ADPD 2023 Conference Highlights - Part 1

Dementia Researcher

This year's AD/PD Conference was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from the 28th March to 1st April. In this first of a two-part special we bring you highlights from the first three days of the conference. The AD/PD Conference focuses on basic science and translational and clinical research bringing New insights on disease mechanisms and etiologies, the latest findings from clinical trials, innovative outlooks on therapy and prevention and advances in diagnostic markers. In this special on-location recording our guest host Dr Nikoleta Daskoulidou, Research Associate from the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University talks with: Dr David J. Koss, Research Associate from Newcastle University. David is working to understand the molecular pathology which underpins a range of neurodegenerative dementias. Dr Susan Mitchell, Head of Policy at Alzheimer’s Research UK. Susan is part of the ARUK policy and public affairs team, with responsibility for developing evidence-based policy to ensure people affected by dementia benefit from the progress in research. Elizabeth English, PhD Student at University of Cambridge. Lizzie, is utilising biophysical methods to characterise protein aggregates and their toxicity mechanisms in neurodegenerative disease. For more information on the event visit: https://adpd.kenes.com/ Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you’ll find a video version of this podcast on our YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/UQdm8aWuoFM This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.