The Importance of Synapses in Alzheimer's Disease

Dr. Spires-Jones is a Professor of Neurodegeneration, UK Dementia Research Institute Group Leader, and Director of the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences at The University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease pathology, synaptic degeneration, and alterations in brain function associated with ageing and other neurodegenerative diseases. She received her doctorate in Neuroscience from The University of Oxford under the guidance of Professor Sir Colin Blakemore and Professor Anthony J Hannan. Dr. Spires-Jones was recently awarded the Prize for Ageing and Neuropathology Leading Researcher of the Year from Women in Neuroscience UK, recognized as the author of the most influential paper in the Alzheimer’s field for the previous 2 years through the Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for Alzheimer’s Research, and was elected a Fellow of the UK National Academy of Medical Sciences.