A brain in your gut?
Dr Elodie Kip - August 2023
Our digital discovery event series brings you world-class research, straight from the lab to your lounge! Join us for this event with Dr Elodie Kip, an Assistant Research Fellow in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, to learn about the gut-brain axis and its implication in neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.
A History of Pacific Voyaging and Parkinson's disease
Dr Christina Buchanan - July 2023
Our July Digital Discovery event took us on a journey through the Pacific nations; unravelling the correlation between a single gene variant (PINK1) and the occurrence of Early Onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD) in Pacific peoples. Check it out today!
It's not all in your head - Parkinson's
Dr Sophie Farrow - June 2023
Another fascinating Digital Discovery event, Dr Sophie Farrow takes us on a journey through the human genome, understanding the science of gene variants and the incredible technology being used to better understand the role genetics play in complex neurological disease like Parkinson's.
Can we predict the future? Exploring stroke recovery
Olivia Norrie - May 2023
Our first Digital Discovery event for 2023! We were joined by Olivia Norrie, Senior Physiotherapist at Auckland Hospital who discussed her work on the PREP 2 algorithm for predicting stroke recovery outcomes in patients. Check out the recording and hear about what she discovered and what it meant for patients and their families.
Brain Awareness Month - Eye spy: The role of inflammation in neurodegenerative disease
Dr Lola Mugisho - March 2023
Rounding out our Brain Awareness Month activities, we were joined by Dr Lola Mugisho who is a senior research fellow and the Deputy Director of the Buchanan Ocular Therapeutics Unit at the University of Auckland. Dr Mugisho took us on a decade long journey into eye health and how we can use our eyes as a window to the brain. This talk was a fascinating journey of a researchers work, and covers the exciting development of phase 2 clinical trials for a drug treatment happening right here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Check it out today!