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Parkinson's UK Research Conference

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5-6 November 2012

Royal York Hotel, York, UK

Put the date in your diary and join other researchers from across the UK to share the very latest in cutting edge Parkinson's research.

Come to the conference

Places are available for UK Parkinson's researchers. Registration will open in March 2012.

And for the first time in 2012, there will also be a one-day event for research supporters -open to anyone interested in Parkinson's research. Details will follow in January and registration will open in May 2012.

Contact: researchevents@parkinsons.org.uk to register your interest and receive updates.

The 2010 Parkinson's UK research conference

In 2010 we welcomed almost 200 scientists and clinicians from the UK Parkinson's research community to York to share their latest discoveries and discuss future challenges.

You can listen to interviews with our 3 keynote speakers below or download the full programme and abstracts.

Listen to interviews from our 2010 conference

Dr Deniz KirikDeniz Kirik discusses cell and gene therapies

Dr Kirik is the Head of the Brain Repair and Imaging in Neural Systems (BRAINS) Unit, and co-director of the Bioimaging Center at Lund University in Sweden.

ListenListen to Deniz Kirik discuss new frontiers in Parkinson's treatments including recent developments in cell and gene therapies


Dr Valerie VoonDr Valerie Voon talks about impulse control disorders

Dr Voon was based at the National Institutes of Health in the US until she recently made the move to join Cambridge University.

ListenListen to Valerie Voon talk about the impulse control disorders, such as compulsive gambling, that can affect some people with Parkinson's who take certain medications


Dr Mark CooksonDr Mark Cookson - how genetics will lead to better treatments

Dr Cookson is an investigator in the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the National Institute of Ageing in Washington.

ListenListen to Mark Cookson explain how exploring the genetics of Parkinson's will lead to new and better treatments


2010 programme and abstracts

Research Conference 2010 programme and abstractsAlmost 200 researchers from across the UK came together to share the very latest in cutting edge Parkinson's research, including:

  • 27 presentations
  • 104 scientific posters

Conference programme and abstracts (PDF, 1.2MB)

And read our blogs from the conference:

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