Professor of Geriatrics, #Parkinson’s researcher, #Newcastle University, #Biomedical Research Centre, & #Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle UK

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined September 2017
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👏👏Congratulations to superb ⁦@HelenaDolphin⁩ on her successful defence of her PhD thesis on transcutaneous VNS in people with MCI. Sincere thanks to her examiners Alison Yarnall and Tomas Welsh, and viva chair Richard Reilly. ⁦@TUH_Tallaght⁩ ⁦@TCDGerontology⁩
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Thank you - my supervisor @SPKennelly co-supervisor Dr Ciaran Finucane, collaborators @SeanCommins @NollaigBourke @adamhdyer Viva chair @ReillyNeuralLab, my examiners @AlisonYarnall @Tomas_Welsh and The Meath Foundation @TUH_Tallaght for fellowship funding-delighted I’ve passed😊
👏👏Congratulations to superb ⁦@HelenaDolphin⁩ on her successful defence of her PhD thesis on transcutaneous VNS in people with MCI. Sincere thanks to her examiners Alison Yarnall and Tomas Welsh, and viva chair Richard Reilly. ⁦@TUH_Tallaght⁩ ⁦@TCDGerontology⁩
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Congratulations to our PhD student @gemmabate81 who sucessfully defended her thesis yesterday on #digital outcomes of #delirium in #Parkinsons! Very well deserved, well done Dr Bate! @sil_bam @AlisonYarnall @BAM_Research @DiMeN_DTP @ParkinsonsUK @NIHRNewcBRC
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Interested in how vagus n stim may help in #Parkinson’s & here @EuGMSSociety #EuGMS2024? Come to oral communication 6 at 0830 for preliminary results from @Sigurdsson_HP. Also visit our posters 0803 & 0807. Funded by @ParkinsonsUK & @DunhillMedical @BAM_Research @NIHRNewcBRC
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Fantastic to see so many researchers from the North East at today’s @ParkinsonsUK grant holders meeting! Great representation from our region! @gillbarry1 @JulesD_Physio @rachaellawson85 @AlisonYarnall @Lisa_HumMovSci @Sigurdsson_HP @edwardmeinert @UniofNewcastle @NorthumbriaUni
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Excellent day at the @ParkinsonsUK Grant holders meeting today. Really enjoyed presenting along with @Lisa_HumMovSci, @Sigurdsson_HP & @AlisonYarnall, and hearing about so much ongoing research in the #Parkinsons community. @BAM_Research @profdaviddexter @NIHRNewcBRC @PDNEC_RIG
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Excited for the first @ParkinsonsUK Grant holders meeting today at the impressive Crick Institute! @AlisonYarnall @Lisa_HumMovSci @Sigurdsson_HP @FGerakios
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Brilliant programme from the rest of #LewyBody2024 UK conference! Great talks and excellent debate on biological staging from Sean O’Dowd and @AarslandDag. Thanks @rimonaweil , @John_PaulTaylor and @C__OCallaghan for organising! @DrEmHenderson @AlisonYarnall @ProfJTOBrien
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ONLY 7 DAYS TO GO: @CureParkinsonsT is looking for a Preclinical Research Manager 👉Are you a #Parkinsons researcher? 👉Have experience with preclinical models? 👉Do you enjoy networking? 👉Looking for something exciting & impactful? Come & work with us! charityjob.co.uk/jobs/cure-p…
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Come and work with @BAM_Research team! Closing date 13th June
🚨RESEARCH POSITION🚨 An opportunity to work with the Brain and Movement Research group! > A role for an early career scientist > Interested in human movement, wearable technology and digital outcomes Apply here👇 jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle… @AlisonYarnall @Lisa_HumMovSci
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Well done to our PhD student @FGerakios presenting at her first #BGDconf on the increased risk of poor outcomes in inpatients with #Parkinsons after #delirium. 👏🏻 Read more in our @Age_and_Ageing paper doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae0… @DrSRichardson1 @AlisonYarnall @BAM_Research
“Team delirium” presenting this study looking at outcomes in patients with #parkinsonsdisease and #delirium — outcomes much worse in this group in terms of survival (46% predicted to be dead within a year of presenting with delirium), dementia, and institutionalisation #BGSconf
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Alison Yarnall retweeted
Thank you to everyone who attended our Trust Dementia Care Conference @NewcastleHosps. We had a fantastic turnout, the keynote speakers and workshops were brilliant! Great finish to #DementaActionWeek2024 @AlisonYarnall @AddyMcleod @DrSRichardson1 @TeasdaleCheryl @joanna24uk
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Congratulations @Marta_Camacho!
Congratulations to the newest Dr in the house! Well deserved celebrations after many years' great work on the gut-brain axis in Parkinson's @Marta__Camacho
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Lots of events to mark World Delirium Awareness Day tomorrow @NewcastleHosps. Follow @emmaprend for more info. @joanna24uk @AddyMcleod @DrSRichardson1
World Delirium Awareness Day is on the 13th March 2024. The Dementia Care Team @NewcastleHosps are doing drop in events and activities to raise awareness in the trust .See trust intranet for details @joanna24uk @AlisonYarnall @AddyMcleod
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Amazing news and so well deserved. An inspiration to us all @LynnRochester1 @BAM_Research @NIHRNewcBRC @NuTHResearch
🎉 Congratulations to our Mobilise-D Lead Prof @LynnRochester1 on winning the 2024 Suffrage Science Award for Life Sciences! 🌟 Your dedication and inspiration shine bright, inspiring women scientists worldwide. Here's Lynn alongside Prof Claudia Mazzà. #IWD2024 @IHIEurope @EFPIA
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1 week left to apply! #digital mobility in #Parkinsons PhD Studentship - NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Digital Mobility and Milestones in Parkinson’s Disease at Newcastle University jobs.ac.uk/job/DFS938/phd-st…
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Next up @Emma__Packer with a fantastic talk on her PhD on dopaminergic effect on mobility @sil_bam @Lisa_HumMovSci @NIHRNewcBRC @BAM_Research at our 3 Rivers #parkinsons meeting @drnaomiwarren
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Next up @julie_physio inspiring us on how to optimise rehabilitation in #Parkinson’s - fantastic talk at our 3 Rivers meeting @drnaomiwarren @NIHRNewcBRC @ParkinsonsUK @PDNEC_RIG
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