Upcoming local research events
The next in-person ERIG event is at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine on Saturday 17 May. This is for members of ERIG. If you have not already joined, you will have to do so in order to attend (Use this link and select the option to Join ERIG )
Dr Tom MacGillivray, Principal Investigator at the Robert O Curle Eyelab, University of Edinburgh, will give us a talk:
- Using Eye Scans to Uncover Early Indicators of Parkinson’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases
We will start at 10:00 with tea and coffee and finish after a light lunch at around 12:30.
Free car parking for those attending is available at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine (Little France) courtesy of our host, Prof. Tilo Kunath.
Please let ERIG Chair David Melton know if you will be attending by emailing: davidm@edinburghparkinsons.org and please also confirm if you have any dietary requirement other than vegetarian.
Reports from local research events
Wearable Technology
A meeting of the Edinburgh Research Interest Group heard a talk on Saturday 12th January from Dr Thanasis Tsanas of Edinburgh University on the subject of wearable technology. His work…
MR guided focused ultrasound of the brain
Left to right: Dr Tilo Kunath, Prof Gedroyc, Dr Hagop Bessos MR-guided focused ultrasound is a non-invasive method which offers an interesting alternative to the surgical procedure known as Deep…
ERIG talks by Tilo Kunath and Leona Braund
On Saturday 2nd December, at the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Dr Tilo Kunath, who leads a research group in the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, gave a talk entitled…
Talk to ERIG by Dr Esther Sammler
A record audience attended the latest meeting of ERIG at the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine on Saturday, 22 April, 2017 to hear Dr Esther Sammler give a superb talk…
Possible new test for Parkinson’s
On Saturday 14th January 2017, Dr Alison Green, Reader at the National Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Research and Surveillance Unit in the University of Edinburgh, gave a fascinating talk on her…
Apathy
Ratko Radakovic, a researcher in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, gave a fascinating talk on his work on Apathy, on Saturday 13th…