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3rd Parkinson's UK Research Conference
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.
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.
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.
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.
Listen to Deniz Kirik discuss new frontiers in Parkinson's treatments including recent developments in cell and gene therapies
Dr Voon was based at the National Institutes of Health in the US until she recently made the move to join Cambridge University.
Listen 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 Cookson is an investigator in the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the National Institute of Ageing in Washington.
Listen to Mark Cookson explain how exploring the genetics of Parkinson's will lead to new and better treatments
Almost 200 researchers from across the UK came together to share the very latest in cutting edge Parkinson's research, including:
Conference programme and abstracts (PDF, 1.2MB)
And read our blogs from the conference: