ECRs centre stage again as our UK DRI Associate Programme publishes a side-by-side assessment of mouse models of frontotemporal dementia/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

The UK Dementia Research Institute Animal Model Programme has been a highly active associate of the Network since its inception, making significant contributions to our successes through collaborative efforts and scientific progress.

One of the programme’s Early Career Researchers (ECRs), Sevda Boyanova, has been involved in many Network’s activities, presented her work at numerous meetings and participated in training at the Mary Lyon Centre. A true Network advocate!

We are therefore very proud to share her new publication in Disease Models and Mechanisms (DMM), in which she systematically assesses mouse models of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to verify their predictive value in the study of these two hugely debilitating and progressive adult-onset diseases for which a cure and/or effective therapies are not yet available, resulting in very poor prognoses.

To highlight the importance of this work, DMM also asked Sevda to give a ‘First Person’ Interview, published in the same issue in which Sevda runs through her career, how she developed her interest in neuroscience and what her hopes for the future are, as well as highlighting the importance of her findings. A great insight into what drives our ECRs and how a career in biomedical research can be exciting and productive, as well as being a challenge due to funding uncertainty.

Well done Sevda!