Carol Jennings Fellow for 2025/26 announced
It’s been announced that the 2025/26 Carol Jennings Fellow is Dr Ian Harrison from University College London (UCL).
Dr Harrison was inspired to make dementia research his career after his grandparents both lived with dementia. His research focuses on the brain’s natural waste disposal process (the glymphatic system), and his project will explore how boosting this process could remove harmful proteins and protect brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease.
You can find out more from Alzheimer’s Society here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/news/2025-12-15/honouring-carol-jennings-and-her-legacy-through-groundbreaking-dementia-research
The first Carol Jennings research fellowship was awarded in 2023/24 to Dr Johanna Jackson (Imperial College London), and she was followed in 2024/25 Dr Chris Hardy (UCL) https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/carol-jennings-fellow-for-2024-25-announced.
You can find out more about the Carol Jennings Fellowship here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/honouring-couple-dementia-their-contributions-research