The Open University, 30-31 May 2013
This symposium will bring together key researchers from across the UK who are working in the field of dementia. The meeting will showcase the range of research perspectives that are contributing to the understanding of dementia, and provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas within and across disciplines. The symposium is of relevance to all those with a professional or personal interest in dementia.
Session Themes
Global Perspectives
The Impact of Dementia
Diagnosis and Assessment
Genetics and Neurobiology
Interventions
UK Research Highlights
Keynote Speakers and UK Research Highlight Presenters
Steven Rose, Doug Brown, Eric Karran, Martin Prince, Sube Banerjee, Peter Bowie, Robin Morris, Julie Williams, Steve Gentlemen, Paul Francis, Stuart Pickering-Brown, Johannes Attems, John Zajicek, Gordon Wilcock, Clive Holmes, Martin Orrell, Jan Oyebode, Mike Stewart, Rita Guerreiro, Roxana Carare, Christopher Kobylecki, Josephine Barnes, Margaret Esiri, Ilona Roth, Naaheed Mukadam, Sebastian Crutch, Kevin Morgan, Magdalena Sastre, Ruth Peters, Atticus Hainsworth.
Guest Speaker at Symposium Dinner: Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE
Local Organiser: Payam Rezaie, Brain & Behavioural Sciences, The Open University
Administrative Team: Nick Adams, Debra Atkins, Dementia2013@open.ac.uk
Sponsors: Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, British Neuroscience Association, British Neuropathological Society
Venue: Berrill Auditorium, Central Campus, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
Travel Directions and Maps: OU Maps
Symposium Website: Developed by Andrew Lloyd
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Hosted by the Science Faculty at The Open University