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Kris Elvidge PhD

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Head of Research at Childhood Dementia Initiative. Passionate about improving the lives of children impacted by fatal genetic disorders that cause dementia in childhood. #childhooddementia #neuroscience #genetics #genomics #Melbourne

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Registrations are now open for the free online educational platform for health and care professionals, the Childhood Dementia Community of Practice. www.childhooddementia.org/health-profe...

02.12.2024 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes correct, they are all rare monogenic conditions. Interestingly though there are some overlapping disease mechanisms eg lysosomal dysfunction, neuroinflammation etc

20.11.2024 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cherries in Melbourne - I think we might be able to save some from. The birds this year!

18.11.2024 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For info on childhood dementia check out this paper in the journal Brain published last year
#childhooddementia #research #genomics #neuroscience academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

18.11.2024 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a great story by The Guardian on the state of childhood dementia in Australia. We're really grateful to Toby's mum, Nicole for sharing her story.
lnkd.in/g9TGrFpP

18.11.2024 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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