Videos
Check out videos from our partners and other Parkinson’s organisations!
Interviews with Researchers by Parkinson’s UK Volunteer
Paula Scurfield, one of the project’s PPI volunteers from Parkinson’s UK interviewed partners from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center and GeneXplain GmbH.
‘Parkinson’s Research in Ireland’ Event Series – November 2020, April 2021
In November 2020 and April 2021, the RCSI, Royal College of Surgeons hosted two online event series about ‘Parkinson’s Research in Ireland’.
Below are some of the talks given during the events.
Gary Boyle,
Parkinson’s Association of Ireland
‘Parkinson’s, Progression and Me’
Gary Boyle discussed his journey with Parkinson’s. With the Parkinson’s Association in Ireland, Gary advocates for the advancement of new Parkinson’s treatments and the wider availability of Parkinson’s care in Ireland.
Prof. Jochen Prehn,
PD-MitoQUANT Coordinator, RCSI
‘PD-MitoQUANT’
Prof. Prehn of the RCSI shared initial PD-MitoQUANT data, describing how neuron death might start with mitochondrial dysfunction and lead to the accumulation of phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in dopamine-producing cells.
Dr. Eilís Dowd,
NUI Galway
‘Cell therapies for Parkinson’s’
Dr Eilis Dowd of the School of Medicine at NUI Galway presented the variety of potential cell therapies being developed for Parkinson’s and the cell encapsulation research ongoing in her group.
Prof. Suzanne Timmons,
University College Cork
‘A flavour of Parkinson’s Disease research within UCC’
Prof. Suzanne Timmons from the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation in UCC presented their ongoing Parkinson’s research portfolio, highlighting patient-centred medicine concerned with Parkinson’s.
Prof. Maeve Caldwell,
Trinity College Dublin
‘Using Stem Cells to Study the Role of Astrocytes in Parkinson’s’
Prof. Maeve Caldwell of Trinity College Dublin spoke about her research using induced pluripotent stem cell lines to study the role of astrocytes in Parkinson’s.
Richelle Flanagan,
PD Avengers, World Parkinson’s Congress Ambassador, Parkinson’s Association Ireland
‘To PD and Beyond‘
Richelle Flanagan representative of PD Avengers, World Parkinson’s Congress Ambassador and Member of the Dublin Committee of Parkinson’s Association Ireland spoke about her experiences with Parkinson’s and advocacy.
Andrew Phelan and Cecelia Reyes,
Beats Medical
‘A novel Digital Therapeutic approach to Parkinson’s research and self-management’
Chief Operations Officer Andrew Phelan and Research Associate Cecelia Reyes from Beats Medical shared the podium to discuss ‘A novel Digital Therapeutic approach to Parkinson’s research and self-management’.
Prof. Madeleine Lowery,
University College Dublin
‘Rhythms of the brain, Towards closed-loop control of deep brain stimulation’
Prof. Madeleine Lowery of UCD’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering spoke about her research on closed-loop control of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s.
NeuroNet video
Created for the #UniteforParkinsons campaign, this video created by the IMI project NeuroNet showcases PD-MitoQUANT‘s quantitative approach to the characterisation of mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s disease – alpha-synuclein an important player (France Parkinson)
“In an engaging manner, this video produced by Parkinson’s France highlights the delicate balance between ‘useful’ alpha-synuclein and its harmful aggregates which involves the destruction and re-cycling of alpha-synuclein in normal conditions and the destruction of neurons and the development of Parkinson’s when the balance is upset. We clearly need to know and understand what affects these processes in order to develop possible new drug targets.
Alpha-synuclein aggregates (Lewy bodies) are bad in an unknown way and lead to the death of neurons and the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. If we understand the dynamics of alpha-synuclein we might better understand Parkinson’s.”
Richard Campbell, PD-MitoQUANT PPI Representatative
Meet Dr Niamh Connolly, member of the PD-MitoQUANT team at RCSI
“Here, Dr Niamh Connolly of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland clearly states that the juxtaposition of computational work and experimental work in the lab, thus broadening the range of tools utilised, is the most efficient and hopefully the most successful research methodology. It makes sense, therefore, that a variety of research tools should be employed in an attempt to discover the aetiology of Parkinson’s and hopefully to slow it down in its tracks or, better still, halt its progression.
By bringing together the finely honed research skills and experience of a range of different disciplines, and by focusing on early as well as late-stage physiological and anatomical changes in brain biochemistry, PD-MitoQUANT researchers have a vastly improved chance of improving the lives of the more than one million Europeans living with PD, not to mention the many millions more at a global level.”
Paula Scurfield, PD-MitoQUANT PPI representative
Lundbeck – Parkinson’s awareness
“Parkinson’s Awareness, a video produced by Lundbeck is mostly about early-onset Parkinson’s but the conclusions apply to idiopathic Parkinson’s which tends to develop in older people. The biology of Parkinson’s and its basic causes are not really understood and one is left wondering whether it is one disease since there are so many different symptoms and each patient has their own particular experience. The message is that you have to deal with the disease as it is in your case, you have to have a positive attitude and live for the day, trying not to worry too much about the future.”
Richard Campbell, PD-MitoQUANT PPI representative