The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations Dementia Capacity Building Programme
The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) Dementia Capacity Building Programme, jointly funded by the NIHR and the Alzheimer’s Society, provides £7.5m to support a cohort of more than fifty early-career (post-doctoral) researchers across the UK in developing skills and experience in the field of dementia.
The NIHR ARC Northwest London (ARC NWL) has secured funding for three postdoctoral researchers for a two-year period through this program. This presents an exciting prospect for collaborative work with researchers from the Department of Primary Care and Public Health (PCPH) and the Aging Epidemiology Research Unit (AGE). This collaboration aims to make a meaningful impact in the battle against dementia.
We have appointed three researchers Dr Pallavi Nair, Dr Sujin Kang and Dr Roxanna Korologou-Linden.
Dr Pallavi Nair
Dr Sujin Kang
Dr Roxanna Korologou-Linden
The ARC researchers will work collaboratively on three projects:
Development, piloting, and evaluation of community-based case-finding and support for individuals with cognitive impairment or dementia, delivered by Community Health and Wellbeing Workers (CHWWs);
CHARIOT PRO, a prospective longitudinal, biomarker and data – enriched study of cognitively healthy individuals, aiming to evaluate key biological mechanisms and identify risk in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD); and
eFINGER PRINT a population-based study for ADRD prevention, and includes piloting of innovative e-based assessments and interventions for self-led lifestyle change.