Lauren Walker
@laurenwalkerphd.bsky.social
Dementia research fellow, Sunderland AFC fan, wannabe runner, and Durhamite
Exciting opportunity to work in the field of DLB research!
Passionate about neuroscience? 🧠
We’re recruiting a PhD student to join INSPECT-DLB - improving the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies.
Work at QUB with @ecebayram.bsky.social, Dr Claire McEvoy, me & team on this @lewybodysociety.bsky.social-funded project.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yck7466a
We’re recruiting a PhD student to join INSPECT-DLB - improving the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies.
Work at QUB with @ecebayram.bsky.social, Dr Claire McEvoy, me & team on this @lewybodysociety.bsky.social-funded project.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yck7466a
Investigating the specificity and primary predictive value of the clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) (InSpecT-DLB) at Queen’s University Belfast on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Investigating the specificity and primary predictive value of the clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) (InSpecT-DLB) at Queen’s University Belfast, listed on ...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Exciting opportunity to work in the field of DLB research!
Looking forward to this!! 🧠 🔬
Join us Wed 8pm BST for our Salon webinar Working with Brain Tissue in Dementia Research with Dr Lauren Walker & Dr Daniel Ruiz Gabarre. Live talks & Q&A.
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/wor...
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/wor...
Dementia Researcher Salon - Working with Brain Tissue in Dementia Research
Dementia Researcher Salon - Working with Brain Tissue in Dementia Research
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking forward to this!! 🧠 🔬
First run post broken foot. That was hard 🥵. At least there were pretty things to look at #Home #It’sGrimUpNorth
August 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
First run post broken foot. That was hard 🥵. At least there were pretty things to look at #Home #It’sGrimUpNorth
Excellent tips, particularly when University finances are tight and conference attendance may be limited!
A PhD student asked our Solutions Lab: How can I build a dementia research network without costly conferences? 🧠 Here are some practical answers. #DementiaResearch
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/building-a-n...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/building-a-n...
Building a Network When You’re the Only Dementia Researcher - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Feeling isolated as the only dementia researcher in your department? In our Solutions Lab, we explore ways to build a strong network without costly conferences.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Excellent tips, particularly when University finances are tight and conference attendance may be limited!
Neuropath collaboration (friends) on a Saturday night in Newcastle
August 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Neuropath collaboration (friends) on a Saturday night in Newcastle
This is disappointing! The North-East produces exceptional research! I’ve had the privilege of working alongside world leaders in Lewy body dementia at Newcastle University. Transparency as to how these institutions were selected is definately needed!
The Global Talent Fund excludes the North—despite our world-class institutions.
I’ve asked the Science Minister why no region north of Birmingham was prioritised and why the selection process he set out to me wasn't evidence, geography or policy based: committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...
I’ve asked the Science Minister why no region north of Birmingham was prioritised and why the selection process he set out to me wasn't evidence, geography or policy based: committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...
August 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This is disappointing! The North-East produces exceptional research! I’ve had the privilege of working alongside world leaders in Lewy body dementia at Newcastle University. Transparency as to how these institutions were selected is definately needed!
Excellent showcase of the research in the ARUK Northern networks! Had a great day!
Had a great (and very warm) day on Monday hosting the @alzheimersresearchuk.org Northern Alliance Day here is Sheffield! Well done to all the presenters and it was great to meet new dementia researchers from across the North! Thank you to the Readable Research and CognoSpeak teams for the workshops!
July 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Excellent showcase of the research in the ARUK Northern networks! Had a great day!
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I’m delighted to share my editorial for the July issue @brain1878.bsky.social academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
Seeing the trees in the wood: the importance of co-pathologies in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
Our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) owes a debt to pioneering work by Emil Kraepelin, Franz Nissl, Alois Alzh
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July 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I’m delighted to share my editorial for the July issue @brain1878.bsky.social academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
I feel seen as an ECR dependant on grant funding for continued employment. Some excellent points raised in this blog, and interesting discussion about how research grants are funded. Very much worth a read.
“I hope we get someone good on the panel.” If that resonates, this blog is for you. @kamarameenali.bsky.social examines how funding decisions really get made.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-does-th...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-does-th...
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali - Blog – Does the research funding process need reforming?
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali questions the fairness of funding processes and explores alternatives that could better support innovation and equity in research.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I feel seen as an ECR dependant on grant funding for continued employment. Some excellent points raised in this blog, and interesting discussion about how research grants are funded. Very much worth a read.
All ready and raring to go at the #DiscoverFest. Come talk to us about about brains and dementia 🧠 🔬
June 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
All ready and raring to go at the #DiscoverFest. Come talk to us about about brains and dementia 🧠 🔬
Anyone else do a little dance when the student assignment you are marking hits all of the things you outlined in the brief and more? Maybe it’s just me 🤓
a man is dancing in a living room with balloons and a group of people .
ALT: a man is dancing in a living room with balloons and a group of people .
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May 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Anyone else do a little dance when the student assignment you are marking hits all of the things you outlined in the brief and more? Maybe it’s just me 🤓
The love story continues, but I think I aged 10 years in that match 😁
May 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The love story continues, but I think I aged 10 years in that match 😁
Looking for some free family friendly activities on 7th June in Newcastle? The Discover festival has you covered! I’ll be there with activities about how to keep our brains healthy and changes that happen in dementia 🔬🧠
www.ncl.ac.uk/discover-fest/
www.ncl.ac.uk/discover-fest/
Discover Fest | Discover Fest | Newcastle University
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May 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Looking for some free family friendly activities on 7th June in Newcastle? The Discover festival has you covered! I’ll be there with activities about how to keep our brains healthy and changes that happen in dementia 🔬🧠
www.ncl.ac.uk/discover-fest/
www.ncl.ac.uk/discover-fest/
Excellent opportunity to work on an exciting project with a fantastic scientist 🧬 🧠
Dr David Koss @davidkoss.bsky.social at University of Dundee is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work on novel nuclear alpha-synuclein (aSyn) pathology and elevated DNA damage in Dementia with Lewy bodies. Closing date: 29th April
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...
Postdoc Research Assistant: DNA damage in LBD
Dr David Koss at University of Dundee is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work on novel nuclear alpha-synuclein (aSyn) pathology and elevated DNA damage in Dementia with Lewy bodies
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
April 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Excellent opportunity to work on an exciting project with a fantastic scientist 🧬 🧠
Great paper suggesting a relationship between asyn and nuclear DNA damage. It was a pleasure to contribute a small amount towards this work
New paper "supports the hypothesis of a reciprocal relationship between aSyn pathology & nuclear DNA damage & highlights a potential underlying role for DNA damage in pathological mechanisms relevant to dementia with Lewy body"
molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Great paper suggesting a relationship between asyn and nuclear DNA damage. It was a pleasure to contribute a small amount towards this work
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Exciting work form Borghammer's lab describing sympathetic and parasympathetic involvement and brain vs body first progression in #LBD #PD #DLB further read in bit.ly/41N13Z2
March 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Exciting work form Borghammer's lab describing sympathetic and parasympathetic involvement and brain vs body first progression in #LBD #PD #DLB further read in bit.ly/41N13Z2
Reposted by Lauren Walker
We set aside 20min in class for a Q&A on funding a lab, federal funding, IDCs, and ongoing policy shifts. Was definitely not enough time. Such great and insightful questions
Probably could have taken the whole class
Anyway. 10/10 would recommend
Probably could have taken the whole class
Anyway. 10/10 would recommend
March 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We set aside 20min in class for a Q&A on funding a lab, federal funding, IDCs, and ongoing policy shifts. Was definitely not enough time. Such great and insightful questions
Probably could have taken the whole class
Anyway. 10/10 would recommend
Probably could have taken the whole class
Anyway. 10/10 would recommend
Excellent opportunity to work with a great scientist!
An opportunity to do a BBSRC-funded PhD in my lab is now available!
This joint project with @durhameaston.bsky.social and Dr Liam Norman will investigate the neurobiological basis of memory in the context of healthy ageing.
Deadline: 31 March 2025
Please share!
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This joint project with @durhameaston.bsky.social and Dr Liam Norman will investigate the neurobiological basis of memory in the context of healthy ageing.
Deadline: 31 March 2025
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Determining the Impact of Healthy Ageing on the Neurobiological Basis of Memory at Teesside University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Determining the Impact of Healthy Ageing on the Neurobiological Basis of Memory at Teesside University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Excellent opportunity to work with a great scientist!
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Just a few days let’s to apply for our #PhD opportunity with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social #LBD doctoral training network!
Come and join us in this exciting fully funded #PhD opportunity with the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social #LBD Doctoral Training Network!
We'll be looking at #EEG as a potential biomarker for #delirium in LBD. Click on the link below to learn more and apply!
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
We'll be looking at #EEG as a potential biomarker for #delirium in LBD. Click on the link below to learn more and apply!
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
Funded PhD position within the Alzheimer’s Society Lewy Body Dementia Doctoral Training Network at Newcastle University asking if we can use EEG to Identify and Understand Delirium in Inpatients with Lewy Body Dementia. Closing date: 14th February
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-eeg-...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-eeg-...
February 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Just a few days let’s to apply for our #PhD opportunity with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social #LBD doctoral training network!
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Live from Amsterdam at #ILBDC2025, part-two of our highlights podcasts - host Dr Sterre de Boer sits down with experts Dr Lauren Walker, Dr Felipe Botero Rodriguez & Salomón Salazar-Londoño to discuss #LewyBodyDementia research.
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pod.fo/e/2a7d15
Podcast – International Lewy Body Dementia Conference Highlights 2025 – Part Two
🎧 Part two from the 2025 Lewy Body Dementia Conference! Dr Sterre de Boer talks with Salomón Salazar-Londoño, Dr Lauren Walker & Dr Felipe Botero Rodriguez.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Live from Amsterdam at #ILBDC2025, part-two of our highlights podcasts - host Dr Sterre de Boer sits down with experts Dr Lauren Walker, Dr Felipe Botero Rodriguez & Salomón Salazar-Londoño to discuss #LewyBodyDementia research.
pod.fo/e/2a7d15
pod.fo/e/2a7d15
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1/ Super excited to see the first of our Lewy body Dementia Doctoral Training Network studentships for 2025 are now out to advert! You can find details of them below 👇 More to come!
January 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
1/ Super excited to see the first of our Lewy body Dementia Doctoral Training Network studentships for 2025 are now out to advert! You can find details of them below 👇 More to come!