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Postdoctoral research associate investigating metallomic, metabolomic, and proteomic disturbances in the brains of Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) patients.

Primary Aim: To identify metallomic, metabolomic, and proteomic disturbances in the brains of Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) patients.

Secondary Aim: To compare results from these analyses with previous investigations performed on the brains of Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease patients in order to establish the presence of any shared causes or mechanisms of disease.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Master in Science, MSc in Translational Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield

1 Sept 201631 Aug 2017

Award Date: 10 Jan 2018

Bachelor of Science, BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience, University of Dundee

1 Sept 20111 Jul 2015

Award Date: 1 Jul 2015

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