Dr. Leonidas Chouliaras is a consultant of old age psychiatry in the EPUT NHS foundation and an assistant professor and researcher at the University of Cambridge. He is an active researcher, helping us understand the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. His research is focused on epigenetic mechanisms, blood biomarkers and neuroimaging in dementia, including Alzheimer's.

Dr. Chouliaras' research is very relevant to our project since he has worked with epigenetic profiling in brain tissue and in blood and has identified biomarkers that can help make the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases earlier.

Listen to our conversation with him in this episode to find out more about his work, current research and his reflection upon his career path and advice for aspiring researchers.

As Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) put it:

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise dementia awareness and challenge stigma. Each year, Alzheimer and dementia associations, alongside all those involved in the treatment, care and support of people living with dementia, from around the world unite to organise advocacy and information provision events, as well as Memory Walks and fundraising days.

In this episode, George, Vas and Nicholas talk about Alzheimer's month and the message behind this year's campaign, while also discussing some current and emerging treatments for Alzheimer's disease.

#AskAboutDementia #AskAboutAlzheimers

George, Vasudev and Nicholas discuss about the rising rates of neurodegenerative diseases. Tune in to find out what might cause this phenomenon, what are the projected values, and how we can prevent this rise. An explanation of the different types of diseases and how dementia type diseases work is also included at the start.

In this episode George, Vasudev, Nicholas and special guest Vasillis are talking about three topics of interest. Tune in to learn about artificial intelligence in the field of science, the recent developments in neuron computer chips and the exciting concept of DNA origami.

The team shares their thoughts on how each topic can be used within the scientific community, but also discusses potential complications that these advancements may pose.

Dr. Julien Reboud is a professor and researcher in the University of Glasgow. He is also the principal investigator (PI) of our research team. In this interview, Dr. Julien talks about his early life, his academic and professional career and gives some insight on diagnostics, A.I. and the role of a PI. Don't miss the fun rapid fire quiz section later in the episode as well!

George and Vasudev talk about who we are, our goal and what this podcast is going to be about!