Sophie Farley

Research Assistant

Sophie is a Research Assistant and Site Qualification and Liaison Coordinator for the GENFI team. Her role involves supporting the onboarding and training of new GENFI sites across Europe and Canada, as well as acting as one of the UCL site liaisons for the global FTD Prevention Initiative (FPI). Sophie also helps run participant research visits and supports recruitment into clinical trials at University College London Hospital (UCLH).

She joined the GENFI team after completing her BSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Manchester and MSc in Clinical Neuroscience at UCL, during which she conducted her postgraduate research project in collaboration with the GENFI group.

  • GENFI Investigator’s Meeting 2026 (Lisbon, June): Latest updates on clinical trials for genetic FTD
  • 13th FTD-UK 2026 (London, May): Latest updates on clinical trials for genetic FTD
  • GENFI Participant Webinar Series 2026 (virtual, May): Latest updates on clinical trials for genetic FTD
  • ISFTD EMCR Annual Online Symposium 2026 (virtual, April): Investigating apathy across disease stages and genetic groups in familial Frontotemporal dementia
  • FTD Rare Dementia Support Group Annual Meeting 2026 (London, March): Developing new questionnaires to understand changes in behaviour in FTD
  • Familial FTD Annual Support Day 2025 (London, June): Latest updates on clinical trials for genetic FTD
  • GENFI Investigator’s Meeting 2025 (Munich, June): Measuring apathy across genetic groups using the brief Dimensional Apathy Scale
  • GENFI Participant Webinar Series 2025 (virtual, April): Latest updates on clinical trials for genetic FTD