The Dementia Researcher, ISTAART Relay Podcast is back for a third, 5-part series. Where the interviewee becomes the interviewer. With five leading researchers discussing their research, their field, and the work of the Alzheimer\u2019s Association ISTAART Professional Interest Area they represent.\n\nPart One \u2013 Professor Charlotte Teunissen, interviews Dr Rik Ossenkoppele representing the Atypical Alzheimer's Disease PIA\n\nCharlotte Teunissen is a Professor in Neurochemistry at Amsterdam UMC. Charlotte explores Biomarkers in body fluids, such as cerebrospinal fluid and blood, to understand the disease and improve care for neurological diseases, especially dementias and Multiple Sclerosis. She is representing the ISTAART Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA.\n\nDr Rik Ossenkoppele is an Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at Amsterdam UMC and Lund University. His area of research is Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, brain imaging, biomarkers, cognition. Rik also happens to be a qualifiied PE Teacher, and he is representing the ISTAART Atypical Alzheimer's Disease PIA.\n\nThe Alzheimer\u2019s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer\u2019s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) convenes the global Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia science community. Members share knowledge, fuel collaboration and advance research to find more effective ways to detect, treat and prevent Alzheimer\u2019s and other dementias. Professional Interest Areas (PIA) are an assembly of ISTAART members with common subspecialties or interests.\n\nThere are currently 29 PIAs covering a wide range of interests and fields, from the PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers to Biofluid Based Biomarkers and everything in between.\n\nTo sign-up to ISTAART (free for students worldwide, and for people of all grades in Low and Middle Income Countries) and a PIA visit:\nhttp://www.alz.org/istaart\n\nTo book your place at this years AAIC Confernence visit:\nhttps://aaic.alz.org/\n\nVisit our YouTube Channel to watch the video version of this podcast:\nhttps://youtu.be/3CO3_W_0qtw\n\nFind more information on our guests, and a full transcript of this podcast on our website at:\nhttps://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-relay-podcast-immunity-and-neurodegeneration-pia/\n\n--\n\nLike what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode.\n\nThis podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.