Join us for the first of our two-part special podcast shows, recorded live at the International Lewy Body Dementia Conference in Amsterdam! In this episode postdoc researcher Dr Josh Harvey (University of Exeter) is joined by three expert guests:

🔹 Athina Grigoriou (PhD Student, University of Dundee)

🔹 Dr David Koss (Principal Investigator, University of Dundee)

🔹 Dr Joe Kane (Geriatric Psychiatrist, Queen’s University Belfast)

Together, they discuss key highlights from the conference, including cutting-edge research on Lewy body dementia (LBD), Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), and synucleinopathies.

Topics include:

• The role of DNA damage in LBD and its links to neurodegeneration

• A new Lewy Body Dementia Domain Rating Scale and its impact on clinical trials

• Advances in biomarkers and imaging for early diagnosis

• The latest insights on alpha-synuclein strains and their role in disease progression

• Carer perspectives and the importance of peer support networks

Whether you're a researcher, clinician, or just curious about the latest in dementia science, this episode is packed with insights from one of the field’s most important global meetings.

We hope you will also join us in congratulating our host Josh on being awarded the Rising Star Award by the Conference organisers.

For more updates, follow #ILBDC25 on social media or visit https://www.ilbdc2025.com/

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Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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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. A special thanks to the conference organisers for kindly supporting us to produce this podcast.

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