Science vision Stimulating the pipeline to treatments We accelerate, innovate, deepen and broaden discovery science in dementia, with the goal of filling the huge knowledge gap in this field. We exist to bring forward the day when research benefits people living with and those at risk of dementia. We are a conduit and catalyst for UK-wide and international efforts that are unfolding in this area of tremendous unmet medical need. We strive to unravel the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the diseases that give rise to dementia because this is essential to our aim of stopping dementia years before symptoms appear. This mechanistic research is readily translatable into treatments. That’s why we place importance on early development of biomarkers, tool compounds to explore novel therapeutic concepts, and collaboration with Dementias Platform UK and others for access to clinical data sets. While much of our research is focused on preventions and treatments, we must also improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their carers today. Our Care Research & Technology Centre uses advanced technology to support people living in their own homes for longer. We are using monitoring tools and data created in the Centre not only to improve care but also to feed directly into the cutting edge, mechanistic research of the Institute. Success for the UK DRI is identifying targets for treatments that transform lives, whilst building the strongest scientific ecosystem for dementia research in the world here in the UK. Discover further details of our scientific vision. Bart De Strooper (UK DRI Director) and Adrian Ivinson (UK DRI Director, COO), Spring 2021 650+ researchers working towards a shared science vision 4 key priorities to make this vision a reality Header image: Coronal section of the mouse cortex and hippocampus. Using virus injection, neurons were labelled with fluorescent protein and a marker for recently active neurons. (Barnes lab, UK DRI at Imperial, credit to Nawal Zabouri and Carola Radulescu) Founding funders Latest tweets from @UKDRI Get involved in #dementia research! 🧠 A team from UK DRI at Imperial, led by @nir_grossman, are recruiting volunte… https://t.co/GWSvwsKB6L 26 Nov 2021 17:00 Reply Retweet Favourite RT @CamNeuro: 📢Join us for the last @CamNeuro of the year on Tue 30th Nov, when we welcome Prof Giovanna Mallucci @MallucciLab @UKDRI ▶️'… 26 Nov 2021 15:17 Reply Retweet Favourite Address UK Dementia Research Institute HQ 6th Floor, UCL Maple House Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7NF UK DRI Ltd. Company No. 11045257 | Charity No. 1179589 Terms and conditions Privacy, data and cookies To donate Sitemap Contact Newsletter UK DRI Portal Social Twitter LinkedIn © 2021 UK Dementia Research Institute