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DoPamine Talk- Prof Miia Kivipelto, Karolinska Institutet

14 November 2024, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm

DoPamine talk with prof miia kivipelto

We are delighted to welcome Prof Miia Kivipelto to this term’s DoPamine Talk, organised by UCL Division of Psychiatry.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Cost

Free

Organiser

Seema Duggal

Location

Wing A Seminar Room
Maple House
149 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7NF

Join us for this term's DoPamine Talk with Prof. Miia Kivipelto from the Karolinstka Institutet, Sweden. She is the PI of the landmark FINGER trial and founder and scientific leader of World-Wide FINGERS network.The FINGER study - FBHI

Prof. Kivipelto’s translational research focuses on the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Through epidemiological studies, Prof. Kivipelto has identified various lifestyle and vascular risk factors for dementia and interactions with genetic factors and clarified underlying mechanisms.

DoPamine Talks are a termly event showcasing current research around psychiatry and mental health from UCL and abroad. Refreshments will be provided. 

Biography

Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD, is Professor in Clinical Geriatrics at Karolinska Institutet (KI), Center for Alzheimer Research and senior geriatrician and Director for Research & Development of Theme Aging at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Part of her Nordic Brain Network multidisciplinary research team (around 100 researchers and clinical staff) is located at University of Eastern Finland and Imperial College London, UK, where she has part time position as Professor. Her frontline research findings have been published in leading journals (330+ publications, H-index 73) and she has received numerous prestigious awards.