I study neurovascular coupling, which is the link between blood flow and neural activity in the brain. When your brain cells become active they require a constant supply of blood to meet the increasing energy demands. My research uses pre-clinical models of human disease to characterise neurovascular function in dementia, and how cardiovascular disease affects the speed, severity, and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In the hope that we may be able to decelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Experience
2022–2026
PhD Researcher, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
Research Assistant, Genetics, University College London (UCL)
2020–2021
MSc Clinical Neuroscience, University College London (UCL)
2017–2020
BSc Biological Sciences, University of Leicester
Publications
2022
HnRNP K Mislocalisation in Neurons of the Dentate Nucleus is a Novel Neuropathological Feature of Neurodegenerative Disease and Ageing, Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. Sidhu et al., 2022
Grants and Contracts
2022
Two Diseases, one brain: The Effects of Cardiovascular Disease on Alzheimer's Disease
Role:
PhD Studentship
Funding Source:
MRC Discovery Medicine North (DiMeN) Doctoral Training Partnership