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
Student Talks for the Bowler Travel Bursary
Over 30 Edinburgh Research Interest Group (ERIG) members braved a very cold Saturday morning on 7th December, to watch the talks at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine. Three students carrying…
NeuroCARE App – a digital health monitoring research study
This online ERIG meeting took place on Saturday 24 February 2024 at 10:00. The speaker was Dr Johnny Tam, a Clinical Research Fellow at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic.…
Progress at the recent NECTAR (Network for European CNS Transplantation and Restoration) conference in Naples
This meeting took place at 10:00 on Saturday 2 December at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine. The audience of 24 members heard a report on progress towards new therapies for…
Effects of Mindfulness Meditation and Exercise Prescription on the Confidence of People with Parkinson’s to Engage in Physical Activity
This online ERIG meeting took place on Saturday 11 November 2023 at 10:00. The speaker was Khalid Al-Ani, a BSc (Hons) student in Physical Activity & Health at Napier University.…
Student Talks for The Bowler Travel Bursary
Engagement work between members of the Edinburgh Branch of Parkinson’s UK and local university researchers, students and health care professionals with a research interest in Parkinson’s was started by Prof.…
Parkinson’s and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Our first ERIG meeting of 2023 took place online on Saturday 28th January The meeting started at 10.00am and was attended by 29 members. Our speaker was Amber Roguski, a…
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