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Ask Your Mentor - Dr Julie Simpson
Ask Your Mentor Podcast, from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.
In this podcast experienced postdoc researcher Dr Aisling McFall, Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Glasgow interviews her mentor Dr Julie Simpson, Senior Lecturer at The University of Sheffield.
Aisling works on a group of receptors called muscarinic receptors which are the target of one of the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, she studies the M1 muscarinic receptor because this subtype is highly expressed in the brain and has been shown to be involved in cognition. The overall aim being to design better drugs for Alzheimer’s disease with fewer side effects.
Julie's main research interests are identifying and understanding neuroinflammatory contributions to ageing and dementia, particularly age-associated white matter pathology. Her research primarily focusses on the detailed immunohistological characterisation and gene expression profiling of specific cell populations in the ageing brain.
Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:
https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/
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 watch rather than watch, you’ll find a video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/oLM3Cp3vFr8 (this also includes captions for anyone who is unable to listen).
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.
00:00 Intro Credits
00:17 Introductions
02:31 Walk Julie's CV and Career
32:51 Speedy Career Tips
34:04 Tips for dealing with busy collaborators
35:10 How importance is science communications
36:14 How to balance home and work life
39:49 Finding inspiration
41:20 How to approach grant writing
44:30 Recap on the main takeaways
45:56 Mentoring
50:52 Thankyou's and round-up
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Ask Your Mentor Podcast, from Dementia Researcher, in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). Mentees interviewing their mentors, talking careers, lessons learned and what they’ve discovered, that could help you forge a successful career in dementia research.
In this podcast experienced postdoc researcher Dr Aisling McFall, Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Glasgow interviews her mentor Dr Julie Simpson, Senior Lecturer at The University of Sheffield.
Aisling works on a group of receptors called muscarinic receptors which are the target of one of the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, she studies the M1 muscarinic receptor because this subtype is highly expressed in the brain and has been shown to be involved in cognition. The overall aim being to design better drugs for Alzheimer’s disease with fewer side effects.
Julie's main research interests are identifying and understanding neuroinflammatory contributions to ageing and dementia, particularly age-associated white matter pathology. Her research primarily focusses on the detailed immunohistological characterisation and gene expression profiling of specific cell populations in the ageing brain.
Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
Find our more about Alzheimer's Research UK and how they support early career researchers on their website:
https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-researchers/ecr/supporting-your-career/
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 watch rather than watch, you’ll find a video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/oLM3Cp3vFr8 (this also includes captions for anyone who is unable to listen).
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.
00:00 Intro Credits
00:17 Introductions
02:31 Walk Julie's CV and Career
32:51 Speedy Career Tips
34:04 Tips for dealing with busy collaborators
35:10 How importance is science communications
36:14 How to balance home and work life
39:49 Finding inspiration
41:20 How to approach grant writing
44:30 Recap on the main takeaways
45:56 Mentoring
50:52 Thankyou's and round-up