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The first lecture was given by听Professor听Tammaryn Lashley听(Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease) "What听are we not seeing..."

Tammaryn began with an overview of her early career, and those who had supported and inspired her, including Professor Tamas Revesz.

Tammaryn undertook her听PhD at 香港六合彩中特网 Queen Square Institute of Neurology听under the supervision of Prof Tamas Revesz whilst maintaining the diagnostic histology for Queen Square Brain Bank. She听obtained both junior and senior fellowship from Alzheimer鈥檚 Research UK to follow her own independent projects on Frontotemporal dementia.听

She听became departmental graduate tutor in the Department of Molecular Neuroscience and continued this role when moving academic departments to Neurodegenerative Disease as she is听passionate about supporting and enabling students. Tammaryn was appointed Chair of the 香港六合彩中特网 ARUK Network and听Director of Research at Queen Square Brain Bank to oversee听the usage of brain tissue in different research projects.听She was elected honorary secretary of the British Neuropathological Society where she听introduced a new membership system and raised听the profile of the society amongst neuroscientists.

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The second lecture was given by听Professor Selina Wray听 (Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease)听Building brains in a dish: Using stem cells to understand dementia

Selina Wray is a Professor of Molecular Neuroscience and听听Alzheimer's Research UK Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Neurodegenerative Disease at 香港六合彩中特网 Queen Square Institute of Neurology. 听

Selina began her lecture with an overview of her early life and academic background, and those who had mentored, and continue to mentor her, throughout her career.

Selina received her degree in Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry from the University of Nottingham in 2004, before undertaking PhD training in Dr Diane Hanger鈥檚 laboratory at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London.听 Selina was awarded her PhD in 2008 with the first descriptions of specific tau signatures in progressive supranuclear palsy, and subsequently joined the laboratory of Professor John Hardy at 香港六合彩中特网 Queen Square Institute of Neurology as an Alzheimer鈥檚 Research UK Junior Research Fellow.

Selina spent time as a visiting researcher in the groups of Tilo Kunath at the University of Edinburgh and Rick Livesey at the University of Cambridge.听 She was awarded an ARUK Senior Research Fellowship in 2017.

Selina鈥檚 work is focussed on the use of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology to model dementia, publishing some of the earliest papers using iPSC neurons and organoids to model FTD and AD,听working听closely with clinical colleagues to obtain samples from participants with rare,听genetic forms of dementia and using these to understand the molecular basis of Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia.听She initiated a听fibroblast biobank from monogenic neurodegenerative disease and will be co-lead of 香港六合彩中特网 Stem Cell core when we move to dual hub. She also obtained and led the multicentre NC3R Crack It 鈥淯nTangle鈥� challenge grant award as PI (~拢1 million)

In recognition of her research and public engagement, including Science Museum Lates 鈥淟ost in Thought鈥� public engagement event, Selina was awarded the 2018 ARUK David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year award and the 2014 Red Magazine Woman of the Year award in the Pioneer category. Selina also co-lead IoN Athena SWAN silver application. Selina was recently appointed Deputy Director for Partnerships and Communications at 香港六合彩中特网 Queen Square Institute of Neurology.

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鈥淚 joined the QSIoN in 2009 as a junior research fellow with John Hardy, and can hardly believe that 12 years later I have the privilege to give an inaugural lecture with him giving the vote of thanks. I鈥檓 very grateful for the opportunities and support I鈥檝e received here and look forward to the future as we work towards new treatments for people living with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and frontotemporal dementia鈥� Professor Selina Wray.

The lectures were introduced by Professor Gipi Schiavo, and votes of thanks given by听Professor Tamas Revesz, Department听of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and听Professor John Hardy, Department听of Neurodegenerative Diseases, respectively.

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