Our UK DRI Imperial Researcher Interviews are conversations between members of the centre discussing research, interests and motivation. The interviewers and interviewees are often involved in different areas of research, making these conversations educational and enlightening to those involved. All interviews conducted in 2020 and 2021 so far have been virtual in regulation with covid guidleines in the workplace.
Sarah Nathan Jo
Amy, Marieke, Paul
Alexi Paul Mathieu
Yu, Eddy and Abbas
Raffaella
Interviews coordinated by Hannah Gowland and Charlotte Luff
How temperature and circadian rhythms intersect to regulate a protein shown to protect against neurodegeneration
A new study led by Dr Marco Brancaccio (UK DRI at Imperial) and Dr Marieke Hoekstra (former UK DRI at Imperial, now VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research) offers a deeper insight into how a neuroprotective pathway is regulated both by temperature and the body clock. This research, published in the journal PNAS, could open up new therapeutic avenues for neurodegenerative disease. Read more on the UK DRI website
Introducing Cynthia Sandor: Pioneering earlier detection of Parkinson’s
Dr Cynthia Sandor, former Emerging Leader at the UK DRI at Cardiff, joins the UK DRI at Imperial as a Group Leader, where she will be tackling early diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
With a background in genetics, Dr Sandor uses computational methods to bring greater understanding to the underlying molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s. Read more about Cynthia's work on the UK DRI website.
