Memory Assessment & Research Centre - MARC

🧬 New Podcast Alert!

How close are we to using blood-based biomarkers in day-to-day dementia diagnosis? In the latest episode of Dementia Researcher, Dr Amanda Heslegrave chats with Dr Jay Amin (Univ. of Southampton) and Dr Mark Roskey (Quanterix) about the latest advances. Think p-Tau217, ultra-sensitive detection tech and the hurdles we still need to clear.

If you're working in dementia research, neurology, diagnostics, policy, or interested in how science makes its way into health systems, this one's for you.

🎧 Listen now ➤ https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-clinical-opportunity-for-blood-based-biomarkers/?utm_source=tnp-368&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-368

✨ Wessex Dementia Research Conference 2025 – Recordings Now Available! ✨

On 2nd July, memory clinic professionals from across the South Coast came together at the King’s Conference Centre in Southampton for our annual conference.

The day featured leading experts sharing the latest research and clinical updates in dementia diagnosis and care.

👉 If you missed the event – or want to revisit the talks – you can now watch the full recordings online via the NIHR Dementia Researcher website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/watch-the-recordings-wessex-dementia-research-conference/

🎤 Talks include:

- Dementia Research Update 2025: What’s New – Dr Jay Amin & Dr Brady McFarlane
- Blood Biomarkers: Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease – Prof Jonathan Schott (UCL)
- The Past, Present and Future of Lewy Body Dementia – Prof John O’Brien (University of Cambridge)
- Functional Cognitive Disorders – Dr Elizabeth Mallam (North Bristol NHS Trust)

The conference was designed to promote collaboration, share knowledge, and strengthen dementia care across the region – and we’re delighted to make these valuable sessions accessible to all.



📸 Photo credit: Academy of Research and Improvement Comms Team

We’re officially GCSA certified!

We’re proud to share that we at the Memory Assessment & Research Centre (MARC), part of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, have successfully achieved GCSA Site Certification – the Global Quality Standard for Clinical Research Sites – awarded by the International Accrediting Organisation for Clinical Research (IAOCR).

This prestigious, internationally recognised, and industry-endorsed certification reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, ethical, and participant-focused research. The GCSA assessment team commended our strong research infrastructure, collaborative culture, and dedication to continuous improvement.

🗨️ Suzanne Dodge, Research Manager at MARC, shares:

“The team at MARC are absolutely delighted to have achieved our GCSA certification. As an experienced research team, our department has evolved over the years. It is lovely to have an external organisation give objective feedback that is so constructive and brings confidence to the team in the way that we are working. The certification process allowed us to showcase the exciting dementia research we are so proud to be involved in. This accreditation is fantastic recognition not only for MARC, but also more widely for The Academy of Research and Improvement, and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Most of all, credit must go to our amazing volunteers - without whom there would be no research. We are hugely grateful.”

🔗 Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/d3u9-ds5