop has allowed us to run 4 DPUK Datathon events across the UK, which have had an international audience of over 150 researchers cumulatively. 
URL https://portal.dementiasplatform.uk/
 
Title DPUK data portal 
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Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Provided To Others? No  
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URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/
 
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Description Development of stem cell-derived neuronal culture techniques using microfluidic devices to channel axonal growth. 
Type Of Material Model of mechanisms or symptoms - in vitro 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact Not yet: it is ongoing development 
 
Title High content, high throughput analysis 
Description The ability to perform detailed high-throughput analysis of neurons in culture 
Type Of Material Technology assay or reagent 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Shared use of best practice in high-throughput analysis using Opera Phenix imager and high-throughout plate readers 
 
Title Imaging network protocols 
Description The DPUK molecular and structural imaging network has been awarded a MRC partnership grant and an ARUK project grant t develop standardised image acquisition and pre-processing protocols for brain imaging. 
Type Of Material Physiological assessment or outcome measure 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact TO BE CONFIRMED 
 
Title In vitro electrophysiology 
Description Patch-clamp techniques to measure neuronal activity of stem cell-derived neurons 
Type Of Material Technology assay or reagent 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact Analaysis of stem cell-derived neurons: dopamine neurons, cortical neurons, motor neurons and medium spiny neurons 
 
Title Live cell imaging techniques in iPS-derived DA neurons in vitro 
Description We have optimised a live cell imaging protocol for the visualisation and measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential in differentiated neurons. 
Type Of Material Cell line 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact The membrane potential-sensing dye TMRM can be used to quantify membrane potential, with increased fluorescence indicating increased membrane potential. 
 
Title Microglia differentiation 
Description The ability to generate microglia from human stem cells from dementia patients 
Type Of Material Cell line 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact We will be able to compare the function of microglia generated from patients and from controls 
 
Title PLA in stem cell neurons 
Description To enable the detection of a-syn oligomers in stem cell-derived dopamine neurons 
Type Of Material Technology assay or reagent 
Year Produced 2017 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The detection of a-syn oligomers in stem cell-derived dopamine neurons 
 
Title RNA-Seq 
Description Development of methods for analysis of RNA-Seq 
Type Of Material Technology assay or reagent 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact Understanding of gene expression profiles in selected cell population 
 
Title Stem cell network protocols 
Description The DPUK stem cell network has been awarded a MRC partnership grant to establish network activity including the development of standard protocols for developing specific tissue types relevant to dementia research. 
Type Of Material Physiological assessment or outcome measure 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact TO BE CONFIRMED 
 
Title Target discovery assays 
Description Develop target discovery assays using high throughput screens 
Type Of Material Technology assay or reagent 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact New research facilty built for our work 
 
Title WP13 Agreed Standards for Collection, Classification & Storage of Brain Tissue 
Description This report relates to Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Objective 3 of Work Package 13: Brain Donation. Specifically, objective 3 is to develop agreed standards for the collection, classification and storage of brains tissue. Harmonisation of procedures across brain banks enables i) comparable standards of quality and diagnostic categorisation to be employed, ii) implementation of comparable sampling, preparation and storage techniques and iii) provision of consistent key tissue quality and pathology data. Consistent with the diversity of researcher requests, it is also necessary to preserve a sufficient degree of operational flexibility in accordance with the nature of the disease and user demand. In such instances, a rationale and explanation of any differences can be provided, or where appropriate, a view presented as to when convergence might be achieved in the future. The policies outlined below are those agreed by the 4 Medical Research Council (MRC) funded brain banks as part of a milestoned funding package and are used as a minimum protocol by all the banks in the MRC UK Brain Bank Network (UK BBN). Minimal standards for collection are presented in relation to i) Brain tissue, ii) Clinical and Neuropathological information and iii) Neuropathology (Classification & storage). 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact pending DPUK consensus meeting on brain donation strategy 
 
Title WP13 Brain donation UK Brain Bank capacity and strategy for UK brain donation 
Description 1. This report relates to DPUK Work Package 13 Objective 7: To establish a brain banking strategy based on capacity and scientific value. 2. The report presents quantitative and descriptive data relating to the current capacity and workload of 10 UK brain banks, evaluates options for extending brain donation to DPUK cohorts and makes recommendations for a longer term brain donation strategy. 3. Currently there is little spare capacity available across the UK Brain Bank Network. 4. Across the brain banks there are significant differences in the proportion of ad hoc vs registered brains collected. 5. Estimates of the number and characteristics of participants to be consented to brain donation through DPUK are required in order to predict the impact of DPUK with greater precision. 6. The availability of mortuary services is a potential bottleneck & there is a need to engage with NHS Trusts. 7. Clarification of scientific questions and identification of what DPUK seek to learn from donated brains would help to shape a brain donation strategy. 8. Conditional support for a UK Biobank brain donation pilot study. 9. A decentralised model based upon the accommodation of extra DPUK activity within existing brain bank infrastructure across the 10 brain banks is favoured. 10. The long term suitability of alternative models for consenting, centralised collection and storage warrant exploration. 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Basis for consensus meeting on new approaches to UK brain banking. To inform a pilot study using UK Biobank and the Manchester Brain Bank. Presentation of alternative models for consenting, registration, coordination of participants and collection, processing, storage and retrieval of brain samples 
 
Title WP13 Brain donation: Sample access plan. 
Description A briefing document on access to post-mortem samples and data from the proposed DPUK collection From the discussion above decisions concerning access to DPUK samples and data need to be taken at an early stage. A number of key factors determine the framework for granting access to tissue samples, accompanying neuropathological and clinical data through a DPUK platform. These factors relate to custodianship, ethical approval, eligibility for access, the application process and the conditions of access. Following specific DPUK guidance in relation to each of these factors, subsequent actions in defining a sample access plan include the development of 1) a standard operating procedure, 2) principles of access, 3) a common request application form, 4) an application process and 5) conditions of access. While a dual approach to access implies that established brain bank and cohorts procedures will cover many aspects of the request process, the section below highlights those elements requiring unique consideration in relation to DPUK generated applications. It will be particularly important to establish a researcher FAQs to guide applicants though the process and help requesters to determine suitability of data and eligibility to gain access. 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact pending DPUK consensus meeting on brain donation strategy 
 
Title Alzhemer's Disease Polygenic Risk Profiling 
Description This model used data from the powerful dataset comprising 17 008 cases and 37 154 controls obtained from the International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project (IGAP). Alzheimer's disease (AD) Polygenic risk scores were generated for 3177 cases and 7277 controls (GERAD data) and tested whether the alleles identified to associate with disease in IGAP sample are significantly enriched in the cases relative to the controls in the GERAD sample. The disease prediction accuracy was investigated in a sample of 3049 cases and 1554 controls (for whom APOE genotype data was available) by means of sensitivity, specificity, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and positive and negative predictive values. The best prediction accuracy AUC = 78.2% (95% confidence interval 77-80%) was achieved by a logistic regression model with APOE, the polygenic score, sex and age as predictors. 
Type Of Material Computer model/algorithm 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This approach is used to create SNP arrays for AD prediction (for research only so far). 
 
Title Cerebrovascular Diseases Image Databank 
Description Cerebrovascular Diseases Image Databank contains brain magnetic resonance & computed tomographic imaging data from patients with cerebrovascular diseases, created by Professor Joanna Wardlaw. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Publicly accessible data-bank, improving research results across study groups focused on developing prevention and treatment methods for small vessel diseases, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. 
URL https://www.ed.ac.uk/clinical-sciences/edinburgh-imaging/research/themes-and-topics/analysis-and-pro...
 
Title DPUK BIDS Formatted Imaging Data 
Description Imaging data collected by DPUK have been converted to BIDS format creating a research ready data collection. The standardised formating of the datasets will allow researchers to be be able to access and analyse the data more efficiently. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2022 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The production of the data collection has enabled Imaging preprocessing pipelines research to begin within the DPUK data portal. There are also 15 Imaging projects accessing the BIDS formatted data. 
URL https://portal.dementiasplatform.uk/AnalyseData/ImagingMatrix
 
Title DPUK Genomics portal 
Description The DPUK Genetics portal provides a collaborative platform for individuals, DPUK cohorts and the wider research community to share and access research outputs from genetic research. The platform provides two key tools for finding, sharing and analysing genetic data; The Results Registry tool, accessible via the main DPUK web portal, allows searching and uploading of genetic results data. This tool provides a rich set of search tools specific to genetic data and includes visualisation using the popular JBrowse genomic browser. This tool will allow users to share this data. This can be done under secure data transfer agreements if necessary. The second tool is the Genetic Data Browser this is available exclusively within the secure DPUK infrastructure. This will allow users to create cross-cohort comparison studies based on genotypic datasets and linked phenotypic data. This tool provides an interactive dashboard which can pull in phenotypic data and genetic markers from GWAS data and allow users to intuitively explore, combine and export patient cohorts. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2017 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The DPUK Genetics portal, housed on the DPUK platform, allows non bioinformatic-expert users to explore components of genetic data within a secure environment. We have provided access to an international consortium, GERAD, via the DPUK data portal. This is a dataset of over 18,000 cases and controls (detailed in Table 2), as well as over 5,600 samples to date submitted to the EADB, the European AD DNA bank for deciphering the missing heritability of Alzheimer's disease 
URL https://portal.dementiasplatform.uk/
 
Title DPUK cohorts database 
Description collection of >30 UK cohorts available for cross-cohort analyses 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2016 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The bringing together of data from >30 cohorts is transformative in delivering greater data access to the research community 
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/
 
Title iPSC resource for researchers 
Description iPSC resources available are listed on DPUK website where they can download iPSC directory provides the opportunity for researchers to formally request over 100 stem cell lines derived from healthy and diseased individuals 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2018 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Valuable way for researchers to find out about available resource 
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/for-researchers/expert-communities-1/stem-cells-network-1/ipsc-reso...
 
Description AMYPAD 
Organisation Amyloid Imaging to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Country European Union (EU) 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution JMS is UCL lead for AMYPAD at UCL - which has interdependencies with DPUK through EPAD
Collaborator Contribution Design of protocols
Impact Project recently commenced
Start Year 2016
 
Description Abeta functional assays 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Department of Psychiatry
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We have worked to develop improved in vitro analysis odf Abeta function
Collaborator Contribution Collaborative development of assay
Impact Ongoing collaboration
Start Year 2015
 
Description Collaboration with Oxford Drug Discovery Institute (ODDI) 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution In the collaboration with the Oxford Drug Discovery Institute (ODDI) my team's role is to undertake cell and molecular biology wet lab work to better understand the interaction between HDAC4, NCOR and HDAC3 and how inhibition of HDAC4 will alter that interaction.
Collaborator Contribution The role of Oxford Drug Discovery Institute (ODDI) is to test the potency and activity of a range of HDAC4 inhibitors and to consider the drug like properties of new and existing inhibitors. In later stages of the project the ODDI may progress towards high throughput screening to identify novel chemistry and novel HDAC4 inhibitors.
Impact Collaboration initiated 2 months ago and work underway.
Start Year 2020
 
Description Covid19 Neuroscience Group @7T 
Organisation Imperial College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution New program of research into acute and chronic effects of COVID19 on the brain, including respiratory, cognitive and mental health effects Data collection of inpatients, and those recovering, from severe COVID19, and innovations in brain stem neurochemical imaging
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in spectroscopy and respiratory control from the brain Expertise in remote cognitive testing and normative data
Impact Pending publications Conference papers accepted, ISMRN, BNA
Start Year 2020
 
Description Covid19 Neuroscience Group @7T 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Oxford Neuroscience
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution New program of research into acute and chronic effects of COVID19 on the brain, including respiratory, cognitive and mental health effects Data collection of inpatients, and those recovering, from severe COVID19, and innovations in brain stem neurochemical imaging
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in spectroscopy and respiratory control from the brain Expertise in remote cognitive testing and normative data
Impact Pending publications Conference papers accepted, ISMRN, BNA
Start Year 2020
 
Description DPUK Analysts Expert Community 
Organisation Imperial College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Providing DPUK administrative support to run collaborative meetings and leadership from the central team of scientists at DPUK.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the discussion of analytical projects to focus on for DPUK for the future.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Analysts Expert Community 
Organisation Newcastle University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Providing DPUK administrative support to run collaborative meetings and leadership from the central team of scientists at DPUK.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the discussion of analytical projects to focus on for DPUK for the future.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Analysts Expert Community 
Organisation University College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Providing DPUK administrative support to run collaborative meetings and leadership from the central team of scientists at DPUK.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the discussion of analytical projects to focus on for DPUK for the future.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Analysts Expert Community 
Organisation University of Cambridge
Department MRC Biostatistics Unit
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Providing DPUK administrative support to run collaborative meetings and leadership from the central team of scientists at DPUK.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the discussion of analytical projects to focus on for DPUK for the future.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Analysts Expert Community 
Organisation University of Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Providing DPUK administrative support to run collaborative meetings and leadership from the central team of scientists at DPUK.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the discussion of analytical projects to focus on for DPUK for the future.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Analysts Expert Community 
Organisation University of Oxford
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Providing DPUK administrative support to run collaborative meetings and leadership from the central team of scientists at DPUK.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the discussion of analytical projects to focus on for DPUK for the future.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Cambridge 
Organisation University of Cambridge
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Optimisation of high-content imaging protocols with Opera Phenix imager
Collaborator Contribution The ARUK Stem Cell Research Centre, Cambridge has standardised the use of the Opera Phenix and Nanostring Sprint instruments for QC in iPSC reprogramming and cproduction of cortical neurons. The Phenix is used for high-throughput imaging of pluripotency markers in patient-derived lines that are generated at the centre. The lab has established a method for routine characterisation of cortical neuron productions using the Nanostring digital gene expression platform. This will facilitate harmonisation of protocols between DPUK centres, and within the STEMBANCC consortium. The imaging platform has been used to develop methods for production of human microglia from iPSCs, and to study cell biology in patient iPSC-derived microglia, focussing on TREM2 mutatiosn. In collaboration with Talisman Therapeutics and AstraZeneca, assays have been established to measure protein uptake in cortical neurons by live imaging.
Impact Development of a strong Dementia Stem Cell Network in DPUK
Start Year 2016
 
Description DPUK DSCN 
Organisation Cardiff University
Department School of Biosciences
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Collaborator Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Impact Collaborations and interactions
Start Year 2015
 
Description DPUK DSCN 
Organisation University College London
Department Medical School
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Collaborator Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Impact Collaborations and interactions
Start Year 2015
 
Description DPUK DSCN 
Organisation University of Cambridge
Department Gurdon Institute
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Collaborator Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Impact Collaborations and interactions
Start Year 2015
 
Description DPUK DSCN 
Organisation University of Edinburgh
Department MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Collaborator Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Impact Collaborations and interactions
Start Year 2015
 
Description DPUK DSCN 
Organisation University of Manchester
Department Manchester Medical School
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Collaborator Contribution Forming DPUK Dementia Stem Cell Network
Impact Collaborations and interactions
Start Year 2015
 
Description DPUK Data Discovery Tools Categorisation and Coding Programme 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Department of Psychiatry
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Provide data from our cohort
Collaborator Contribution Create Data discovery tool
Impact Still ongoing
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Genetics Expert Community 
Organisation Cardiff University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Providing infrastructure and contacts with academics in the expertise of Genetics.
Collaborator Contribution Various suggested project initiatives and the development of the Genetics hub, linked with the DPUK Portal.
Impact Various suggested project initiatives and the development of the Genetics hub, linked with the DPUK Portal.
Start Year 2014
 
Description DPUK Imaging Consortium 
Organisation MRC Dementias Platform UK
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Sharing of Imaging protocols and data management structures
Collaborator Contribution N/A
Impact Project recently commenced
Start Year 2016
 
Description DPUK Ontologies Expert Community 
Organisation Cardiff University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Facilitating meetings through our administrative support and providing leadership through the scientists on our central team.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the development of DPUK ontology discussion.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Ontologies Expert Community 
Organisation EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL - EBI)
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Facilitating meetings through our administrative support and providing leadership through the scientists on our central team.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the development of DPUK ontology discussion.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Ontologies Expert Community 
Organisation University College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Facilitating meetings through our administrative support and providing leadership through the scientists on our central team.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the development of DPUK ontology discussion.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK Ontologies Expert Community 
Organisation University of Bristol
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Facilitating meetings through our administrative support and providing leadership through the scientists on our central team.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise to the development of DPUK ontology discussion.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2018
 
Description DPUK industry partnership 
Organisation Araclon Biotech
Country Spain 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution The Dementias Platform UK provides a research infrastructure for developing new treatments for dementia
Collaborator Contribution Expertise and technologies
Impact Please refer to the following link: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/138/12/3673
Start Year 2014
 
Description DPUK industry partnership 
Organisation AstraZeneca
Department MedImmune
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution The Dementias Platform UK provides a research infrastructure for developing new treatments for dementia
Collaborator Contribution Expertise and technologies
Impact Please refer to the following link: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/138/12/3673
Start Year 2014
 
Description DPUK industry partnership 
Organisation GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Department Neurology and GI Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery (CEDD) GSK
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution The Dementias Platform UK provides a research infrastructure for developing new treatments for dementia
Collaborator Contribution Expertise and technologies
Impact Please refer to the following link: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/138/12/3673
Start Year 2014
 
Description DPUK industry partnership 
Organisation Ixico
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution The Dementias Platform UK provides a research infrastructure for developing new treatments for dementia
Collaborator Contribution Expertise and technologies
Impact Please refer to the following link: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/138/12/3673
Start Year 2014
 
Description DPUK industry partnership 
Organisation Janssen Research & Development
Country Global 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution The Dementias Platform UK provides a research infrastructure for developing new treatments for dementia
Collaborator Contribution Expertise and technologies
Impact Please refer to the following link: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/138/12/3673
Start Year 2014
 
Description DPUK industry partnership 
Organisation SomaLogic
Country United States 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution The Dementias Platform UK provides a research infrastructure for developing new treatments for dementia
Collaborator Contribution Expertise and technologies
Impact Please refer to the following link: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/138/12/3673
Start Year 2014
 
Description DSG (Data Study Group) Network 
Organisation Alan Turing Institute
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution A joint collaboration with the Turing Institue for using the DPUK Data Portal for Workshop - Machine learning - Data Portal infrastructure across DPUK population cohorts.
Collaborator Contribution Provision of the data workshop infrastructure - DPUK Data Portal and joint hosting of workshop
Impact Newly active March 2019
Start Year 2019
 
Description DSG (Data Study Group) Network 
Organisation University of Cambridge
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution A joint collaboration with the Turing Institue for using the DPUK Data Portal for Workshop - Machine learning - Data Portal infrastructure across DPUK population cohorts.
Collaborator Contribution Provision of the data workshop infrastructure - DPUK Data Portal and joint hosting of workshop
Impact Newly active March 2019
Start Year 2019
 
Description Dementias Platform UK Stem Cell Partnership 
Organisation MRC Dementias Platform UK
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution OPDC will share expertise and stem cell lines as part of DPUK Stem Cell Network
Collaborator Contribution Members will share expertise and stem cell lines as part of DPUK Stem Cell Network
Impact Ongoing
Start Year 2016
 
Description Dementias Platform UK Stem Cell Partnership 
Organisation University of Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution OPDC will share expertise and stem cell lines as part of DPUK Stem Cell Network
Collaborator Contribution Members will share expertise and stem cell lines as part of DPUK Stem Cell Network
Impact Ongoing
Start Year 2016
 
Description Dr Brent Ryan & Derek Narendra NIH Inherited Movement Disorders Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 
Organisation National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Department National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Country United States 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Dr Brent Ryan & Derek Narendra NIH Inherited Movement Disorders Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD. Scope: Collaboration to assess mitophagy in models of PD
Collaborator Contribution Dr Brent Ryan & Derek Narendra NIH Inherited Movement Disorders Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD. Scope: Collaboration to assess mitophagy in models of PD Publication: Malpartida AB, Williamson M, Narendra DP, Wade-Martins R, Ryan BJ. Trends Biochem Sci. 2020 Dec 12:S0968-0004(20)30278-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2020.11.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33323315
Impact Publication: Malpartida AB, Williamson M, Narendra DP, Wade-Martins R, Ryan BJ. Trends Biochem Sci. 2020 Dec 12:S0968-0004(20)30278-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2020.11.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33323315
Start Year 2020
 
Description Dr Brent Ryan & Evandro Fang University of Oslo, Norway Scope: Assessment of mitophagy modulators in iPSC models of PD 
Organisation University of Oslo
Country Norway 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Dr Brent Ryan collaborating with Evandro Fang University of Oslo, Norway Scope: Assessment of mitophagy modulators in iPSC models of PD Output: Aman Y, Ryan B, Torsetnes SB, Knapskog AB, Watne LO, McEwan WA, Fang EF. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2020;155:169-202. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.02.008. Epub 2020 Aug 11. PMID: 32854854
Collaborator Contribution Dr Brent Ryan collaborating with Evandro Fang University of Oslo, Norway Scope: Assessment of mitophagy modulators in iPSC models of PD Output: Aman Y, Ryan B, Torsetnes SB, Knapskog AB, Watne LO, McEwan WA, Fang EF. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2020;155:169-202. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.02.008. Epub 2020 Aug 11. PMID: 32854854
Impact Publication: Aman Y, Ryan B, Torsetnes SB, Knapskog AB, Watne LO, McEwan WA, Fang EF. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2020;155:169-202. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.02.008. Epub 2020 Aug 11. PMID: 32854854
Start Year 2020
 
Description Electrophysiology in iPSC neurons 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Department of Pharmacology
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We have worked to establish electrophysiology analysis of iPSC-derived cortical neurons
Collaborator Contribution Helped us to establish the technique
Impact Ongoing collaboration
Start Year 2014
 
Description Enhancing autophagy flux in Parkinson's disease 
Organisation AstraZeneca
Department Astra Zeneca
Country United States 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution OPDC test drug like molecules in cellular models of Parkinson's
Collaborator Contribution Astra Zeneca to provide drug-like small molecules.
Impact Ongoing
Start Year 2016
 
Description Established collaboration with Ira Milosevic, University of Oxford Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution To study synaptic vesicle recycling and STXBP6 biology in our Parkinson's models. Ira will provide the tools and expertise.
Collaborator Contribution The collaboration will be to study synaptic vesicle recycling and STXBP6 biology in our Parkinson's models. Ira will provide tools and expertise
Impact The collaboration will be to study synaptic vesicle recycling and STXBP6 biology in our Parkinson's models. Ira will provide tools and expertise
Start Year 2021
 
Description European Prevention of Alzheimers disease project (EPAD) 
Organisation University of Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution DPUK is contributing towards the trials infrastructure and recruitment tot he EPAD longitudinal cohort study
Collaborator Contribution European colleagues are also contributing towards the trials infrastructure and recruitment tot he EPAD longitudinal cohort study
Impact Multi-disciplinary: clinicians, imagers, geneticists, statisticians, epidemiologists.
Start Year 2016
 
Description GR@CE 
Organisation Catalan Health Institute (ICS)
Country Spain 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution we analyse the genome-wide data
Collaborator Contribution the collaborators provided the data to us
Impact it is a multidisciplinary collaboration, involve clinicians, biologists and bioinformaticians
Start Year 2020
 
Description GWAIS 
Organisation University of Liege
Country Belgium 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We bring our expertise in AI and ML
Collaborator Contribution Collaborators bring their expertise in genetic interaction analyses.
Impact It is a multidisciplinary collaboration involving mathematicians, software developers and bioinformaticians
Start Year 2021
 
Description International Parkinson's Disease genetic Consortium (IPDGC) 
Organisation The International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution New collaboration with the International Parkinson's Disease genetic Consortium (IPDGC); single-cell RNA seq studies, spatial transcriptomics, next generation pathology (i.e. developing deep learning algorithms for PD-related pathologies)
Collaborator Contribution New collaboration with the International Parkinson's Disease genetic Consortium (IPDGC); single-cell RNA seq studies, spatial transcriptomics, next generation pathology (i.e. developing deep learning algorithms for PD-related pathologies)
Impact New collaboration with the International Parkinson's Disease genetic Consortium (IPDGC); single-cell RNA seq studies, spatial transcriptomics, next generation pathology (i.e. developing deep learning algorithms for PD-related pathologies)
Start Year 2019
 
Description JPND 
Organisation JPND Research
Country Global 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Joint grant funding and projects
Collaborator Contribution Working with collaborative members on research activities
Impact no
Start Year 2016
 
Description MINDMAPS 
Organisation Imperial College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution MINDMAPS is a DPUK-enabled project - it used our support and infrastructure in order to gain partnership and funding.
Collaborator Contribution The protocols for the MINDMAPS intended to evaluate three novel radioligands that are intended to quantify the regional availability of other radioligands being brought online for GMP production. 3 protocols are in place.This study has been set up as a public-private collaboration and has leveraged substantial new investment, both from the MRC and from other funders.
Impact Too early for significant outputs or outcomes
Start Year 2017
 
Description MRC fellowship 
Organisation University of Bristol
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution advice and training on genomic data analysis
Collaborator Contribution A researcher, Dr. Emma Anderson, who is a highly productive junior researcher
Impact 1. To improve causal inference in mendelian randomization studies of dementia 2. To improve understanding of the genetic risk for dementia and trajectories of cognitive capabilities in aging 3. To identify modifiable risk factors that are related to dementia and cognitive decline
Start Year 2016
 
Description NTAD new therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease 
Organisation Alzheimer's Research UK
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution DPUK EM theme
Collaborator Contribution New biomarker platform for dementia - Cambridge, Oxford, Janssen, JnJ, Lilly, AZ, ARUK and DPUK -
Impact Annual workshop
Start Year 2017
 
Description NTAD new therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease 
Organisation AstraZeneca
Department Astra Zeneca
Country United States 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution DPUK EM theme
Collaborator Contribution New biomarker platform for dementia - Cambridge, Oxford, Janssen, JnJ, Lilly, AZ, ARUK and DPUK -
Impact Annual workshop
Start Year 2017
 
Description NTAD new therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease 
Organisation Eli Lilly & Company Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution DPUK EM theme
Collaborator Contribution New biomarker platform for dementia - Cambridge, Oxford, Janssen, JnJ, Lilly, AZ, ARUK and DPUK -
Impact Annual workshop
Start Year 2017
 
Description NTAD new therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease 
Organisation Johnson & Johnson
Department Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Country United States 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution DPUK EM theme
Collaborator Contribution New biomarker platform for dementia - Cambridge, Oxford, Janssen, JnJ, Lilly, AZ, ARUK and DPUK -
Impact Annual workshop
Start Year 2017
 
Description NTAD new therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease 
Organisation Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution DPUK EM theme
Collaborator Contribution New biomarker platform for dementia - Cambridge, Oxford, Janssen, JnJ, Lilly, AZ, ARUK and DPUK -
Impact Annual workshop
Start Year 2017
 
Description NTAD new therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease 
Organisation University of Oxford
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution DPUK EM theme
Collaborator Contribution New biomarker platform for dementia - Cambridge, Oxford, Janssen, JnJ, Lilly, AZ, ARUK and DPUK -
Impact Annual workshop
Start Year 2017
 
Description National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Programme (NIH-OxCam) for Stewart Humble 
Organisation National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Country United States 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution NIH OxCam programme, a doctoral training programme for medical students to continue their education in biomedical research at either Oxford or Cambridge University in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Washington DC. (PI: Michael Ward, NIH; Co-supervisor: Wade-Martins; 01/10/16-30/09/20) Molecular mechanisms of progranulin in FTD
Collaborator Contribution NIH OxCam programme, a doctoral training programme for medical students to continue their education in biomedical research at either Oxford or Cambridge University in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Washington DC. (PI: Michael Ward, NIH; Co-supervisor: Wade-Martins; 01/10/16-30/09/20) Molecular mechanisms of progranulin in FTD
Impact NIH OxCam programme, a doctoral training programme for medical students to continue their education in biomedical research at either Oxford or Cambridge University in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Washington DC. (PI: Michael Ward, NIH; Co-supervisor: Wade-Martins; 01/10/16-30/09/20) Molecular mechanisms of progranulin in FTD
Start Year 2016
 
Description ODDI Phenotypic drug discovery in Parkinson's 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Collaborative drug discovery project in Parkinson's
Collaborator Contribution Collaborative drug discovery project in Parkinson's
Impact Ongoing
Start Year 2017
 
Description PREVENT 7T 
Organisation University of Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Application of 7T technology to understand the effects of inherited risk of dementia
Collaborator Contribution Coordination of national PREVENT study of people at risk of dementia
Impact Pending
Start Year 2019
 
Description PROTECT / CHARIOT-Pro / Cardiff DPUK 
Organisation Imperial College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Genotyping of 1,000 research participants from the PROTECT (KCL & Exeter) and CHARIOT - Pro (Imperial) research studies will be completed by Cardiff Univ as part of a collaboration funded by Dementias Platform UK. Polygenic risk scores will be calculated for these individuals and data made available via DPUK Platform.
Collaborator Contribution DNA samples from 1,000 research participants from the PROTECT (KCL & Exeter) and CHARIOT - Pro (Imperial) research studies will be sent to Cardiff Univ for genotyping
Impact None to date - work in progress. Collaboration is multi-disciplinary - Neurology, Neuroepidemiology & Ageing; Genetics & Genomics; Psychiatry
Start Year 2018
 
Description PROTECT / CHARIOT-Pro / Cardiff DPUK 
Organisation King's College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Genotyping of 1,000 research participants from the PROTECT (KCL & Exeter) and CHARIOT - Pro (Imperial) research studies will be completed by Cardiff Univ as part of a collaboration funded by Dementias Platform UK. Polygenic risk scores will be calculated for these individuals and data made available via DPUK Platform.
Collaborator Contribution DNA samples from 1,000 research participants from the PROTECT (KCL & Exeter) and CHARIOT - Pro (Imperial) research studies will be sent to Cardiff Univ for genotyping
Impact None to date - work in progress. Collaboration is multi-disciplinary - Neurology, Neuroepidemiology & Ageing; Genetics & Genomics; Psychiatry
Start Year 2018
 
Description PROTECT / CHARIOT-Pro / Cardiff DPUK 
Organisation University of Exeter
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Genotyping of 1,000 research participants from the PROTECT (KCL & Exeter) and CHARIOT - Pro (Imperial) research studies will be completed by Cardiff Univ as part of a collaboration funded by Dementias Platform UK. Polygenic risk scores will be calculated for these individuals and data made available via DPUK Platform.
Collaborator Contribution DNA samples from 1,000 research participants from the PROTECT (KCL & Exeter) and CHARIOT - Pro (Imperial) research studies will be sent to Cardiff Univ for genotyping
Impact None to date - work in progress. Collaboration is multi-disciplinary - Neurology, Neuroepidemiology & Ageing; Genetics & Genomics; Psychiatry
Start Year 2018
 
Description Principal Supervisor to Marta Madureira 
Organisation University of Porto
Country Portugal 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution As part of the GABBA Doctoral Program, Portugal, Professor Wade-Martins is Principal Supervisor to Marta Madureira; Co-supervisor Dr Jorge Azevedo; 01/11/18-31/12/20)
Collaborator Contribution Co supervisors of student
Impact Research project title: Regulation of lysosomal physiology by LRRK2
Start Year 2018
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation Alzheimer's Research UK
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation AstraZeneca
Department MedImmune
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation Cardiff University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation Eli Lilly & Company Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation Imperial College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Country United States 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation King's College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation MRC Dementias Platform UK
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation University College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation University of Exeter
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation University of Glasgow
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description Synaptic Health 
Organisation University of Oxford
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Academic leadership and skills in new Dementia research platform; planning and applying for new funding; several meeting and phone conferences; about to initiate NTAD in Cambridge; planning of NTAD study;
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in translational neuroscience; planning; meetings; application for further funding;
Impact New Therapeutics in Dementia consortium; an interdisciplinary research group of clinicians, cognitive scientists, informatics, pharmaceutical and drug development experts; phase 0 studies for "New Therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease" and "Deep and Frequent Phenotyping" that are designed to optimise phase II studies of disease modifying therapies and additional opportunities for insights into disease pathogenesis; data collection, analyses and publications still pending;
Start Year 2015
 
Description T-cell activation in Parkinson's 
Organisation University of Oxford
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Analysis of response of Parkinson's patient PBMCs to stimulation by alpha-synuclein
Collaborator Contribution Advice on growth and culture of PBMC and how to measure T-cell activation by ELISpot
Impact Collaboration is multi-disciplinary between molecular genetics (Wade-Martins lab) and our partner immunology lab. No outcomes yet.
Start Year 2019
 
Description The Deep Dementia Phenotyping (DEMON) Network - committee member (SB) and strategic partner (DPUK JG and SB) 
Organisation Alan Turing Institute
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Knowledge partner and network activities associated with the DPUK Datathons and DPUK Usergroup
Collaborator Contribution Provision of resources at DPUK Datathons
Impact Newly established March 2019
Start Year 2019
 
Description The Deep Dementia Phenotyping (DEMON) Network - committee member (SB) and strategic partner (DPUK JG and SB) 
Organisation University of Exeter
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Knowledge partner and network activities associated with the DPUK Datathons and DPUK Usergroup
Collaborator Contribution Provision of resources at DPUK Datathons
Impact Newly established March 2019
Start Year 2019
 
Description Twinning: Centre PD 
Organisation University of Luxembourg
Department Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication
Country Luxembourg 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution OPDC will share information on clinical cohorts, stem cells and neuropathology
Collaborator Contribution Centre PD will share information on clinical cohorts, stem cells and neuropathology Centre PD worked with us on the EU Twinning grant to facilitate OPDC clinical data base move from Open Clinica to Red Cap System
Impact Ongoing
Start Year 2015
 
Description UK Dementia Platform (DPUK) 
Organisation Medical Research Council (MRC)
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Many OPDC members play a leading role in the DPUK. Richard Wade-Martins head the DPUK National Dementia Stem Cell Network, Simon Lovestone heads Informatics component and Clare MacKay leads on informatics analysis of imaging. Richard and Simon are on thr DPUK Executive Committee.
Collaborator Contribution The MRC Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) is a £53M public-private partnership, developed and led by the Medical Research Council, to accelerate progress in, and open up, dementias research. The DPUK's aims are early detection, improved treatment and ultimately, prevention, of dementias.
Impact The DPUK launched in Autumn 2014. It is directed by Dr John Gallacher at the University of Cardiff, together with an executive team of investigators drawn from seven universities (Cambridge, Edinburgh, Imperial College London (ICL), Oxford, Newcastle, University College London (UCL) and Swansea), including the UCL-based MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing. The clinical research infrastructure award links DPUK with further universities, Manchester and Bristol.
Start Year 2014
 
Description WIN MRI group for imaging mice Natalie Connor-Robson 
Organisation Wellcome Trust
Department Wellcome Trust Cente for Neuroimaging
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution WIN MRI group for imaging mice Natalie Connor-Robson
Collaborator Contribution WIN MRI group for imaging mice Natalie Connor-Robson
Impact WIN MRI group for imaging mice Natalie Connor-Robson
Start Year 2019
 
Title Biomarker evaluation of 7T MRI in dementia 
Description evaluation of novel 7T MRI for early detection of pathology in AD, and other dementias, building on the JPND consortium "EUFIND" 
Type Diagnostic Tool - Imaging
Current Stage Of Development Early clinical assessment
Year Development Stage Completed 2020
Development Status Under active development/distribution
Impact stronger links to basic cognitive neurosciences of memory systems, and to multi-centre clinical transnational centres across EU 
 
Title DPUK Imaging Matrix 
Description An interactive discovery tool has been created to allow researchers to explore the imaging data available via DPUK 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact Since the tool has been launched there has been an increase in applications for imaging data. 
URL https://portal.dementiasplatform.uk/AnalyseData/ImagingMatrix
 
Title Dementia's Platform UK Biostatistics Tool 
Description Bespoke analysis tool to perform the latest analyses on the largest UK datasets available. 
Type Of Technology Software 
Year Produced 2016 
Impact Product still under development / improvement following user feedback. 
 
Title Dementia's Platform UK Cohort Selection Tool 
Description Used to select cohorts of interest, and to put a research proposal to them for feedback under the DPUK research protocol. 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2016 
Impact Improvements ongoing to develop impacts. 
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/cohort-tools/
 
Title Dementias Platform UK Data Portal 
Description The DPUK Data Portal is a platform to allow the ingress of data from cohort studies and real-world evidence data from across the UK and internationally. The Portal allows access, subject to data provider approval, to said data via an integrated application system, and provides an analysis environment on remote desktop to allow distributed team science from anywhere in the world. The Portal environment comprises of front end user tools, a virtual desktop infrastructure for data analysis, a security system for permissions management and data upload, and an underlying architecture of substantial storage and applications to support the data needs. 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2017 
Impact To date (early 2019) we have had ~80 applications for cohort data via our new processes. Of these, 50 have been approved and at least 25 studies are underway with analysis of their approved cohort data. All of these studies are contributing to the dementia research community with a mixture of traditional epidemiological hypotheses, methodology validation, complex machine learning, and statistical modelling all being achieved in the Portal. Website: https://portal.dementiasplatform.uk 
 
Title Digital Biomarkers for Dementia 
Description This collaboration aims to produce smartphone and wearable focused, remote, digital biomarkers targeted at the earliest possible preclinical signs of the disease. 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2017 
Impact The first of the outputs from this research collaboration are currently deployed in the PREVENT and DFP trials. 
 
Title POLARIS 
Description We developed a novel approach to genetic set-based analysis and polygenic risk scoring, which accounts for linkage disequilibrium between SNPs and informs the analysis with previously reported effect sizes of a SNP's association to disease. We call this method POLARIS: POlygenic Linkage disequilibrium-Adjusted RIsk Score. 
Type Of Technology Software 
Year Produced 2017 
Open Source License? Yes  
Impact NA 
URL https://github.com/BakerEA/POLARIS
 
Title UKSeRP (UK Secure eResearch Platform) 
Description UKSeRP is a secure data management and analysis platform created through MRC's capital investment in the Farr Institute. It is an integrated suite of hardware and software tools that enables uses to upload and remotely manage their data and make the data available for analysis to distributed research teams. UKSeRP instances have been created for the MRC Dementias Platform UK, UK Biobank outcome adjudication group, ALSPAC, linked Millennium Cohort Data and the Multiple Sclerosis Register. 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2014 
Impact UKSeRP supports the development and implementation of distributed multi-disciplinary UK Team Science in providing access to multi-modal multi-cohort data. 
 
Description "The Funny Side of Parkinson's" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact "The Funny Side of Parkinson's" on BBC1. Paul Mayhew-Archer Documentary.
Richard Wade-Martins and Fahd Baig appeared to talk about OPDC.
Paul was named best presenter at the Grierson Awards for this documentary.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b072xkcz/inside-out-south-parkinsons-the-funny-side
 
Description #DementiaActionWeek2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Sharing content to promote #DementiaActionWeek2018 including producing original video of researcher
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://twitter.com/WadeMartinsLab/status/999632001920651264
 
Description 17/06/2020 - Public Health Research at HDRUK. International Scientific Advisory Board 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Public Health Research at HDRUK. International Scientific Advisory Board, 17/06/20.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description 1946 70th birthday event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact The 70th Birthday Event celebrated the 70th birthday of participants in the MRC NSHD (1946 birth cohort) - we provided a display of brain imaging
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description 2018 article published on iPS research in Oxford in Phenotype (Oxford Biochemical society magazine) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact A decade of IPS cell research in Oxford by Sally Cowley
Phenotype is the magazine of the Oxford University Biochemical Society. It is run by students and staff and published on a termly basis.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://issuu.com/phenotypejournal/docs/mt18
 
Description 2018/19 OPDC Newsletter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact We produced a newsletter on OPDC activities.
This was sent to all study participants, those on OPDC news mailing list and will be handed out at events.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc2018-19-newsletter.pdf
 
Description 21/01/2021 - Data Science and Population Health Research. University of British Columbia, Canada 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Data Science and Population Health Research. University of British Columbia, Canada, 21/01/21.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description 23/06/15. Privacy protecting data linkage research : a key tool in hastening translation and achieving population impact. Invited presentation McGill University, Montreal 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact 23/06/15. Privacy protecting data linkage research : a key tool in hastening translation and achieving population impact. Invited presentation McGill University, Montreal.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description 26 April 2016, DPUK Annual Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact DPUK Open Day
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Conference-Programme.pdf
 
Description 28/01/2020 Big Data and Public Health. Sandra Macara BMA Memorial Lecture 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PRESENTATION TO BIG DATA AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SANDRA MACARA MEMORIAL LECTURE IN CARDIFF
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description 5-7 October 2016, CCNA ISAB (Vancouver)(premanifest disease & cognitive footprint?) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Plenary lecture at Canadian consortium on Neurodegeneration and aging
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description 6-7 April 2016, DZNE (Bonn)"The role of genetic cohorts in bridging clinical and basic science" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Discussion of the role of Genetic cohorts to advise the German Neurodegenerative disease research network
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue - DPUK Annual Conference 2018: The power of cohorts 23 April 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Attended one-day conference on using DPUK platform.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description A moving target? Dementia in changing older populations (and a changing world) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A talk was given at AAIC 2016 (Alzheimer's Association International Conference) 23-28 July in Toronto, Canada.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description A population perspective on dementia and its relationship with ageing and dying across time 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Invited speaker at Brocher foundation, Geneva, 14-15 April 2016. The redefinition of Alzheimer's disease and its social and ethical consequences.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description AAIC Los Angeles Annual Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact MODEL-AD presentation - Alzheimer's Susceptibility Genes Implicate Microglial Activity
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description AARP press release on Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) report "New Report Highlights Links Between Cardiovascular and Brain Health", highlighting the links between cardiovascular and brain health, 10th February 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact AARP press release on Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) report "New Report Highlights Links Between Cardiovascular and Brain Health", highlighting the links between cardiovascular and brain health, 10th February 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://press.aarp.org/2020-2-10-Report-Highlights-Links-Between-Cardiovascular-and-Brain-Health.
 
Description ARUK 2014 Annual Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Type Of Presentation keynote/invited speaker
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Julie Williams took part in a debate at the 2014 ARUK conference titled: Alzheimer's disease: The relative importance of Genes and Environment

The conference audience took part in the debate and positive feedback was recieved about this part of the conference.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/conference-programme/
 
Description ARUK Manchester Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The Alzheimer's Research UK Conference is the UK's largest dementia research conference and this year Alzheimer's Research UK hope to host up to 450 delegates in the Neo-Gothic surroundings of Manchester Town Hall. With no parallel sessions, this is the perfect conference to gain insight from basic researchers through to clinical colleagues.
Latest insights from basic and clinical research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/event/alzheimers-research-uk-conference-2016/
 
Description ARUK Network Open Morning 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact About 150-200 people attended a morning of talks from Oxford researchers, including presentations on using stem cells in dementia research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016
 
Description ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited presenter at the ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute (ODDI) Collaborators meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description ARUK Oxford Network Research Day presentation July 2019 - Bryan Ng 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact In July 2019, Bryan Ng attended the ARUK Oxford Network Research Day and gave a presentation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description ARUK Oxford network dementia information event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Open day of talks and information stands organised by Alzheimer's UK Oxford Research Network at John Radcliffe Hospital.
Talk by Sana Suri on Brain-Heart links
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL https://www.oxdare.ox.ac.uk/public-events
 
Description ARUK Public Engagement open day 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Public engagement
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description ARUK Roundtable 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I have been invited and participated in a Roundtable discussion organized by Alzheimer's Research UK: "Where now for Alzheimer's disease research? Learning from recent clinical trials failures and planning for the future", 19 January, 2017
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description ARUK Scientific meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Scientific meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description ARUK Technical Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Collaborative workshop to discuss the technical infrastructure of data sharing platforms, including DPUK to facilitate targeted treatments and research. Outcomes have resulted in collaborative networks, invitation to join steering committee, future workshop hosting (DPUK Data Portal), co-hosting of Datathons with ARUK-Turing, collaboration on a grant application and intellectual sharing of ideas.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ARUK conference 2015 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Participants in your research and patient groups
Results and Impact Lots of questions

More interest in taking part in dementia research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description ARUK conference poster presentation in March 2020 - Bryan Ng - EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact ARUK conference poster presentation in March 2020 - Bryan Ng
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/for-researchers/research-conference-2020/abstracts/
 
Description ARUK network 2019 Exeter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The event was organised between the ARUK Bristol & Bath, Southwest (Exeter and Plymouth) and Wales networks. The aim was for members to meet, showcase research & build collaborations. J Williams spoke on Research infrastructure and resources: UKDRI as member of Cardiff University and UK Brain Banks Network
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description ARUK scientific meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Awareness raising for DPUK and building networks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Disease Congress 2015 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The 12th International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases and Related Neurological Disorders (AD/PD 2015) will build on the well-earned reputation of previous AD/PD meetings for unraveling the mechanisms and improving the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other related neurodegenerative diseases.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/events/?yy=2015&mm=3
 
Description Alzheimer's Association International Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact International Conference to highlight progress made and new opportunities in dementia research. AAIC attracts international investigators, clinicians and care providers gather to share the latest study results, theories and discoveries.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Present research at AAIC, which is the largest international meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science. The purpose is to disseminate our research and to learn about current and novel research in dementia science.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Alzheimer's Society Annual Research Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The Dementias Platform UK: what is it and what can it do for you?

The Alzheimer's Society Annual Research conference will take place on 29-30 June 2015 at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel. The conference will bring together researchers and people affected by dementia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/events/?yy=2015&mm=6
 
Description Alzheimer's Society debate: How can we beat dementia in the next twenty years 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Organised by the Alzheimer's Society. this involved patients, carers, supporters and the media who have had subsequent interest in research. very positive feedback from the Alzheimer's Society who were grateful for the input.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Alzheimer's gene study achieves landmark breakthrough 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Cardiff University publicised publication in Nature Genetics "Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer's disease identifies novel risk loci and implicates Abeta, Tau, immunity and lipid processing" - aiming to raise public awareness of research being undertaken at UK Dementia Research Institute Cardiff
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description An invited interview at the Alzheimer's Research UK (ARUK) 2019 the Video Journal of Dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact An interview for Video Journal of Dementia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL http://www.vjdementia.com
 
Description An invited interview on issues facing researchers in Brexit for the Cross Party Group on Medical Research for Alzheimer's Society, UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Have provided an opinion on issues facing researchers in Brexit for the Cross Party Group in the Welsh Assembly looking at Medical Research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Article in newspaper (The Times) - performance of eight-year-olds on a test of thinking skills may predict how they will perform on tests of thinking and memory skills when they are 70. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Increased public interest and support in dementia research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/children-who-do-puzzles-reduce-risk-of-dementia-in-later-life-z0z...
 
Description AstraZeneca drug libraries article on DPUK website 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Article on Astra Zeneca Drug library screening on DPUK website accessible in the "For Researchers" tab then "Our Research Communities"
Facilitated by DPUK, scientists at the University of Oxford are investigating the behaviour of drugs developed by AstraZeneca (AZ) on patient-specific cell models. They are looking to see if they can be used to target a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/our-impact/repurposing-drug-libraries
 
Description Attend Parkinson's UK engagement event at St James' Palace, London 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Attend reception at St James' Palace to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Attended the ARUK Oxford Network Outreach Day in March 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The 2019 Dementia Awareness Day was held at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford in March 2019. The Oxford ARUK Network Centre organise this event to discuss current dementia research taking place within the network centre, which includes the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University and University of Reading.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.oxdare.ox.ac.uk/openday2019
 
Description BBC Horizon - filming 2015-16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact BBC Horizon were interested in making a programme about Alzheimer's disease with a focus on novel technology - especially imaging - for early diagnosis and trials.
Several meetings were held with the produced and his team and then several days of on-site filming including following a research subject.
The film is due to be shown in Spring 2016 as a one hour long programme which is likely to reach an audience of more than a million
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016
 
Description BBC One Saturday Breakfast News - Funny Side of Parkinson's 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Richard Wade-Martins appeared on BBC One Saturday Breakfast News with Paul Mayhew-Archer to discuss our research using stem cell technology to grow and study dopamine neurons from skin cells.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35734888
 
Description BBC Panorama 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Prof Julie Williams Research Team were approached to be involved in a BBC documentary. The documentary followed one of our research participants and his family through everyday life with Alzheimer's disease. Field workers and laboratory staff were also filmed in their roles. The documentary was screened on BBC1 in Panorama on 2nd June 2016.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description BBC Radio Cornwall interview on British Heart Foundation vascular dementia campaign, 7th March 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact BBC Radio Cornwall interview on British Heart Foundation vascular dementia campaign, 7th March 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p083w1v9
 
Description BBC Wales 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I have given an interview for BBC Wales, broadcasted 20 April 2017
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description BBC Wales Dementia Week 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Filming with BBC Wales's Owain Clarke on Thursday (12th May, 10-12). Interview is part of a package he's doing for Alzheimer's Awareness Week. Owain will be asking Prof Williams about Wales's research contribution; her own specific research and; look ahead at what's next.
Various excerpts were screened on BBC news throughout the week, featuring a number of different staff from the team at Cardiff. This raised awareness of our work and the profile of the team.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description BBC panorama 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact BBC Panorama are following an EOAD participant. The initial interview was filmed by the BBC
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Big Data - next big thing: evaluation. Presentation to 1st NHS Wales Digital Health and Care Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited talk on the future of health informatics and 'Big Data' for the NHS. The purpose was to demonstrate what was already happening, how evaluations of numerous interventions were being carried out using multi-sectoral data linkage, how this was also supporting DiscoverY Science and the potential for these activities to grow into normal practice for the NHS and wider public services.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Blog Article "Finding cures for vascular dementia" on the British Heart Foundation website (13 March 2020) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Blog Article "Finding cures for vascular dementia" on the British Heart Foundation website (13 March 2020), featuring The University of Edinburgh SVD Research led by Professor Joanna Wardlaw.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2020/march/finding-cures-for-vascul...
 
Description Blog by Bryan Ng on DPUK website 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A Blog was written and posted on the DPUK website on 21 April 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/news-and-blogs/blog/pioneering-stem-cell-research-dementia
 
Description Blog by Bryan Ng on DPUK website 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Article on DPhil student Bryan Ng's project in Richard Wade-Martins' lab.
Disease-in-a-dish studies open a window to a new level of detail in dementia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/blog/disease-in-a-dish-studies-open-a-window-to-a-new-level-of-deta...
 
Description British NeuroPsychiatric Association Annual meeting 24th February - medalist Lecture 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Discussion of nosological challanges in Dementia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016,2017
URL http://bnpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BNPA-FINAL-PROGRAMME-2017.pdf
 
Description British Heart Foundation Donations Appeal feature on vascular dementia, February 2020. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact British Heart Foundation Donations Appeal feature on vascular dementia, February 2020.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description British Neuropsychiatric Association Annual meeting 24 February - medalist lecture 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Discussion of nosological challenges in dementia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016,2017
URL http://bnpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BNPA-FINAL-PROGRAMME-2017.pdf
 
Description British Science Festival 2016 Workshops 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact We used VR tools to demonstrate the impact of dementia on people's everyday lives. These included using the experiences "A Walk Through Dementia", our citizen science game "Sea Hero Quest", some activities from out children's website, as well as hands on activities and memory games.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.britishsciencefestival.org/
 
Description Bryan Ng attended the Alzheimer's Association International Conference and presented a poster in July 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact In July 2019, Bryan Ng attended the Alzheimer's Association International Conference and presented a poster.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://c-path.org/poster-presentation-at-the-2019-alzheimers-association-international-conference-j...
 
Description CSaP talk - How to stop bad data driving out the good in an age of misuse, misleadingness and misinformation 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CSaP talk - How to stop bad data driving out the good in an age of misuse, misleadingness and misinformation
4 March 2019

Ed Humpherson is the CEO of the Office of Statistics Regulation. He gave an elegant talk about how numbers can be used poorly - The Number, misleading and too much unsignposted data. He talked about creating standards and reporting on these, how his office has interacted with government departments to call such practice out and how they have responded. He also talked about responsible media.

I gained insight into how such a government function can operate to hold government to account. It highlighted the fact that this is possible to do within a (relatively) stable governmental/public domain structure but that it would be unlikely professional integrity heading for CPD.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Caution when looking at cell recycling in Parkinson's 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Media press release by Parkinson's UK highlighting that researchers at the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre have shown that cell recycling in Parkinson's may play a more complex role than previously thought. These new results have been published in the journal of Cell Reports.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/news/caution-when-looking-cell-recycling-parkinsons
 
Description Cecilia (Heyne) Lee Pint of Science Public Engagement Talk, Oxford 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Pint of Science Public Engagement Talk, Oxford, Autumn 2016 on using iPSC for modelling neurodegeneration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Cheltenham Science Festival 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Talk led to a lot of questions and discussion - for almost an hour after the event

A number of people expressed interest in taking part in research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014,2015
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/event/cheltenham-science-festival/
 
Description Cheltenham Science Festival 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The Festival theme 2019 was health and wellbeing, considering everything from the food we eat and our exercise regimes to cutting-edge medical research. As part of this theme, the event explored the latest breakthroughs in dementia research. The panel was asked to talk about the broad landscape in this field and its evolution in recent years, key achievements and challenges and an insight into how the diagnosis and treatment of dementia has changed and developed. J Williams talked about cutting-edge research and expertise and the exciting aspects of her own work within this area
As populations have aged, dementia has become the fifth biggest cause of death worldwide. Yet despite its devastating consequences there is currently no cure. What do we know about this group of diseases, and are there things we can do to help reduce our risks and keep our brains fighting fit? Alzheimer's disease specialist Julie Williams and psychiatrist Ivan Koychev discuss the latest breakthroughs and discoveries that are helping to prevent, diagnose and treat dementia more effectively.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2011,2019
 
Description Cheltenham Science Festival 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Hands-on experiments, the MakerShack, our brand new Cyber Zone, heartbeat art there was much to explore on site in 2018!

From stargazing, fun activity trails, family days and heated discussions in the Conversation Corner to a large animal dissection live on the Festival site, Cheltenham Science Festival offers science galore for all ages.

Dr Tara Caffrey took part in the day to talk about her research into Tau.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science
 
Description Cheltenham Science Festival (in partnership with Alzheimer's Re-search UK) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Sponsored event - How your life affects your brain.
Can the way you live reduce your chance of developing Alzheimer's? By monitoring groups of people over their lifetimes, and with genetic data, brain scans and medi-cal histories researchers are building as complete a pic-ture as possible of how dementia develops. John Gallacher and Nick Fox join us to show how these stud-ies can uncover the risks involved in developing forms of dementia, and how they can be avoided.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/events/?yy=2015&mm=6
 
Description Co-organised Synaptic Health Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact A 2 day workshop for the Synaptic Health experimental medicine work package. Attendees were academics and industry scientists involved in the workpackage or who are interested in collaborating. Outcomes were decision to write a number of collaborative research proposals to obtain research funding.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Comment on the Polygenic Hazard scores for AD study by Tan et al (2019), Brain 142; 460-470 for Alzforum 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I have commented on a study which was covered on Alzforum about polygenic hazard scores for AD, and shared my opinion on their availability to the public.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/multi-gene-score-predicts-cognitive-decline-independentl...
 
Description Competent Authorities for Medical Devices Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Discussion to influence policy and practice relating to medical devices.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Contemporary populations and dementia, what have we learnt and where are we headed 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A talk was given at Fourth Annual NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research Australian Disease Forum 2019 at Hobart, Tasmania

Keynote Address: Contemporary populations and dementia, what have we learnt and where are we headed?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Creation of wademartinslab_oxford instgram account 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Account for Wade-Martins lab for Molecular Neurodegeneration, University of Oxford to share news
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL https://www.instagram.com/wademartinslab_oxford/
 
Description DPUK Annual Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact DPUK's annual scientific conference 2017 is open to researchers, funders, government, charities and the public. The keynote speaker will be Monique Breteler. The focus of the day will be on demonstrating tools, presenting data on outcomes to date, and showcasing the complementarity of the Dementia Resource Institute and Dementias Platform UK.

This will be the fourth DPUK conference.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014,2015,2016,2017
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/event/dementias-platform-uk-annual-conference-2016/
 
Description DPUK Cohort Engagement Seminar 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The purpose of the Cohort Seminar is to provide an overview of the Dementias Platform UK, build relationships with cohorts and formally invite cohorts to be part of DPUK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/events/?yy=2016&mm=1
 
Description DPUK Exeter Datathon 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact DPUK Exeter Datathon held at the University of Exeter.
22 researchers convened to focus on machine learning and AI from two cohort datasets (ELSA, NACC), and used the DPUK Data Portal datathon virtual desktop to investigate this data and test methodology.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/events/details/index.php?event=9294
 
Description DPUK Newsletter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The DPUK newsletter is issued three times a year.

It regularly includes updates from the Director, notifications of the conference and other events, news on project successes, and information on collaborative activity and any awards available.

Through the newsletter, there is increased engagement from the project's target audiences with DPUK's work and events.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
 
Description DPUK Stakeholders Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Raised awareness of use of stem cells in dementia research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description DPUK Swansea Datathon 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact DPUK Swansea Datathon held at Swansea University - October 2019.
25 researchers convened to investigate the co-morbidity of dementia across 4 DPUK cohorts' data - BRACE, CaPS, ELSA, Generation Scotland.
The event consisted of talks on each of the cohorts and analysis sessions to explore and investigate data across teams. Findings were reported in a final presentation session on the third day.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/population-data-science-at-swansea-university-dpuk-datathon/
 
Description DPUK Turing Institute Datathon 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A DPUK Datathon held at the Alan Turing Institute in London.
The event comprised 42 researchers using the DPUK Data Portal datathon virtual desktop to investigate data from the Deep and Frequent Phenotyping study. The focus of the Datathon was on machine learning and artificial intelligence, and made use of phenotypic and imaging data from the DFP pilot.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.turing.ac.uk/events/innovative-data-science-alzheimers-research
 
Description DPUK UEA Datathon 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact DPUK Datathon held at University of East Anglia.
60 researchers convened to explore and investigate data from 3 DPUK cohorts (ELSA, CaPS, DFP), using the DPUK Data Portal datathon virtual desktop.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/upcoming-events/dpuk-datathon-2013-uea
 
Description DPUK Website feature iPSCs: a shared resource 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Information on iPSC labs on DPUK website accessible in the "For Researchers" tab then "Our Research Communities"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/our-impact/ipscs-a-shared-resource
 
Description Data Linkage to Cohort Studies. Presentation to CLOSER research group, London - 3/11/14 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Data Linkage to Cohort Studies. Presentation to CLOSER research group, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
 
Description Data Linkage: an essential tool for efficient observational and interventional research and service delivery. Keynote address at Public Health Science Conference, Cardiff - 27/11/16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Data Linkage: an essential tool for efficient observational and interventional research and service delivery. Keynote address at Public Health Science Conference, Cardiff
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Data science: solving the grand challenge of interdisciplinary working for UK biomedical, clinical and epidemiological sciences. Invited presentation at UK Roadmap for Biomedical Metabolic Phenotyping retreat, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton - 11/10/16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Data science: solving the grand challenge of interdisciplinary working for UK biomedical, clinical and epidemiological sciences. Invited presentation at UK Roadmap for Biomedical Metabolic Phenotyping retreat, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Daybreak Lectures on issues around dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Phillippa Carling gave a brief overview of her work on drug discovery lab at ODDI, with some videos of some of their equipment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Dementia Advisory Group Meeting International Health Metrics/GBD 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dementia Advisory Group Meeting International Health Metrics/GBD (funded by Gates)

19 July 2019

This was the second DAG that I have attended. The first was by phone. This was in person in Los Angeles. The programme contained updates on how the GBD team at the University of Washington are synthesising evidence on dementia and creating Global metrics. The advisory panel includes individuals with very different experiences and expertise, including health economics and those who are pure epidemiologists. This meant the discussion was very rich and stimulating, and that although we are advisors we are also learning.

It provided insights into the synthesis of evidence, the approaches this team teak to doing this There was lively discussion about the challenges - with aspects ranging from sociocultural context of dementia, changes across time, evidence from different fields of non communicable diseases, how to incorporate dementia associated with other conditions that are already exercises in GBD and incorporate dementia into their own outcomes (ie. Danger of double counting). The health economics remains a crude science relative to the epidemiology and for both there is a great challenge of absence of data or data that are not population representative where they do exist.

I will continue to be part of this DAG, but the discussions are relevant to work for PHE and also at the national level in my work with FPH and RCP. Continue to engage where possible with these kinds of meetings where there is much mutual learning, as expressed by one of the other attendees.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Dementia Awareness Morning - Bryan Ng 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact Bryan Ng helped out at a dementia awareness event at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
This was a morning of talks about research into dementia in and around Oxford and a chance for the public to meet researchers and find out about support services available for people living with dementia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.oxdare.ox.ac.uk/public-events
 
Description Dementia and Neurodegeneration Network Ireland (DNNI) Inaugural conference (30 November 2017) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact explore current research/future directions in the Dementia/Neurodegeneration field, effective funding models for research and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dnni-conference-2017-tickets-37728733658#
 
Description Dementia and a Research Institute - Interview in the Sun Newspaper 5Oct15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Publicity to promote the fact that 5p from each carrier bag bought would be donated to the Dementia Research Centre. This was the brainchild of Malcolm Walker (Iceland) with Nick Fox (DRC)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/6735025/5p-bags-could-help-combat-dementia....
 
Description Dementia and brain ageing in populations 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Invited speak for Cambridge University Biological Society March 2019. Title is Dementia and brain ageing in populations.
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Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Dementia: population and public health 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A talk was given for the visit of the DRI director on 19 October 2016 at the University of Cambridge, IPH.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Scientific Symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The purpose of the Symposium was for all members of DPUK to come together to discuss and learn more about the scientific activity of the Platform, specifically looking at the main themes of Cohorts, Networks and Experimental Medicine.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016
 
Description Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) scientific symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The purpose of this symposium was for all members of DPUK to come together to discuss and learn more about the scientific activity of the Platform, specifically look at the main themes of Cohorts, Networks and Experimental Medicine
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016,2017,2018
 
Description Dementias Research Platform UK. Presentation to Farr Institute International Advisory Board - 15/12/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dementias Research Platform UK. Presentation to Farr Institute International Advisory Board, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Developments in data sharing technologies at Farr centre in Swansea: UKSeRP and NRDAs. MRC Stratified Medicine consortia, London - 24/11/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Developments in data sharing technologies at Farr centre in Swansea: UKSeRP and NRDAs. MRC Stratified Medicine consortia, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly became an international science ambassador for the World Parkinson's Congress 2022. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly became an international science ambassador for the World Parkinson's Congress 2022.Their focus leading up to the Congress is to help drive up participation of scientists to attend the WPC.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://wpc2022.org/page/2022ScienceAmb
 
Description Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly established the Aspiring Black Physiologists award with the Physiological Society 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly, along the Physiological Society established the Aspiring Black Physiologists award to address the disparity of black scientist in STEM research by encouraging black students at young ages to engage with and consider science research as a viable career path.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.physoc.org/careers/supporting-your-next-career-move/aspiring-black-physiologists/.
 
Description Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly gave a talk at the Neurodegeneration Challenge Network (NDCN) online forum funded by the Chan Zuckerberg initiative (CZI) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 10th September 2020, Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly gave a talk at the Neurodegeneration Challenge Network (NDCN) online forum funded by the Chan Zuckerberg initiative (CZI)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly gave a talk at the SelectScience Virtual Neuroscience Summit 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly gave a talk at the SelectScience Virtual Neuroscience Summit 2020. The presentation tiles was 'Once upon a time at the synapse: A tale of early dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease'

The presentation was recorded and featured on the Scientists' Channel: https://thescientistschannel.com/dayne-beccano-kelly
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://neurosciencesummit2020.vfairs.com/en/#home
 
Description Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly gave a talk on "Diversity in Teaching" to the Physiological Society as part of their webinar series 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly gave a talk on "Diversity in Teaching" by the Physiological Society He spoke about his project to make the study of physiology more appealing to BAME populations by using a competition asking participants to identify culturally appropriate role models.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.physoc.org/events/diversity-in-teaching/
 
Description Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly was interviewed by Parkinson's UK about Parkinson's Research and Diversity 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact In December 2020, Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly gave an interview to Parkinson's UK about Research and Diversity
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://medium.com/parkinsons-uk/a-researchers-view-parkinson-s-research-and-diversity-ecbee4720359
 
Description Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly was recognised for his contribution to science research by University of Oxford during Black History Month: 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact During Black History Month, the University highlighted the power of excellence and academic achievement, past and present, and how the contributions of Black people have contributed to the calibre of the University's reputation.

Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly was recognised for his contribution to science research by University of Oxford during Black History Month.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://medium.com/oxford-university/the-oxford-bhm-100-7af54c5b2764
 
Description Dr Natalie Connor-Robson gave an online talk to the Parkinson's UK Henley Branch 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact On 24th February Dr Natalie Connor-Robson gave an outreach talk to the Henley Parkinson's UK Branch
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory & Dr Sophie Morgan gave an online presentation for the ARUK Thames Valley Network 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to hold the 2020 Alzheimer's Research UK Thames Valley Network Dementia Open Morning.
Over the summer presenters within the network centre who were due to talk at the March public event to give their talks online. The short talks from scientists were recorded and include a range of topics in dementia. They are available on YouTube.

Sophie Morgan presentation title was 'Protein aggregation and Parkinson's disease'
Nora Bengoa-Vergniory presentation title was 'Microscopic tweezers, a new avenue for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPN7gkQCguDT-JdBjLXyTxJ_i7wCXhjYO
 
Description Dr Pavandeep Rai was a judge in an Beyond Boundaries 2020 competition 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Dr Pavandeep Rai was a judge in an Beyond Boundaries 2020 competition; an outreach event to schools in Oxfordshire. The University of Oxford invited schools to participate in an art competition for Oxfordshire state school students to create art inspired by research from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic scientists. Students were asked to choose one of six scientists to create an artistic response to their research (e.g. painting, drawing, sculpture, animation, other artistic media) along with a short statement
explaining the artwork. Due to COVID-19, there was a delay to announcing the winners. The winners are to be called in January 2021 and an exhibition of their work will take place online now.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/content/beyond-boundaries-2020
 
Description Dr Sally Cowley gave a talk at the Cambridge Neuro Network Chan-Zuckerburg Initiative 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 22 October, Dr Sally Cowley gave a talk at the Cambridge Neuro Network Chan-Zuckerburg Initiative. Title: Modelling neuroinflammation using human induced Pluripotent Stem cell-derived microglia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/news/article.php?permalink=9c3213a467
 
Description Dr Sally Cowley gave a talk at the European Microglia Seminar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 2 Nivember Dr Sally Cowley gave an online talk at the European Microglia Seminar Series. Title: Modelling neuroinflammation using human induced Pluripotent Stem cell-derived microglia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM5VsEmt1Ts
 
Description Dr. Nora Bengoa-Vergniory gave a Poster tour presentation at the World Parkinson's Congress, Kyoto Japan. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr. Nora Bengoa-Vergniory gave a Poster tour presentation at the World Parkinson's Congress, Kyoto Japan.
Subject: CLR01 protects dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in vivo in mouse and human models
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.worldpdcoalition.org/page/PastCongresses
 
Description Dr. Nora Bengoa-Vergniory gave a oral presentation at the Neuroscience symposium, Oxford UK (2019). 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr. Nora Bengoa-Vergniory gave a oral presentation at the Neuroscience symposium, Oxford UK (2019).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Dr. Nora Bengoa-Vergniory gave an oral presentation at the Parkinson's Disease Gordon Research Conference Seminar, Maine USA 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr. Nora Bengoa-Vergniory gave an oral presentation at the Parkinson's Disease Gordon Research Conference Seminar, Maine USA June 23 - 28, 2019
Subject: CLR01 protects dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in vivo in mouse and human models
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.grc.org/parkinson-s-disease-conference/2019/
 
Description EPAD consortium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Attendance at event to collaborate with partners to share progress in dementia research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Eisai Ltd webinar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Invited presenter at Eisai Ltd webinar
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data - Protecting privacy through design 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Protecting privacy through design
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description European Brain Council Strategic Workshop (13 and 14 September 2017) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact EBC members and people working in the Value of Treatment White Paper. To explore new areas of project development for the EBC and the continuation of their Value of Treatment White Paper.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description European Medical Information Framework 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact More than 75 EMIF team members gathered in Budapest March 14-16, 2016 to not only share status updates on the ongoing work, but also discuss new joint AD/Metabolic scientific questions to be addressed using the EMIF framework.

Overall, tremendous progress was shown for both research projects, with many more exciting results being underway and opportunities for further collaboration identified. In particular the overlap between AD and metabolic disorders, due to inflammation, such as in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, has provided opportunities for shared work.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.emif.eu/news?news_news=5
 
Description European Medical Information Framework conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Research conference to demonstrate use of new tools and methods for the dementias research community.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.emif.eu/
 
Description External talk at the ITMAT workshop on data science challenges and opportunities in Translational Medicine 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Talk to influence research on data science challenges.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Farr Institute: Distributed multi-disciplinary team science in action. International Population Data Linkage Network Conference - 24/8/16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Farr Institute: Distributed multi-disciplinary team science in action. International Population Data Linkage Network Conference, Swansea
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Fundraising activity during lockdown for Parkinson's UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact During the Covid pandemic lockdown, members of the Wade-Martins Group from the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre fundraised for Parkinson's UK with a variety of imaginative challenges for the national 2.6 challenge campaign. £1,197 was raised for the charity.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL http://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/opdc-researchers-hit-target-for-parkinsons-uk-with-2-6-challenge
 
Description Generation Scotland Symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Awareness raising for DPUK and building networks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Health and Care Research Wales Public Engagement talk 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences staff at Cardiff University School of Medicine were required to attend a one hour presentation on the importance of engaging with the public in scientific research. The aim was to give staff a greater appreciation of public involvement, and the benefits of this in research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.healthandcareresearch.gov.wales/involving-the-public-in-your-research
 
Description Health or illness, person or patient: Blurring the lines in the development of pre-symptomatic biomarkers for dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Atkinson, S., 'Health or illness, person or patient: Blurring the lines in the development of pre-symptomatic biomarkers for dementia'. Invited Symposium Paper,
Navigating Impasses in Bioethics: Rethinking Ill/Health 2015, Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Audience: Public
health, bioethics of public engagement and recruitment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Hong Kong University - international lectures 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact These numerous lectures provided DPUK in depth overview and dementia related discussions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description I'd be OK getting the letter, I still would need to discuss it first 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Atkinson, S., et al. '"I'd be OK getting the letter, I still would need to discuss it first": Ethical considerations for recruitment from existing studies to dementias
research. Poster Presentation, Alzheimer's Society Annual Conference, London, UK. Audience: Public health, bioethics of public engagement and recruitment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Inaugural academic conference: Tools for science 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Inaugural conference for Dementias Platform UK to engage researchers in our academic and industry partner institutions and beyond. Presentations from speakers covering all areas of the Dementia Platform and cohorts encouraged to join the platform. Engagement of early career researchers through a poster presentation competition.

37 posters were exhibited, some with interactive stands, and demonstrated the progress of work delivered through the DPUK Work Programme and Infrastructure Networks.

Dr Carol Routledge discussed the opportunities available through the Dementia Discover Fund and Maria Carrillo, PhD, Chief Science Officer from Chicago gave her first impression of DPUK "The Dementias Platform UK and Alzheimer's Association have a lot of opportunity to collaborate in the future in my view and John Gallacher and his team have also agreed with that, and this is one of the reasons why we have been asked to listen in and help future thinking and brainstorm ideas that might come about with DPUK's established network."
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/tools-for-science-dpuks-first-annual-conference-in-brief/
 
Description Informatics and Population Health Sciences. Presentation to MRC Population Health Strategy Board, London - 19/10/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Informatics and Population Health Sciences. Presentation to MRC Population Health Strategy Board, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Informatics, epidemiology and interventions: Network working and coordination of data resources. MRC Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Network, London - 23/11/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Informatics, epidemiology and interventions: Network working and coordination of data resources. MRC Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Network, London
Decision made that a Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Network would require a data platform similar to the Dementias Research Platform UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Insight 46 launch facebook offices 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Talk sparked questions and included George Freeman MP - Minister for Life Sciences

A number of members of the audience asked for further information
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Insurance United Against Dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Alzheimer's Society Insurance United Against Dementia campaign dinner - aim to formally launch IUAD partners to senior figureheads from the insurance industry Used as an opportunity to thank existing IUAD partners and inspire potential partners to make a contribution.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description International Alzheimer's Disease Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Participation in international conference. This was an opportunity to share progress and updates in dementia research infrastructure with Alzheimer's Disease Research Network, SRT Ageing, & Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, The University of Hong Kong Co-organized this with the Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Social Sciences, Sau Po Centre on Ageing & SRT Science of Learning, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen University (College of Life Sciences), Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, & The Hong Kong Society of Aging Research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Interview given by OPDC student to the Dept of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford describing NIH-OxCam: a graduate student's journey to Oxford 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Stewart Humble talks i dpeth about his personal experience and how he came to join the Wade-Martins Lab from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans as part of the National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Programme (NIH-OxCam), an accelerated, individualised doctoral training programme, to help him make the transition to a Physician-Scientist career path.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/nih-oxcam-a-graduate-students-journey-to-oxford
 
Description Interview in Civil Service Fast Stream blog - How Stem Cells Can Boost Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Causes of Dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact This is the third and final in a series of interviews carried out by a group of civil servants that have dedicated time to raising money and awareness for dementia via 'The Fund', a Fast Stream initiative. Alison Leishman, Home Office, interviewed Professor Wade-Martins about his research into dementia.
Richard discussed OPDC and the DPUK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://faststream.blog.gov.uk/2016/05/20/the-fascinating-world-of-research/
 
Description Invited member of Polygenic Risk Scoring Expert Panel 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited member of Polygenic Risk Scoring Expert Panel for Illumina company, Batimore, USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Invited seminar at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited seminar at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Invited speaker at Alzheimer's Research UK conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker at Alzheimer's Research UK conference, Harrogate UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Invited speaker to FBRI Alzheimer's Disease Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker to FBRI Alzheimer's Disease Workshop, Boston, USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Invited to talk at the ARUK Dementia Research Day - Dr. Nora Bengoa-Vergniory 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 31July 2019, was invited to talk at the ARUK Dementia Research Day.
Subject: CLR01 protects dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in vivo in mouse and human models
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Janssen Symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussion and collaboration with industry partners.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Joint Programme for Neurodegenerative Disease (JPND) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) strategic workshop on precision medicine (13 March 2017) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The purpose of the workshop is to bring together clinicians, basic scientists and industry scientists to examine how the precision/stratified medicine concept can be applied to neurodegenerative disease research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Keynote invited speaker, Genetics and epigenetics of mental disorders international conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Keynote invited speaker, Genetics and epigenetics of mental disorders international conference, St Petersburg 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Keynote speaker at The University of Reading SIAM-IMA student chapter conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact Keynote speaker at The University of Reading SIAM-IMA student chapter conference, Reading, UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Keynote speech Sutcliffe Kerr Lecture 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Keynote speech at annual Walton Centre, Sutcliffe Kerr Lecture
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Late night event at The Science Museum 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Launch of the MRC UK Dementias Platform, Royal Society, London 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact More than 200 people attended the conference launch. I presented as leader of the Informatics Platform Work Package in the morning and the interactive discussion with industry in the afternoon

a number of contacts were made with industry colleagues with plans for follow up meetings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL http://www.mrc.ac.uk/research/facilities/dementias-research-platform-uk/
 
Description MED-BIO: Links to Farr Institute and CIPHER. Presentation to MED-BIO MRC bioinformatics centre, London - 6/7/16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact MED-BIO: Links to Farr Institute and CIPHER. Presentation to MED-BIO MRC bioinformatics centre, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description MRC CBU Science Night - Cambridge Science Festival 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Demonstrations of research studies, including VR game
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/blog/2019/01/mrc-cbu-science-night-cambridge-science-festival-2019/
 
Description MRC CNGG/NCMH/CADR stand at the Wales Gene park's Genetics and Genomics Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Representatives from the Alzheimer's Genetics Team manned a stand at the Wales Gene Park's Genetics and Genomics Conference on 22nd June, 2016. A number of individuals were interested in discussing the research environment, and how participants could help with discovery science.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/genetics-and-genomics-for-the-3rd-generation-tickets-24871582573
 
Description MS Society Public Event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact A presentation to members of the MS Society
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Medicine and Me: Living well with Dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Giving a talk on types and diagnosis of dementia at this half day meeting.

The Medicine and Me series of meetings at the RSM aim to update on important conditions and gives a direct voice to patients and their carers to air their concerns on the impact of diagnosis, investigation and management. Physicians and surgeons and indeed all healthcare professionals continue to learn from and be inspired to greater efforts by our patients to improve care.
The audience at this meeting will comprise of those living with dementia, their families, carers and advocates, representing about 70% of those present; and clinicians and researchers, representing not more than 30%. Clinicians will include doctors, specialist nurses and others involved in the treatment and care of those who have this condition
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/events-listing/2015-2016/groups/public-engagement-programme/mmg01-medic...
 
Description Meetings with Insight46 donors via ARUK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Meeting with Insight46 donors via ARUK to discuss Insight46 and dementia research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Melodem progress meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Participation in a progress meeting for dementia researchers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Agenda_Melodem_30June-and-1-july-2016_v1....
 
Description Mental Health Data Science Meeting (event part-funded by Farr Institute CIPHER) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Assessment of complex interventions using routine data
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Multi-sectoral data linkage for intervention and policy evaluation. Invited presentation to 7th ESRC Research Methods Festival: advancing social science research methods - 6/7/16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Multi-sectoral data linkage for intervention and policy evaluation. Invited presentation to 7th ESRC Research Methods Festival: advancing social science research methods, Bath
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description NHS Lothian Annual Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Clinical Research : driving efficient, innovative and effective healthcare.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description New Alzheimer's risk genes discovered in record study 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact A press release was issued highlighting the discovery of 11 new susceptibility genes for AD by the IGAP consortium.

Details of these findings were published by all of the main UK news organisations.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2013
URL http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/articles/new-alzheimers-risk-genes-discovered-in-record-study-11975.ht...
 
Description News article to celebrate research success in World Parkinson's Month April 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact In April 2020, a news article was published to celebrate research success in World Parkinson's Month
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/news-and-blogs/news/world-parkinsons-month-frontier
 
Description News story about OPDC's Natalie Connor-Robson engagement work on widening access to STEM skills with In2scienceUK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact OPDC Career Development Fellow Natalie Connor-Robson shares STEM career advice with students taking part in the In2scienceUK programme.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/opdc-s-natalie-connor-robson-widens-access-to-stem-skills-with-in2scienceu...
 
Description News story about a collaborative study led by the OPDC's Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact News story about a collaborative study led by the OPDC's Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory that has shown that compounds known as molecular tweezers could become a promising disease modifying therapy for Parkinson's.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/tiny-brain-tweezers-could-hold-the-key-to-treat-parkinson-s
 
Description News story and video featuring the Wade-Martins lab to mark World Parkinson's Day 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact News story to mark World Parkinson's Day, featuring a video with an inside look into the Wade-Martins Laboratory.

The Wade-Martins Group conducts critical research into several neurodegenerative diseases, and makes up part of the OPDC with its work into Parkinson's, with the aim to understand the molecular mechanisms of these disorders and help develop new treatments.

This video is narrated by Professor Richard Wade-Martins, with contributions from Charmaine Lang, Dayne Beccano-Kelly, Peter Kilfeather, Phillippa Carling, Gabriela Vilema Enriquez and former members of the team, Gabriele Corda, Rebecca Wallings and Marta Cherubini.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/inside-the-wade-martins-lab
 
Description News story and video highlighting an OPDC study that has uncovered a new way to target and treat the leading genetic contributor to Parkinson's 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact News story featuring a research paper that has identified how the dysfunction of a key protein, LRRK2, causes the neurons affected in Parkinson's to lose their ability to effectively clear out cell components that have been damaged. This discovery has enabled the team to find a new way to target and correct this issue, paving the way for a potential new clinical treatment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/opdc-study-uncovers-a-new-way-to-target-and-treat-the-leading-genetic-cont...
 
Description News story highlighting Dayne Beccano-Kelly, who shares his experience of being a black professional in academia & the wider story of race in research 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dayne Beccano-Kelly, an electrophysiologist and Career Development Fellow in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, and part of the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre (OPDC) spoke to Parkinson's Life about his experience as a black professional working in Parkinson's research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/opdc-researcher-shares-his-experience-of-being-a-black-professional-in-aca...
 
Description News story highlighting a new paper to report genome-wide transcriptomic RNA-Seq profiling of stem cell-derived astrocytes from people with Parkinson's & healthy controls. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The news items highlighted a new research paper that was published to report genome-wide transcriptomic RNA-Seq profiling of stem cell-derived astrocytes from people with Parkinson's & healthy controls.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/new-opdc-research-into-the-role-of-astrocytes-in-parkinson-s-progression
 
Description News story highlighting a new study which has shown that the key protein RE1 Silencing Transcription Factor (REST) regulates the health of those neurons critically affected in Parkinson's Disease. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A study led by University of Oxford researchers, Dr Brent Ryan and Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory has shown that the key protein RE1 Silencing Transcription Factor (REST) regulates the health of those neurons critically affected in Parkinson's Disease.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/dopamine-neurons-need-a-rest-in-parkinson-s-disease
 
Description News story highlighting a study that a novel assay termed the tau-proximity ligation assay is able to recognise Alzheimer's disease before current detection methods. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A study led by the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre's (OPDC) Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory has shown that a novel assay termed the tau-proximity ligation assay is able to recognise Alzheimer's disease before current detection methods.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/tau-proximity-ligation-assay-reveals-extensive-previously-undetected-patho...
 
Description News story promoting that Milena Cioroch is awarded Apprentice of the Month for March 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Milena Cioroch, Research Assistant in the Wade-Martins Lab at the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, was awarded Apprentice of the Month for March 2020 by her training provider Abingdon and Witney College.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/milena-cioroch-is-awarded-apprentice-of-the-month-for-march-2020
 
Description News story to highlight OPDC Career Development Fellow Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly has been selected by The World Parkinson Coalition (WPC) to be one of eight Science Ambassadors leading up to the 6th World Parkinson Congress 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PDC Career Development Fellow Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly has been selected by The World Parkinson Coalition (WPC) to be one of eight Science Ambassadors leading up to the 6th World Parkinson Congress in June 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/opdc-s-dayne-beccano-kelly-appointed-world-parkinson-coalition-science-amb...
 
Description News story to highlight OPDC Researchers participating in fundraising for Parkinson's UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact On Sunday 26 April, members of the Wade-Martins Group from the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre threw themselves into a variety of imaginative challenges for the national 2.6 challenge campaign to raise vital funds for Parkinson's UK. The challenge required participants to dream up an activity based around the numbers 2.6 or 26 that suits their skills and complete it on Sunday 26 April - when the 40th London Marathon would have taken place.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/opdc-researchers-hit-target-for-parkinsons-uk-with-2-6-challenge
 
Description Nora Bengoa-Vergniory article on Celgene Fellowship 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Interviwe with Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory on her experience as a Celgene Fellow for the Oxford University Medical Sciences division website
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/research/internal/funding-directory/oxford-celgene-fellowship/oxford-cel...
 
Description November 2016, WISH Summit (Qatar) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact -
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description OPDC 11 July 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 11 July 2019, Austen Milnerwood, The Neuro, McGill University, gave a talk on 'The Quest for Neuroprotection in Parkinson's disease: reversing synaptic dysfunction'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Newsletter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact In Septmeber 2019, the OPDC Autumn Newsletter was printed and published online. It included updates on:-
our cohort studies from our cohort director Michele Hu,
our work using smartphones to monitor Parkinson's progression.
a key protein in Parkinson's which is showing promise for drug discovery
understanding the genetics of Parkinson's
the World Parkinson's Congress, Kyoto.
The newsletter also includes a a poem by Maggie Lines and branch news from Parkinson's UK Milton Keynes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/issue-10-autumn-newsletter-2019.pdf
 
Description OPDC Open Day 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact OPDC Open Day 2016
250 OPDC study Participants and Partners registered for event.
Day of talks from Michele Hu, Fahd Baig, Claudio Ruffmann, Tom Barber and Richard Wade-Martins.
Discussion of what participants would like from study.
Talks filmed and podcasts added to website
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/openday2016
 
Description OPDC Open Day talks online 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact A series of talks recorded at the 2018 OPDC Particpant's day are available to view on our YouTube channel and on our website.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/videos
 
Description OPDC Research Day 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact We held a research day to present an update on current Parkinson's research in the region and invited members of our SAB from overseas to present their work.
This was attended by researchers from accross Oxford as well as members of the local Parkinon's UK group and interested study participants.
We invited Hazel Stanyon, a study partiicpants who apoke about her experiences of how exercise has helped her Parkinson's symptoms and shared a poem.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/research2018
 
Description OPDC Seminar 12 November 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 12 November 2019, Evrando Fei Fang, University of Oslo, gave a talk on 'NAD+ and Mitophagy in Brain Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disorders'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar 13 November 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 13 November, Jerome Baufreton, Laboratory of Synaptic and Cellular Dynamics of Neuronal Networks, The Neuroscience Institute at Bordeaux, gave a talk on the 'Synaptic alterations in the indirect-pathway of the basal ganglia in experimental Parkinsonism
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar 15 October 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 15 October, Paolo Calabresi, University of Perugia, Italy, gave a talk on the 'Striatal synaptic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar 16 July 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 16 July 2019, Esther Sammler, University of Dundee gave a talk on 'Interrogating LRRK2 kinase pathway in human bio-samples in Parkinson's disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar 20 January 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On behalf of Professor Richard Wade-Martins, Dr Matthew LaVoie gave a talk on 'Proteostasis and Mitochondrial Pathways in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease on Monday 20 January 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar 26 January 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 26th January 2021, Dr Wilma van de Berg gave an OPDC emianr talk titled, ' Tales from the human brain: a multi scale approach to elucidate pathogenic mechanisms involved in Parkinson's'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/seminars-events
 
Description OPDC Seminar 28 October 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 28 October 2019, Ellen Sidransky, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, gave a talk on 'The magic in the web of it: How a rare disorder is helping to untangle the mysteries of Parkinson's disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar 3 February 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On behalf of Professor Richard Wade-Martins, Dr Michael Ward, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, gave a talk on 'Combining iPSCs and 'omics to identify
molecular convergence in neurodegenerative disorders' on Monday 3 February 2020.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar 8 February 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On *th February 2021, Emmanouil Metzakopian gave an OPDC Seminar talk titled 'CRISPR Cas9 genetic screens to ameliorate cellular stress in neurodegeneration'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/seminars-events
 
Description OPDC Seminar 9 March 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On behalf of of Professor Richard Wade-Martins, Dr Hélène Plun-Favreau, UCL Institute of Neurology gave a talk on Mitophagy: from genetics to biology, and back on 9 March
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar April 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 16 April 2019, Darren Moore, Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, gave a talk on the 'Pathway to Parkinson's Disease: A Tale of
Two Genes'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar April 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 20 April, Professor Daniel Otzen. Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University will give a talk on the 'Targeting cytotoxic alpha-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson's Disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/professor-daniel-otzen-20-04-20
 
Description OPDC Seminar June 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 12 June 2019, Sonia Gandhi, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, gave a a talk on 'The toxic consequences of protein aggregation in Parkinson's disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar May 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 14 May 2019, Mart Saarma, University of Helsinki, gave a talk on the 'Unconventional Endoplasmic Reticulum Located Trophic Factor for Parkinson's Disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC Seminar September 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 17 September 2019, Michael Coleman, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, gave a talk in the 'Mechanisms of axon degeneration in injury and disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC YouTube channel 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Creation of OPDC YouTube channel to collate our podcasts etc.
32 subscribers, >2,860 views Feb 2016-Jan 2017.
2016 talks >1,450 views,
2016 OPDC highlights video >350 views,
2015 talks >1,000 views
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016
URL http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGzboizARwaAUFW5FjPmmZw
 
Description OPDC newsletter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact Issue 9 of the OPDC Newsletter was printed and published online. The newsletter give an important update on all our research activities.
Our Winter 2018/19 newsletter included an update on our cohort studies, a new study to look at sleep in the home, and an update on our work using smartphones to monitor Parkinson's progression.
Our statistician has been working to define new subsets of Parkinson's and our brain imaging research finds links between apathy and REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD).
There is also news on how we have used skin cells donated by cohort members to derive dopamine neurons in our labs and used these to study how one common variant in genetics can increase the risk of sporadic Parkinson's.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc2018-19-newsletter.pdf
 
Description OPDC seminar Feb 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 13 February Elisa Greggio, Department of Biology, University of Padova, gave a seminar talk on the 'Molecular pathways to Parkinson's disease:
more than neurons?'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description OPDC seminar March 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 27 March 2019, Kirsten Harvey, UCL School of Pharmacy, gave a talk on the 'LRRK2 Mediated Cellular Function from Vesicular Trafficking to Gene Expression'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/2019-seminar-series.pdf
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 10 December 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 10 December, Richard Youle, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA, gave an online talk 'Mechanisms of Innate Immunity and Parkinson's Disease'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 13 October 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 13 October, D. James Surmeier, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, USA, gave an online talk on the 'Time to revise the classical model of basal ganglia dysfunction in PD: New insights from a novel, progressive mouse of mitochondrial complex I dysfunction'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 15 June 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 15 June, Tim Bartels, UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI), University College London (UCL) gave an online talk on the 'Selective brain region vulnerability in Parkinson's Disease is governed by a-Synuclein conformations'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 18 May 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 18 May, Vincenzo Bonifati, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, gave an online talk with 'An update on the quest for genetic determinants in Parkinson's Disease'.
& related diseases
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 20 April 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 20 April, Daniel Otzen, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, gave an online talk on the 'Targeting cytotoxic alpha-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson's Disease'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 22 September 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 22 September, Jacqueline Burré, Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine, USA gave an online talk on 'Function and Dysfunction of Synucleins - Membranes Matter'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 6 July 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 6 July, Madeline Lancaster, MRC, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, gave an online talk on 'Exploring human brain structure and function using cerebral organoids'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description Online OPDC Seminar 9 November 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 9 November, Valina Dawson, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA gave an online talk 'Decoding Parkinson's Disease: New Therapeutic Opportunities'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/opdc-seminars-2020.pdf
 
Description Oxford Dementia Research Day 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The event showcased the latest developments in memory, dementia and ageing research from cells and animal models to cognitive neuroscience and the clinic.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/research/wade-martins-group/oxford-aruk-network-centre/research-day-2015
 
Description Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre pays tribute to one of its loyal fundraisers 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Researchers from the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre (OPDC) paid tribute to Bobbie Coelho, one of the OPDC's long term fundraisers who has decided to take a step back from active fundraising activities.

A video message was created from OPDC researchers thanking her for all the amazing work she has done towards funding Parkinson's research over the years. Together with a bouquet of flowers, they also gave her an engraved glass OPDC honorary award which was presented to her 'in recognition of outstanding fundraising to support research into Parkinson's'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/oxford-parkinson-s-disease-centre-pays-tribute-to-one-of-its-loyal-fundrai...
 
Description Oxford Sparks'animation about the role of microglia in neurodegeneration 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Postdoc Hazel Roberts won Oxford Sparks' competition to have an animation made about the role of microglia in neurodegeneration. Title: Discovering life-changing dementia treatments.

Your beautiful, complex brain is a network of microscopic cells that connect together to form your thoughts and personality, and control your body. The network is fragile and requires constant upkeep, like a garden. The brain has its own gardeners, specialised cells called microglia. In this animation we look at how researchers at the University of Oxford are developing drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease, by harnessing the power of the brain's microglia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/content/discovering-life-changing-dementia-treatments
 
Description PPE - Cambridge university Hospitals Trust members 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact An evening event for the members of the Trust (patients, and local public) to discuss advances in dementia research and care, including the insights from new technologies
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Parkinson's Oxford Walk 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Members of OPDC took part in Parkinson's UK Oxford Walk. OPDC also hosted an information stand at the event.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/events/walk-parkinsons-oxford
 
Description Parkinson's UK Blog Post on HDAC paper 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact Blog by Claire bale on Parkinson's UK Blog
Using brain cells grown from skin to find new potential drugs
Researchers in Oxford are using pioneering stem cell techniques to understand the earliest problems that occur inside brain cells in Parkinson's - and hunt down new drugs that can tackle them.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://medium.com/parkinsons-uk/using-brain-cells-grown-from-skin-to-find-new-potential-drugs-78f56...
 
Description Parkinson's UK Oxford Walk 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact On 22 September, Professor Richard Wade-Martins & Dr Laura Parkinnen took part in the Parkinson's UK Oxford Walk.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Parkinson's public awareness talk at Green Templeton College 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact On 11 September 2019, Professor Wade-Martins gave a public awareness talk about Parkinson's Disease at Green Templeton College
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Participation in an activity, workshop or similar - Poster presentation at CTAD conference, Barcelona 24-27th October 2018: Child adversity 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Poster presentation: Using the power of Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) cohorts to investigate the longitudinal effects of childhood adversity on adult cognition and health outcomes: Implications for cognitive change & dementia outcomes. Interest and discussion in our research and further work which will involve further cohorts and a publication.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.ctad-alzheimer.com/
 
Description Personal? to whom? Careers, custodianship and control in biomedical big-data 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Atkinson, S. 'Personal? to whom? Careers, custodianship and control in biomedical big-data'. Paper Presentation, BSA Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference
2016, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. Audience: Sociology of health, social studies of science and technology and social studies of bioinformatics
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Pharma partnerships under CDA 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact A series of six pharma partnership meetings related to PSP and FTD novel therapeutics, under CDA/NDA
Scoping the needs and opportunity, reviewing candidate product preclinical data, and developing better trial design,
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Plenary Speaker at Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Plenary Speaker at European Academy of Neurology on Imaging Trials and Dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Plenary Speaker at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The plenary speech described our scientific advances in gene discovery and AD risk prediction. This reached an audience of several thousand researchers, clinicians, families, policy makers and funders in the dementia area.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Plenary speaker: Cypriot Neurological Society 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Plenary speaker: The neurology of ageing, ABN Annual Meeting, Brighton 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Population data and modelling: dementia as exemplar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A talk was given at the Cumberland Initiative Festival of Evidence on 5 October 2016.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Poster at Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Therapy/New Frontiers in Neuroinflammation Keystone Conference, Colorado USA 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Nora Bengoa-Vergniory poster
"Tau-proximity ligation assay detects pathology ahead of tau neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease"

As the world population ages, neurodegenerative diseases are becoming the new epidemic in both developed and developing countries. Progress made in human genetics has revealed increasingly more disease-associated genes for Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Frontotemoral dementia (FTD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative disorders. These discoveries have linked neurodegenerative diseases with several common key biological processes that have so far been under-studied, including RNA metabolism, protein trafficking and innate immune responses. By focusing on these emerging areas in neurodegenerative disease research, this conference seeks to challenge the current research paradigms and to inspire in-depth discussion and exploration. The program assembles leaders from various fields to facilitate interactions between groups using diverse approaches, by providing a platform to cross-fertilize ideas and to encourage new collaborations that could lead to novel mechanisms and therapeutic targets against neurodegenerative diseases.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.keystonesymposia.org/18Z3
 
Description Poster presentation at CTAD conference, Barcelona 24-27th October 2018: Psychometric methodologies 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Poster presentaton of research work entitled: Psychometric methodologies to increase scale-reliability in dementia-focused epidemiology: Outcomes from the European Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Study & UK Biobank. This work will be published in a peer reviewed journal at a later date. This work has gained great interest from the epidemiological community and further work in this field is planned as well as a grant application.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.ctad-alzheimer.com/
 
Description Presentation at High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference, London 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presentation title - Improving health through Big Data

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Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
 
Description Presentation at International Health Data Linkage Conference, Vancouver 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation title - Using data linkage to support measurement of the Global Burden of Injuries

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Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
 
Description Presentation at MRC Strategic meeting between health and bioinformatics centres - 29/1/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Centre for Improvement of Population Health through E-records Research (CIPHER). Presentation at MRC Strategic meeting between health and bioinformatics centres, Windsor
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Presentation at MRC organised conference: Strengthening the UK's capability in health informatics research 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Type Of Presentation Keynote/Invited Speaker
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation as MRC organised conference: Strengthening the UK's capability in health informatics research. Conference was attended by 200+ delegates including, UK Minister, policymakers, research community and industry

Agreement to create the Farr Institute; development of the UK Health Informatics Research Network
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2013
 
Description Presentation at the British Pharmacological Society Annual Conference, Online meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact In October 2020, Prof. Richard Wade-Martins gave a presentation at the British Pharmacological Society Annual Conference. Online meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.bps.ac.uk/news-events/news
 
Description Presentation at the conference; Grand Challenges in Parkinson's Disease, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact In October 2021, Prof. Ricahrd Wade-Martins will be giving a presentation at the conference; Grand Challenges in Parkinson's Disease, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://grandchallengesinpd.org/
 
Description Presentation on Health / Bioinformatics at Swansea University. Visit of Prof Julie Williams, Chief Scientific Advisor for Wales 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact -
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
 
Description Presentation on UK Secure eResearch Platform (DPUK) - 24/11/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation on UK Secure eResearch Platform (DPUK) at MRC meeting 'Managing the data life-cycle for stratified medicine', London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Presentation on future Farr UK Institute 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation on future Farr UK Institute to MRC Population Health Sciences Group, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Presentation on research at Farr Institute CIPHER to Rebecca Endean - 26/1/16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presentation on research at Farr Institute CIPHER to Rebecca Endean, Director Research Base, Business and Science
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Presentation to Clinithink, Swansea - 10/4/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact NLP of Emergency Department data: Early experience. Presentation to Clinithink, Swansea
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Presentation to MRC Council - Centre for the Improvement of Population Health through E-records Research (CIPHER) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Presentation to MRC Council on the success of the Farr CIPHER centre and its impact through science and public engagement, including the development of data sharing research platforms that underpin a number of major research initiatives, including DPUK and MQ Adolescent Mental Health Platform
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Presentation to Precision Medicine Catapult - 17/11/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation to Precision Medicine Catapult tem leaders from Cambridge University at visit to Swansea University

Precision Medicine Catapult team asked to come back to discuss opportunities and projects in more detail
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Presentation to UK Biobank and Oxford Big Data Institute, Swansea 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation title - Use of UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP)

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Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
 
Description Presentation to joint meeting of UKDP, EMIF (European Medical Information Framework) and eTRIKS (European Translational Information and Knowledge Management Services), London 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presentation title - UK Dementia Platform Informatics

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Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
 
Description Presentation to the MEPs about DPUK, EPAD and ROADMAP 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presentation to MEPs about DPUK, EPAD and ROADMAP.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Presentation to the general public on the DRI program at the DRI launch in Cardiff 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I have presented on my DRI program "Bioinformatics and Functional genomics" to patients, their families, journalists and other invited guests from the general public at the DRI launch in Cardiff, October 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Presentation with Mick Dennis (Swansea) and Daniel Davies (UCL) to UK Biobank/DPUK neorodegerative outcomes group - 6/1/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Research Proposal: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment identification in routine health data: development and validation of algorithms within SAIL using CFAS cases.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Privacy protecting data linkage for population health. Presentation for Fondazione Lanza, Padua - 2/12/14 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Privacy protecting data linkage for population health. Presentation for Fondazione Lanza, Padua
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
 
Description Prof Joanna Wardlaw expertise feature in British Heart Foundation press release "Stroke survivors twice as likely to be living with dementia " (5th March 2020) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact British Heart Foundation press release ""Stroke survivors twice as likely to be living with dementia"- vascular dementia campaign, (5th March 2020) featuring expertise quote of Professor Joanna Wardlaw..
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://app.researchfish.com/portfolio/0/dissemination-to-non-academic-audiences?action=add&zone=por...
 
Description Prof Joanna Wardlaw feature in "Vascular dementia: investigating cognitive impairment with 2,000 stroke survivors". 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Prof Joanna Wardlaw feature in "Vascular dementia: investigating cognitive impairment with 2,000 stroke survivors".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/news-and-blogs/blog/vascular-dementia-investigating-cognitive-impai...
 
Description Prof Joanna Wardlaw feature in Health Matters magazine 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A feature in Health Matters magazine, Winter 2018-2019 issue, P 24-25. Wardlaw, JM. "MRI scans of the brain".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Prof Joanna Wardlaw lecture "Brain Health: a small matter of the blood vessels" in Edinburgh, UK. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Edinburgh Neuroscience Public Christmas Lecture 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Prof Joanna Wardlaw talk "Vascular contributions to dementia" Imperial College Neuroscience and Dementia Research Institute Brain Meeting, January 7th 2021, London (virtual) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Prof Joanna Wardlaw talk "Vascular contributions to dementia" Imperial College Neuroscience and Dementia Research Institute Brain Meeting, January 7th 2021, London (virtual)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Prof Joanna Wardlaw talk 'New insights into clinical features of SVD' 20th Congress of the Chinese Cerebrovascular Diseases (CCCD2020) Chinese Stroke Society, 4 November 2020(virtua!) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Prof Joanna Wardlaw talk 'New insights into clinical features of SVD' 20th Congress of the Chinese Cerebrovascular Diseases (CCCD2020) Chinese Stroke Society, 4 November 2020(virtua!)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Professor Joanna Wardlaw - Brain Healthy series, a collection of articles in the BMJ launched at the Chinese Stroke Association annual conference, 10 October 2020, Beijing, China 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Joanna Wardlaw- Brain Healthy series, a collection of articles in the BMJ launched at the Chinese Stroke Association annual conference, 10 October 2020, Beijing, China. The event reached the audience over 160,000 people.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Professor Joanna Wardlaw feature in BHF press release titled "Trial resumes to prevent dementia after a stroke", 3 December 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Professor Joanna Wardlaw feature in BHF press release titled "Trial resumes to prevent dementia after a stroke", 3 December 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.bhf.org.uk/search?keyword=Trial+resumes+to+prevent+dementia+after+a+stroke&run=1
 
Description Professor Joanna Wardlaw feature in The Scotsman press release Edinburgh University study re-launched into stroke treatment to prevent dementia, 3rd December 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Professor Joanna Wardlaw feature in The Scotsman press release Edinburgh University study re-launched into stroke treatment to prevent dementia, 3rd December 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.scotsman.com/health/edinburgh-university-study-re-launched-stroke-treatment-prevent-deme...
 
Description Professor Joanna Wardlaw talk "Where next for stroke research?" 7th ESO Edinburgh Stroke Research Workshop, 26th February 2020, Edinburgh, UK. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Joanna Wardlaw talk "Where next for stroke research?" 7th ESO Edinburgh Stroke Research Workshop, 26th February 2020, Edinburgh, UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Professor Joanna Wardlaw talk 'Research in Vascular Dementia 2019-20'. Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC), Research in Vascular Dementia 2019-20, 7th September 2020, Virtual Session. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Joanna Wardlaw talk 'Research in Vascular Dementia 2019-20'. Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC), Research in Vascular Dementia 2019-20, 7th September 2020, Virtual Session.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Professor Richard Wade-Martin gave a talk at the Longevity Forum at Oriel College, Oxford 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 12 November, Professor Richard Wade-Martin gave a talk at the Science Summit, Longevity Forum at Oriel College, Oxford
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://thelongevityforum.com/the-longevity-week/
 
Description Professor Richard Wade-Martins gave a talk at the Oxford Stem Institute Symposium 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact on 18 September, Professor Richard Wade-Martins gave a talk at the Oxford Stem Institute Symposium 2019. Stems Cell: From Mechanism to Therapy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.stemcells.ox.ac.uk/home
 
Description Professor Richard Wade-Martins gave an ARUK Target Drug Discovery talk along with Dr George Tofaris 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 12 November, Professor Richard Wade-Martins gave an ARUK Target Drug Discovery talk along with Dr George Tofaris
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Pub quiz in aid of Parkinson's Research 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Richard Wade-Martins, Dayne Beccano-Kelly, Nora Bengoa-Vergniory, Marta Madureira, Brent Ryan, Matthieu Trigano, Siv Vingill, along with OPDC administrator, Lorraine Dyson, travelled to the Royal Oak, Goodworth Clatford in Andover to take part in a quiz night in aid of Parkinson's research.

They met with supporters and talked about their work. OPDC supporters Bobbie Coelho, Mary Doherty and Dawn Huntly presented a cheque for £2000 to Professor Richard Wade-Martins to support the work being carried out by the OPDC into Parkinson's Disease.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/oxford-parkinson-s-disease-centre-support-charity-christmas-pub-quiz
 
Description Q&A session at Rare Dementia Support Group 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact Question and Answer session from patients and carers with a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description RCPsych Neuropsychiatry Annual Conference 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk given to conference entitled "Neuropsychiatric Genetics of Dementia and other Neurodegenerative Disorders: Implications for treatment, prevention and personalised psychiatry"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Radio Interviews on Parkinson's 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Radio interview to raise awareness and Parkinson's fund raising sponsored event

Raised awareness and money
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Rare Dementia Support Group Launch 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Rare Dementia Support Fund created with the ambition to increase fundraising and extend the support service further, throughout the UK and beyond.
Extremely well attended
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.nationalbrainappeal.org/rare-dementia-support-launch-event/
 
Description Relations in biomedical research participation: Building a cross-cohort platform in the context of a national health system 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Atkinson, S., et al. 'Relations in biomedical research participation: Building a cross-cohort platform in the context of a national health system'. Paper
Presentation, 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Athens, Greece. Audience: Sociology of health, public health, bioethics of public
engagement and recruitment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Research Participants perspectives on recruitment from existing cohorts in dementia research 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Atkinson, S., et al. 'Research Participants perspectives on recruitment from existing cohorts in dementia research'. Poster Presentation, Alzheimer Association
International conference, London, UK. Audience: Public health, bioethics of public engagement and recruitment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Research Participants perspectives on recruitment from existing cohorts in dementia research 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Atkinson, S., Conference Poster: Research Participants perspectives on recruitment from existing cohorts in dementia research AAIC, June 2017, London.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Research Spotlight on our researcher, Pavandeep Rai for Black History Month 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact As part of Black History Month, which is celebrated nationwide every year to recognise the contributions that people from BAME backgrounds have made to this country. The spotlight was on one of our Researchers - Pavandeep Rai, a Postdoctoral Research Scientist working in the Wade-Martins Group. Pavandeep is working at the forefront of an industry/academia collaborative project aimed at developing potential new drugs to treat Parkinson's.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/research-spotlight-for-black-history-month-pavandeep-rai
 
Description Research spotlight on Career Career Development Fellow, Dayne Beccano-Kelly 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact As part of the university of Oxford series in celebrating 'amazing people at Oxford who you should know about', ScienceBlog talked to Dayne Beccano-Kelly, an electrophysiologist and a Career Development Fellow in Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, in the department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at Oxford University.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/research-spotlight-%E2%80%98i-want-get-high-enough-chain-pull-...
 
Description Robustly social, meaningfully ethical: Embedding social science in Dementias Platform UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Atkinson, S., Conference Poster: Robustly social, meaningfully ethical: Embedding social science in Dementias Platform UK. CIPH Showcase 2016, Cambridge, &
DPUK Conference 2016, London.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Royal College of Physicians 'Women in medicine: a celebration' project 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Royal College of Physicians (RCP)'s 'Women in medicine: a celebration' project is a free exhibition of specially commissioned photographic portraits to honour contemporary and historical women in medicine. The project showcased a number of today's leading female clinicians and the women from the history of medicine who have inspired them. Prof Joanna Wardlaw is featured in the project alongside someone who inspired her, Marie Sklodowska Curie: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/women-medicine-joanna-wardlaw-and-marie-curie
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/events/women-medicine-celebration
 
Description SVD Research LinkedIn 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact SVD Research LinkedIn social media channel promoting work of the University of Edinburgh SVD Research groups, including publications, awards, press releases, recent vacancies and other associated activities, aiming to build an international network of professionals specialising in the SVD Research and promote the research to funding bodies, policy makers and industry professionals.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://uk.linkedin.com/in/svd-research-5aaa27199
 
Description School of Medicine 'Science in Health' Public Lecture 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Professor John Gallagher spoke at a Cardiff University public medical lecture and the aim of these lectures is to open up areas of concern in health care, and second, to inform the public about current medical research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/event/school-of-medicine-science-in-health-public-lecture/
 
Description SciScreen Dementia Event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Dr Rebecca Sims gave a public presentation on Dementia research before a free screening of the film "Away from Her", post-film discussion and free drinks reception. The purpose of the event is for scientists to engage with the general public for mutual benefit. The presentation was well received, and the discussions were lively.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Section on DPUK website to formally request stem cell lines 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact A section on iPSC resources for researchers on the DPUK website provides the opportunity for researchers to formally request over 100 stem cell lines derived from healthy and diseased individuals. This resource focused section is complemented by two detailed reports in the "Our impact" section of the web-site.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/for-researchers/expert-communities-1/stem-cells-network-1/ipsc-reso...
 
Description Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) system. Educational presentation to the Confidentiality Advisory Group, Health Research Authority - 7/9/16 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) system. Educational presentation to the Confidentiality Advisory Group, Health Research Authority, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Seminar talk at the AstraZeneca Neurosciences, Cambridge UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact In November 2020, Prof Richard Wade-Martins gave a talk at the AstraZeneca Neurosciences, Cambridge UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://azneuro.com/
 
Description Seminar talk at the Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact In March 2020, Prof. Richard Wade-Martins gave a seminar talk at the Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL http://www.bioacademy.gr/events
 
Description Set up of new Parkinson's UK research seminar series 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact During the COVID-19 pandemic, Natalie Connor-Robson helped set up and organise a new online Parkinson's UK seminar series for researchers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Siv Vingill Talk at 2018 JPND collaborators meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Talk by Siv Vingill at JNPD meeting, Leuven
Title: Pre-formed fibrillar a-synuclein induce aggregation of endogenous a-synuclein in iPSC-derived neurons
'Conference':

The meeting in December 2018 was attended by international collaborators on the project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Siv Vingill Talk at 2019 - CRISPR in Drug Discovery 2019: From Targets to Therapeutics 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Talk at ELRIG meeting 2019 - CRISPR in Drug Discovery 2019: From Targets to Therapeutics
"ELRIG is a not-for-profit organisation, based in the UK. We are leaders in the provision of scientific meetings and conferences; bringing together academic and biopharma industry experts and thought leaders to exchange ideas and information."

Target Validation"Modelling alpha-synuclein Parkinson's pathology in CRISPR-engineered human iPSC-derived dopamine neurons".
Dr Siv Vingill, University of Oxford
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://elrig.org/2019-ge-programme/
 
Description Siv Vingill gave a talk at the JNPD collaborators meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 1-3 October, Siv Vingill gave a talk at the JNPD collaborators meeting. Professor Richard Wade-Martins also attended.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Siv Vingill presented a poster at JNPD meeting Brussels 27-28th Nov 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 27-28 November, Siv Vingill presented a poster at the JNPD meeting in Brussels.
Title: aSynProTec: Alpha-synuclein pathology propagation in Parkinson's disease and quest for novel protective strategies
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.neurodegenerationresearch.eu/
 
Description Social Media 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The social media presence of Dementias Platform UK is intended to demonstrate the core personality of the project, sharing:
- Expert voice
- A network of research excellence
- Human connection.

DPUK's social media presence is focused on Twitter, though in the future it may also reach LinkedIn.

Social media is used to share updates on the project's work: its research, daily activity, funding awards open, news, and any open recruitments, It also demonstrates its networked and human approach by sharing content from charities, linked researchers and any current human interest news stories. Finally, in the coming months it will strengthen its ability to share its expert voice by facilitating twitter takeovers from key researchers, particularly Early Career Researchers.

DPUK has 1,636 followers - a 173% increase on 2016.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016,2017
URL https://twitter.com/dementiasuk
 
Description Speaker at Primary Progressive Aphasia: BNPA Annual Meeting, London 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Speaker at launch of UK Dementia Platform 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.)
Results and Impact Oxford plays a significant role in the partnership and Oxford Neuroscience researchers lead a number of projects. This was reflected in the scientific programme of launch day. Simon Lovestone (Psychiatry) gave a talk on the NIHR-MRC Dementia Deep and Frequent Phenotyping Feasibility Study while Richard Wade-Martins (DPAG) spoke on the UK Stem Cell Network.

Coverage in the media
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL http://www.dementiasplatform.uk/
 
Description Speaking Cambridge Dementia Course: MRI in dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Speaking at EAN, Copenhagen, Focal dementias, Convener, lecturer 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Speaking re fluid biomarkers in AD. Educational Workshop. AAIC, Toronto 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Speaking re young onset dementia: Royal college of Physicians, London 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Synaptic Health Symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact A one-day workshop, and shorter follow up meetings, to engage academic and industry partners in Synaptic Health Research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.dementiasplatform.uk/for-researchers/expert-communities-1/synaptic-health-community
 
Description Taking a new look at the risk factors for Alzheimer's disease 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Media article on publication of Multiplex Model in Nature Neuroscience - providing information on how the genes that have been identified as risk factors impact on other genes to trigger Alzheimer's
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Talk at East Midlands Research Support Network 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact Natalie Connor-Robson - invited talk outreach, East Midlands Research Support Network, Sept 2018
Understanding Parkinson's disease - what can we learn from skin cells and mice?

The East Midlands Parkinson's Research Forum is a free annual conference organised by the local Parkinson's community and supported by Parkinson's UK.

The event will feature talks from top Parkinson's researchers and healthcare practitioners, Parkinson's UK staff, volunteer speakers, as well as interactive exercise sessions and a performance from The Parkinson's Choir.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/events/east-midlands-parkinsons-research-forum
 
Description Talk at Parkinson's UK Branch Richard Wade-Martins 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Patients, carers and/or patient groups
Results and Impact Prof Richard Wade-Martins on the latest projects at the Oxford Centre for Parkinson's Disease Research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Talk at the Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece March 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Richard Wade Martins gave a talk at the Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece in March 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL http://www.bioacademy.gr/about
 
Description Talk at the HOPE Conference for Parkinson's Research, Paris Jan 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Richard Wade-Martins gave a talk at the HOPE Conference for Parkinson's Research, Paris 29-31 Jan 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://hope2020.sciencesconf.org/
 
Description Talk at the University College London, IoN Movement Disorders Centre Inaugural Symposium: 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 11 March, Professor Richard Wade-Martins gave a talk at the University College London, IoN Movement Disorders Centre Inaugural Symposium: Launch of the UCL Movement Disorders Centre
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/events/2020/mar/ucl-ion-movement-disorders-centre-inaugural-symposium-launc...
 
Description The Impact of Incidence Prior to Death on the Incidence of Dementia in individuals Aged 65 Years and Older 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Invited speak at Alzheimer's Association International Conference AAIC 2017 London.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description The Many Faces of Dementia - massive open online course (MOOC) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I was interviewed for an online course about the rarer forms of dementia, my interview related to the clinical features of frontotemporal dementia. I also performed the voice over and welcome to the course that appeared in the course trailer video. The course, due to start March 14th 2016 is a 'massive open online course' available at www.futurelearn.com/courses/faces-of-dementia. Over 12,000 people have registered for the course (as of 8th March 2016).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/faces-of-dementia
 
Description The Row Fogo Centre for Research into Ageing and the Brain website 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Being officially recognised as a Research Centre in 2018, The Row Fogo Centre for Research into Ageing and the Brain launched a new website. The website is directed in multiple audiences. Content includes a comprehensive description of the Centre research activity, updates on recent publications, news and organised events. The website contains information for PhD candidates and medical imaging researchers about related programmes and courses, and for visiting staff and students on how to join SVD Research Groups. The website gives a breadth of ways to fundraise and donate to support SVD research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.ed.ac.uk/clinical-brain-sciences/research/row-fogo-centre
 
Description The Times 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I have given an interview to "The Times" newspaper published 22 March, 2017
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Times Radio interviews following publication of the Times article "Brain tweezers could treat Parkinson's" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact In September, Professor Richard Wade-Martins & Dr Nora Bengoa-Vergniory held a Times Radio discussion on novel therapeutic approaches to Parkinson's following the publication of the Times article "Brain tweezers could treat Parkinson's" https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brain-tweezers-could-treat-parkinsons-sw2sjdnq9#:~:text=Minuscule%20brain%20%E2%80%9Ctweezers%E2%80%9D%20could%20treat,clumps%2C%20by%20pulling%20them%20apart
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brain-tweezers-could-treat-parkinsons-sw2sjdnq9#:~:text=Minuscule...
 
Description Transforming UK Biomedical and Health Informatics. Lecture to MSc in Health Data Analytics students, Swansea - 26/10/15 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Transforming UK Biomedical and Health Informatics. Lecture to MSc in Health Data Analytics students, Swansea
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Twitter account for OPDC 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Active twitter feed for OPDC engages with other research groups and industry.
Promotes our research, events, news and drives for study participants as well as highlighting relevant news items and publications.
Jan 2019: 829 followers, average Impressions 10.6k per month
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
URL http://twitter.com/OxfordPDCentre
 
Description UK Korea Neuroscience Symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact UKorea symposia bridge basic and clinical research within neuroscience. J Williams gave plenary lecture on 1st day 2019 symposium. The statements were shared via the UK-Korea social media channel (twitter @UKorea_Neuro).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description UK Medical Research Council open meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Discussion forum with partners in the dementia research field.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description University of Reading SIAM-IMA student chapter conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Keynote invited speaker for University of Reading SIAM-IMA student chapter conference
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Vascular risk factors in AD and other dementia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Personal invited to give talk at CoSTREAM Meeting of University of Cambridge.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Visit to local children's group to raise brain awareness 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact OPDC Career Development Fellow Dayne Becanno-Kelly, along with undergraduate student, Natalie Sepke, and former OPDC administrator Melanie Witt paid a visit to a local Woodcraft Folk Elfins group to talk about the research carried out by OPDC and to support better understanding of how the brain works. The children aged between 6-9 years listened carefully as Dayne introduced ideas of how the brain works, how sometimes things can go wrong in conditions like Parkinson's, and how we are trying to better understand what is happening so we can try to fix it.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/opdc-visits-local-children-s-group-to-raise-brain-awareness
 
Description Visits to local children's group for Dementia Awareness Week 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Career Development Fellows Natalie Connor-Robson, Dayne Becanno-Kelly and administrator Melanie Witt visited a local Woodcraft Folk Elfins group in Dementia Action Week to talk about our work to better understand the brain. The group of 6-9 year olds listened carefully as Dayne and Natalie introduced ideas of how the brain works, how sometimes things can go wrong in conditions like Parkinson's, and how we are trying to better understand what is happening so we can try to fix it.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.opdc.ox.ac.uk/opdc-visits-local-children-s-group-for-dementia-awareness-week
 
Description WHO Bulletin Interview with Carol 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interview with Carol Brayne: a life-course approach to prevent dementia
https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/272247
WHO Bulletin Interview with Carol
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/272247
 
Description Website article commemorating 100 years of women in science, featuring DPhil student; Naroa Ibarra Aizpurua 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact In October 2020, Naroa Ibarra Aizpurua, DPhil student, was featured in an article commemorating 100 years of women in science, where she discussed her motivation to apply to the Oxford and the Wade-Martins lab.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/100-years-of-oxford-degrees-for-women
 
Description Welsh Government AM visit 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Visit from Suzy Davies AM for tour of DRI offices and laboratories, meeting with all programme leads to discuss work undertaken
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Welsh presentation (Cardiff Science Society) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A presentation was given in Welsh, by Alzheimer's Field Worker, Alun Meggy to the Cardiff Science Society on 21st November 2016. This was followed by questions and a discussion.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.cymdeithaswyddonolcaerdydd.org
 
Description Westminster forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Advice for policymakers on dementia research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference-diary
 
Description Women in Industry 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Presentation to Women in Industry event, providing overview of career, advice for women in STEM careers
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Women in Science film 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Women in Science video as one of the interviewees / case studies.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Work with artist to produce cartoons of research 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Abstracts of posters were presented by DPAG Graduate Students at the start of their Second Year of DPhil Research Study. A cartoonist was on hand again to record the event and produced cartoons to illustrate the projects which were shared via social media.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://twitter.com/WadeMartinsLab/status/1074587251496095745
 
Description World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) forum (February 2015) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Participated as a panel member looking at issues of dementia funding and research, and how to better inform the public. A report was subsequently published based on the Summit meeting.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.nhsq.info/app/media/4053
 
Description Young Onset Dementia: Different impact, positive solutions conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This public meeting was held on 27th September, 2016. This was a recruitment opportunity.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.youngdementiauk.org/sites/default/files/Young%20Dementia%202016%20programme.pdf
 
Description Young Onset and Rare Dementias 2014 event at House of Lords 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Awareness-raising event regarding young onset and rare dementias
The event was attending by member of parliament and the House of Lords as well as charities, patient families and other organisations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2014
URL https://www.youngdementiauk.org/news/young-onset-awareness-event-house-lords
 
Description led a session on macrophages and microglia in a Stem Cell Outreach workshop for GCSE school students 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Sally Cowley led a session on macrophages and microglia in a Stem Cell Outreach workshop for GCSE school students, Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, Oxford University
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description prof Joanna Wardlaw talk 'Stroke in the small vessels: recent clinical, mechanistic and potential therapeutic insights", The Eric Corey Raps Memorial Lecture 2021, The University of Pennsylvania Medical Centre, 10th Feb 2021, Pennsylvania, USA, virtual 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact prof Joanna Wardlaw talk 'Stroke in the small vessels: recent clinical, mechanistic and potential therapeutic insights", The Eric Corey Raps Memorial Lecture 2021, The University of Pennsylvania Medical Centre, 10th Feb 2021, Pennsylvania, USA, virtual
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description the UK Pharmacogenetics and Stratified Medicine Network 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited presenter at the UK Pharmacogenetics and Stratified Medicine Network Workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description visit to local primary school 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact On 19th June, a team of Unit members went to St Ebbe's C. of E. (Aided) Primary School in central Oxford, where they visited Year 6 pupils and their teachers to help them learn more about science, researchers, and how the brain works to control memory and movement.

Pupils were first given a brief introduction to the work of the Medical Research Council and the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit. Pupils, teachers and Unit members then engaged in a range of interactive discussions and hands-on activities that included looking at nerve cells under a microscope, reporting on observations by making model cells, measuring electrical activity from muscles to control a robotic claw, comparing the brains of different vertebrates, discovering different types of memories, and using a game version of a brain-machine interface.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/news/unit-goes-out-local-primary-school-mrc-festival-medical-research