Holly Stewart

• BSc Hons Pharmacology
• Assessment of the pathological hallmarks of neurodegenerative age-related diseases, comparison of quantification methodologies

I will be focussing on age related neurodegenerative diseases which are prevalent in our ageing population. It can be hard to diagnose these diseases and distinguish between those which are very similar. I will be researching the different markers which help you diagnose somebody with that specific disease in a quantitative and semi quantitative manner. These diseases are degenerative and therefore people with the same disease don’t always have the same markers and don’t show the same symptoms. I will be researching the different stages on the disease and how the markers of the disease change throughout the disease.

Funding source: Newcastle University (project undertaken summer 2016)

Supervisor: Professor Johannes Attems