Name: Your brain and the immune system: A neuroimmune journey through life
Start: 2024-05-14T18:30:00
End: 2024-05-14T21:30:00
Location: Tiny Rebel

Have you ever wondered what might influence your memory or emotions? Join us as we unpick the new contender in the ring.. the immune system! Grab a drink as we also investigate how the immune system might also be influencing early changes in Alzheimer's disease!

Let's take a trip down memory lane ... how can inflammation shape brain development?

Dr Laura Westacott (Research fellow at Cardiff University)

Dr Laura Westacott is a research fellow at Cardiff University, and has been investigating how the immune system shapes the development of our brains, specifically those areas involved in memory and emotion. How is inflammation involved in these processes and how do our brains interact through synapses?

The science of Alzheimer's disease

Dr Sarah Carpanini (Post-doctoral research associate in the Dementia Research Institute (DRI) at Cardiff University)

Dr Sarah Carpanini was recently awarded an ARUK Research Fellowship to investigate how changes in immune system genes impact our brains. How does inflammation and the immune system lead to synapse loss and early changes in Alzheimer's Disease?

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