Inside the Global Brain Health Institute

Dementia Researcher

In this podcast we explore the world of brain health and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), from Trinity College Dublin and University of California San Francisco. Join us as we speak with world-class faculty members and fellows about their experiences in this cutting-edge program that's changing the face of brain health leadership and creating new attitudes. From neuroscience to psychology, public health to neurology, and even the arts and communications we'll take you on a journey through the amazing work being done by the Global Brain Health Institute. Tune in and be inspired by the transformative work being done to improve brain health around the world. Hosted by Adam Smith, Dementia Researcher Programme Director and recorded at Trinity College Dublin, he talks with faculty members Dr Dominic Trepel, Dr Claire Gillan, Dr Alejandro Lopez Valdes & Dr Agustin Ibanez. We also get perspectives on the programme from existing fellows Dr Jayashree Dasgupta & Zach Bandler. -- Applications for the 2023 Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program very soon. For more information visit: https://www.gbhi.org/apply -- Meet the guests: Adam Smith is Programme Director for Dementia Researcher at University College London. He has led a number of initiatives to improve dementia research including creating and producing this podcast and Dementia Researcher as well as pursuing his own research interests. Dr Agustin Ibanez is Director, Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, and Group Leader, Predictive Brain Health Modelling group GBHI. He is a Neuroscientist interested in global approaches to dementia and social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience. Dr Jayashree Dasgupta is a GBHI Fellow and Clinical Psychologist working on translating evidence based practices to develop services for mental well-being, active aging and dementia care in India. She is also an ethics researcher and my work involves highlighting perspectives from under-represented settings into clinical research. Zach Bandler is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health and Film director and screenwriter, focused on creating informed and empathetic narratives about dementia and brain injury in cinema. Working to shift attitudes with concerns that Hollywood focuses too much on tragedy narratives when it comes to dementia. He hopes to see more hopeful and humane portrayals onscreen. Dr Claire Gillan is a Psychologist and Associate Professor at the Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin. Claire is working to scale up research in psychiatry - with data-science focused work and through their own smartphone app for connecting researchers to citizen scientists. Dr Alejandro Lopez Valdes is an Assistant Professor in Applied Neural Engineering for Brain Health in the GBHI. Focused on applied neural engineering supporting, aging, sensory dysfunction and cognition. Dr Dominic Trepel is Assistant Professor of Economics and is jointly appointed as faculty for the GBHI and Trinity School of Medicine. Dominic is also primary investigator in Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) where he directs Trépel lab (www.healtheconomics.ie). -- Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you’ll find a video version of this podcast with full captions on our YouTube Channel – https://youtu.be/rQey3-XyEjQ -- This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.