About Us
'Engaging with Dementia: from Bench to Bedside' is a public engagement project funded by the Alzheimer's Society to promote:
- Greater public knowledge and understanding of the research into Alzheimer's Disease currently being undertaken within the Faculties of Biological Sciences and Medicine and Health at the University of Leeds, and the outcomes of that research
- Increased public knowledge and understanding of the causes of Alzheimer's Disease and the implications of the disease for Society
The project brings together researchers from across the University of Leeds with an interest in Alzheimer's disease research. It was conceived and led by Dr Dave Lewis. Our members include:
- Prof Tony Turner
- Dr Natalia Nalivaeva
- Prof Nigel Hooper (Prof Hooper and his group have now moved to the Univeristy of Manchester)
- Dr Heledd Griffiths (Member of the Hooper research group)
- Dr Kate Kellett (Member of the Hooper research group)
- Beth Noble (Member of the Hooper research group)
- Rob Andrew (Member of the Hooper research group)
- Prof Chris Peers
- Dr John Boyle
- Dr James Duce
- Dr Hugh Pearson
- Dr Jean-Francois Delvenne
- Dr Melanie Burke
- Dr Eric Hewitt
The project is coordinated by Juliet Jopson.