2020 October

PD-MitoQUANT Coordinator Prof Prehn participates in Neuronet roundtable at Alzheimer Europe Conference

pdmq_admin2020-11-26T18:37:51+00:00October 27th, 2020|News|

Prof Jochen Prehn RCSI On Thursday afternoon, October 22, 2020, PD-MitoQUANT Coordinator Prof Jochen Prehn, of the RCSI participated in a Neuronet roundtable session titled: “Public-private partnerships in the post-COVID era” at the Alzheimer Europe Conference 2020. The international online conference was themed “Dementia in a changing world.” It assembled people with dementia, their carers, volunteers and staff of patient associations, policymakers, health and social care professionals, researchers, academics and industry representatives from all over Europe and beyond. [...]

Online meeting series to share news about state-of-the-art Parkinson’s research in Ireland!

pdmq_admin2020-11-16T15:26:58+00:00October 19th, 2020|News, Partner in the Spotlight|

PD-MitoQUANT researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have organised an online public meeting series to educate and share information on the latest Parkinson's research ongoing in Ireland. We hope you will join us! Register via Eventbrite here. The one-hour sessions in the series will be held on three consecutive Thursdays and involve a range of stakeholders and speakers, including: November 12th, 6:00 - 7:00 PM Gary Boyle, Parkinson's Association of Ireland, https://www.parkinsons.ie/ Jochen Prehn, RCSI, PD-MitoQUANT Project Coordinator [...]

Team PD-MitoQUANT raises funds and runs for Parkinson’s Association of Ireland

pdmq_admin2020-11-26T18:48:42+00:00October 19th, 2020|News, Partner in the Spotlight|

A team of Irish women involved in the PD-MitoQUANT project completed the Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini-Marathon to benefit the Parkinson’s Association of Ireland (https://www.parkinsons.ie/). Partners at the RCSI, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Pintail Limited coordinated their efforts on October 2, 2020. To date, €770 was raised by the PD-MitoQUANT team. Clad in bright green Parkinson’s Association of Ireland tee shirts, the team included Orla Watters, Niamh Connolly, Helena Bonner, Patsy Connolly, Elena Langa, Giorgia Conte and Elisabeth [...]

PD-MitoQUANT researchers take part in Parkinson’s UK online conference

pdmq_admin2020-11-26T19:04:32+00:00October 6th, 2020|News|

The theme of the 2-day 2020 Parkinson's-UK conference was "Accelerating research and improving care." Keynote lectures were delivered live from around the world. Several researchers from PD-MitoQUANT partner organisations were involved. At the September 24th and 25th meeting, research was presented by Prof Donato Di Monte of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), and from the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons Ireland) Dr Niamh Connolly. University College London (UCL)'s Dr Sonia Gandhi and Prof David Dexter from Parkinson’s [...]