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International Data Access
3 October 2024
DPUK is committed to internationalising access to datasets. Professor John Gallacher recently addressed a Summit in Washington DC about the high value of data sharing to advance dementia research.
DPUK says ‘Grounds for optimism’ after ground-breaking lecanemab drug gets a UK license…but it won't be used in the NHS.
22 August 2024
Lecanemab gets a green light, but only limited use for patients in the UK.
DPUK takeaways from AAIC 2024
14 August 2024
Our DPUK team from AAIC 24 is regrouping now after a very busy week covering lots of ground. We asked a few of them to tell us their personal highlights and share the big news stories to emerge.
New modifiable risks included in Lancet report on dementia
12 August 2024
The Lancet has just published its latest standing Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care report.
Our research
The DPUK Data Portal gives researchers rapid, secure access to millions of health research records.
Our Trials Delivery Framework matches public volunteers to the right dementia studies.
Our Experimental Medicine Incubator accelerates and de-risks the development of new treatments.
Featured research: Can our genes predict our likelihood of developing dementia?
A project led by researchers at Cardiff University is analysing data in the DPUK Data Portal to predict genetic risk of dementia, focusing on genes related to the brain's immune system.
Featured Researcher
Ammar Shahabuddin
Research Assistant, Genomics
Ammar works as a genomics research assistant, involved in the harmonisation and analysis of genomic samples for DPUK. His research work primarily focuses on the utilisation of cohorts’ genomic data and how it can be analysed for risk prediction for dementia causing conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease. This work will be further developed through the creation of a pipeline tool that can be used by researchers in the Data Portal.
Prior to joining, he achieved a BSc in Biochemistry at King’s College London and a MSc in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at the University of Manchester.
Work with us
Would you like to increase the international visibility of your data? Try our Data Portal.
Do you need well-characterised volunteers for your early-phase trial? Use our Trials Delivery Framework.
Is there a mechanism you would like to investigate? Explore our Experimental Medicine Incubator.