On the 21st September 2021, World Alzheimer’s Day, Alzheimer Scotland held their annual conference. It was a virtual event which was attended by people with dementia, carers, practitioners and other members of the public from all over Scotland. 

In the afternoon session, the SDRC was delighted to support a session titled Treating Dementia, What’s next and how do we get there? 

We know there are so much research ongoing across Scotland in all disciplines and types of dementia and brain health research. However, this session was particularly focussed on drug discovery and inspired by the approval of aducanumab in the US. We aimed to describe the process in which new treatments will be discovered for dementia. It also explained the journey from the discovery of a potential new treatment in labs through to clinical trials and beyond.

This Conference session was chaired by Alzheimer Scotland’s Director of Policy and Practice Jim Pearson, and featured four guest speakers, each with a different perspective of dementia research:

  • Miriam Scarpa, a lab scientist at the University of Glasgow
  • Terry Quinn, reader at the University of Glasgow (and SDRC Executive Committee member)
  • Eileen Penman, a research participant at the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (EPAD) consortium
  • Martin Rossor from Join Dementia Research

The recording of this session is available on the Alzheimer Scotland website, under Session 3.

We have also uploaded Miriam (part 1) (part 2) and Terry’s (part 1) (part 2) presentation from the day. 

 

 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Read more SDRC Latest

    Neuroprogressive and Dementia Research Network Conference 2022

    This year's Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network (from NHS Research Scotland) Annual Conference will be day focused on those most impacted by research outcomes, and an opportunity to learn from their experiences to improve the research landscape. It will bring...

    The launch of the SDRC Annual Report 2022/23

    The SDRC Annual Report 2023, launched at the SDRC Annual Conference on Tuesday 25th April 2023. It outlines what research has been ongoing in dementia and brain health research in Scotland in the past 12 months. It includes the updates from each of the SDRC Research...

    SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Jennifer Macfarlane

    In October 2022, the SDRC held our election to refresh the Executive Committee. We are now able to announce who was successfully voted. Jennifer Macfarlane has been a co-opted member of the SDRC Executive Committee since earlier this year, we are now delighted to...

    New SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Tom Russ

    Following our recent SDRC Executive Committee election, we have seven new researchers join us.  The full list of members is available here. We are delighted to announce Dr Tom Russ as one of the newest members. Find out more about Tom below.  I trained in medicine and...

    Alzheimer Scotland welcomes announcement of Scottish Brain Health Register

    Scotland’s largest annual dementia conference (Friday 8 June, EICC, Edinburgh) will see the official launch of the newly created Scottish Brain Health Register. The register is led by the Scottish Dementia Informatics Platform (part of the...

    Research Strategy Oversight Board Chair: Henry McLeish

    The Scottish Dementia Research Consortium, Brain Health Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland are delighted to announce the appointment of Henry McLeish as the Chair of the Scottish Brain Health and Dementia Research Strategy Oversight Board.  In July 2021, the SDRC,...

    Do you have insights to share with other researchers? Write a blog for the SDRC!

    We are always looking for SDRC members to feature on our website and write a guest blog for the SDRC. You may already be familiar with our blog series, where we welcome contributions from people with an experience of brain health or dementia research. Blogs are an...

    Announcement of the Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenge

    The SDRC are excited to be part of a new collaborative research alliance, supported by the Scottish Funding Council.  The Scottish Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenge (ARC) is a project that will receive up to £600,000 to create multi-disciplinary,...

    Research in the News: Football Heading and Dementia Risk

    Researchers Glasgow Brain Injury Research Group (GBIRG) led by Associate Professor Willie Stewart, have published their findings reporting a link between a footballers' outfield position and neurodegenerative risk.  Taking place at the University of Glasgow, as part...

    Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP) Annual Celebration Report

    The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP) has launched its Annual Celebration Report to showcase the work of the Centre and celebrate outstanding dementia care during the pandemic.  The ASCPP is led by Professor Debbie Tolson, one of our SDRC...