Careers in Academia - Dr Claire Durrant (Thursday 27th June at 12.30pm) Claire will focus on navigating the transition from postdoc to group leader, whilst balancing family life, the academic landscape and a global pandemic! Bio: Dr Claire Durrant received a first-class degree in Natural sciences from the University of Cambridge then undertook her PhD in the lab of Professor Michael Coleman at The Babraham Institute (University of Cambridge 2013-2016). Having developed a novel mouse slice culture model of Alzheimer’s disease during her PhD, she went on to undertake a postdoc using this model to dissect the role of inflammation, angiogenesis, Aβ and tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. In 2019, Claire moved to Edinburgh having received a competitive 5 year Race Against Dementia Fellowship. Here her work looks at understanding causes and consequences of synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease, with a focus on the physiological and pathological roles of Aβ and tau. Her latest work has been to develop a live human brain slice culture model of Alzheimer’s disease, working alongside neurosurgeons in Edinburgh to utilise ethically obtained waste tissue from neurosurgery procedures for academic research. Claire’s group pride themselves on creating a highly collaborative working environment, ensuring valuable human brain tissue is used to maximal effect to explore key questions relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Jun 27 2024 12.30 - 13.30 Careers in Academia - Dr Claire Durrant (Thursday 27th June at 12.30pm) Come and hear Claire's journey from postdoc to group leader. Online Register here
Careers in Academia - Dr Claire Durrant (Thursday 27th June at 12.30pm) Claire will focus on navigating the transition from postdoc to group leader, whilst balancing family life, the academic landscape and a global pandemic! Bio: Dr Claire Durrant received a first-class degree in Natural sciences from the University of Cambridge then undertook her PhD in the lab of Professor Michael Coleman at The Babraham Institute (University of Cambridge 2013-2016). Having developed a novel mouse slice culture model of Alzheimer’s disease during her PhD, she went on to undertake a postdoc using this model to dissect the role of inflammation, angiogenesis, Aβ and tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. In 2019, Claire moved to Edinburgh having received a competitive 5 year Race Against Dementia Fellowship. Here her work looks at understanding causes and consequences of synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease, with a focus on the physiological and pathological roles of Aβ and tau. Her latest work has been to develop a live human brain slice culture model of Alzheimer’s disease, working alongside neurosurgeons in Edinburgh to utilise ethically obtained waste tissue from neurosurgery procedures for academic research. Claire’s group pride themselves on creating a highly collaborative working environment, ensuring valuable human brain tissue is used to maximal effect to explore key questions relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Jun 27 2024 12.30 - 13.30 Careers in Academia - Dr Claire Durrant (Thursday 27th June at 12.30pm) Come and hear Claire's journey from postdoc to group leader. Online Register here
Jun 27 2024 12.30 - 13.30 Careers in Academia - Dr Claire Durrant (Thursday 27th June at 12.30pm) Come and hear Claire's journey from postdoc to group leader.
