On September 18, 2024, the Frontotemporal dementia Prevention Initiative (FPI) community gathered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for its annual meeting. This global event brought together researchers, adv...
Last month, the GENFI team travelled to Amsterdam to attend the International Symposium of frontotemporal dementia (ISFTD) 2024, a four-day conference dedicated to the latest research on fro...
Every year, alongside Nikki Zimmerman and the Rare Dementia Support (RDS) team, we organise a support group meeting for families living with familial frontotemporal dementia (fFTD). This is a fantasti...
What are fluid biomarkers and what are they used for? Fluid biomarkers typically refer to proteins in the blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that inform us of disease onset and progression. Importa...
The 24th of September to the 1st of October marks the commencement of World Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Awareness week. As part of this, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AF...
Congratulations to Rhian Convery and Mica Clarke from the FTDtalk team, who have both recently completed their PhDs after successfully defending their theses. Rhian's work focused on...
Since our last new members introductory blog back in 2021 there’s been quite a lot of change to the team, so we wanted to introduce everyone again. We hope that this way you can get to know a bit ab...
The 24th of September to the 1st of October marks the commencement of World Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Awareness week. As part of this, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) has...
The annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) took place earlier this summer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference brings together experts from around the worl...
Every year, alongside the main GENFI summer meeting (see our previous blog post for a full rundown), we hold our annual Participant Engagement Board (PEB) meeting. This is a roundtable discussion betw...
