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Thursday 13th March – Day 1

Early Career Research (ECR) pre-conference workshop

Welcome

09.00

ECR Workshop open – poster set-up

ECR Workshop

10.00

ECR Workshop introduction& DPUK overview (Prof Sarah Bauermeister, Oxford University)

10.10

Opportunities available at ARUK (Jacqui Hanley, Alzheimer’s Research UK)

10.30

The Importance of PPI and opportunities for ECRs (tba, Alzheimer’s Society)

10.50

Data Portal overview (Emma Squires, Swansea University)

11.00

Training and mentoring opportunities (Prof Sarah Bauermeister, Oxford University)

11.10

ECR presentations:

11.30

Career presentations:

  • Prof Atticus Hainsworth, St George’s University of London
  • Dr Michele Veldsman
  • Dr Simon Young, University of Oxford

11.45

Address: Prof John O'Brien, University of Cambridge

12.15

Q&A: Ask the panel

 

12.30

Close

Main conference Programme

 

 

11.30

Conference open – poster time

Lunch

12.00

Lunch - refreshments, poster and stand time

Introductory address

1.00

Welcome from DPUK Director (Prof John Gallacher, Oxford University)

Plenary

 

Plenary presentation: Professor Sir John Hardy (University College London)

Use of Biomarkers in Experimental Medicine

 

 

Theme overview by session chair (Prof James Rowe, Cambridge University)

 

Keynote – Prof Henrik Zetterberg (University of Gothenburg)

 

Prof Donna Wilcock (Indiana University)

3.10

Break – refreshments and poster time

 

Dr Pawel Markiewicz (University College London)

 

Dr Francesca Cormack (Cambridge Cognition)

 

ECR flash talk

 

ECR flash talk

 

General discussion

Drinks

5.30

Drinks reception

Close

6.30

Guests depart

Friday 14th March - Day 2 

 

8.30

Conference open – Poster time

 

9.00

Introduction -  A lived experience

Data: From ‘omics to linkage

 

 

Theme overview by session chair (Prof Simon Thompson, Swansea University)

 

Keynote – Prof Art Toga (University of Southern California)

 

Prof Michele Hu (University of Oxford)

 

Dr Carole Dufouil (University of Bordeaux)

11.00

Break – refreshments, poster and stand time

 

Dr Tim Rittman (University of Cambridge)

 

ECR flash talks

 

General discussion

 

12.40

Lunch - Refreshments, poster and stand time

 

1.35

Presentation of ECR Poster Prizes

Trials delivery: Trials for all

 

 

 

Theme overview by session chair (Dr Vanessa Raymont, Oxford University)

 

Keynote – Prof Cath Mummery (UCL)

 

Prof Paresh Malhotra (Imperial college London)

 

Prof Charles Marshall (Queen Mary, University of London)

3.30

Break – refreshments, poster time

 

Dr Ruth Croney (Roche)

 

ECR flash talks

 

General discussion

Closing address

5.10

The future landscape (Prof John Gallacher, Oxford University)

Close

5.20