Things You Need To Know About Setting Up A Lab

Consider this podcast as a ‘Lab Setup 101”, we’ve brought together three newly minted principle investigators to talk about the highs, lows and practical things you need to consider when setting up a new lab – learning from their first-hand experience. Dr Fiona McLean, ARUK Fellow from University of Dundee talks with Dr Claire Durrant, RAD Fellow from The University of Edinburgh, Dr Ian Harrison, Senior Research Fellow from University College London and Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly, Group Leader in the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University. Together our guests will guide you through the important things you need to know before embarking on this journey. Everything from locations and space to purchasing equipment, and hiring staff, we’ll cover everything you need to get started. Our expert guests will also share their experiences and provide valuable insights to help you avoid common pitfalls and ensure a successful lab setup. So, join us as we explore the essentials of setting up your own lab. Meet the guests: Dr Fiona McLean is an Alzheimer’s Research UK Fellow at University of Dundee. She is fascinated by the brain and has always been curious about how it works and what keeps it healthy. Her research focuses on the links between obesity, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr Claire Durrant is a Race Aganinst Dementia / Dyson Foundation Fellow in the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh. Her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of synapse loss in dementia causing disease such as Alzheimer’s disease. She is currently developing living human brain slices as a translational research tool. Dr Ian Harrison is a Senior Research Fellow at University College London. His work looks at the function of the glymphatic system in the brain, responsible for the clearance of protein solutes from the brain parenchyma. Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly is UKRI Future Leader Fellow and UK Dementia Research Institute Group Leader at Cardiff University. He is working on neurodegeneration focussing on Parkinson’s disease and looking at both the temporality of the disorder as well as the role synaptic dysfunction plays. -- A transcript of this show, links and show notes and profile on all our guests are available on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk. If you prefer to watch rather than listen, you will find a video version of this podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and on our website. Leave us a tip: https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/ https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunity https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.social Download and Register with our Community App: https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcher We gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders: Alzheimer’s Association, Race Against Dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research. The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the producers, funders, or sponsors. Subscribe to our sister show 'Dementia Researcher The Blogs': https://podfollow.com/dementia-researcher-blogs