Dundee Research Interest Group

Dear Dundee RIG members,

More than 800 people watched the first live online Edinburgh Parkinson’s Lecture on 6th October. 60% of the audience were people affected by Parkinson’s and £1100 was raised for Parkinson’s research. Thank you from the Edinburgh Group to all those who watched and donated.

Don't miss this new series of free online events from the MJ Fox Foundation - for clinicians, researchers and PwPs: Link to MJFF website to book a place

The next dates are:

15 September - The Many Faces of Parkinsons; and

New Member

Werner Remmele welcomes a new member to this Group, which he recently established (see his article on the My Parkinson's page):

We are very happy to welcome research scientist, Dr Andy Howden, as a new member of our Steering Group, read more about Andy's background and the experience he will be bringing to the group:

I’m a research scientist based in the Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. I’m interested in the links between our immune system and neurodegenerative disease.

Funding success for Esther Sammler to explore the connection between the gut and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in man and mice. A connection between the gut and PD has long been recognized: constipation is a common non-motor symptom that often predates the emergence of motor problems and PD diagnosis by decades. The vagal nerve represents a direct connection between the brain stem and the intestinal tract and lends support to the Braak theory that PD might originate in the gut rather than the brain.