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RGU PROFESSOR RECEIVES CAIPE HONORARY FELLOWSHIP
A Robert Gordon University (RGU) professor has been recognised by the organisation which promotes Interprofessional Education (IPE) across the UK.
Professor Lesley Diack from the university’s School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences has been awarded one of the fi rst honorary fellowships of the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE).
An Honorary CAIPE Fellowship is a prestigious title awarded to an individual who is a member of the
organisation and has made signifi cant and outstanding contributions to IPE, collaborative working and the organisation.
‘I’m very proud to have been recognised with an Honorary Fellowship from CAIPE for my work in interprofessional education in Scotland since 2003,’ said Professor Diack, who is now the only Honorary Fellow of CAIPE in Scotland.
Professor Diack, who is professor of Transdisciplinary Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, has
NEW LINK FOUND BETWEEN DIABETES AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Drugs used to treat diabetes could also be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and vice versa, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
This is the fi rst study of its kind to show that Alzheimer’s disease can lead to diabetes, as opposed to diabetes occurring fi rst as was previously thought.
The study reports that Alzheimer’s Disease and type 2 diabetes are so closely related that drugs currently used to control glucose levels in diabetes may also alleviate the symptoms and progression of
Alzheimer’s disease.
The paper, published in the journal Diabetologia, found for the fi rst time that dementia-related complications within the brain can also lead to changes in glucose handling and ultimately diabetes. This is contrary to what was previously thought - that diabetes begins with a malfunction in the pancreas or a high fat, high sugar diet.
The research was led by Professor Bettina Platt who formed a unique collaboration between her Alzheimer’s research team and the diabetes research team led by Professor Mirela Delibegovic. The teams were keen to investigate why the two diseases are so commonly found together in elderly patients.
The group developed a model of Alzheimer’s disease and were surprised to fi nd that increased
been involved in interprofessional education (IPE) for over thirteen years and wrote the only report on IPE to the Scottish government in 2008 which was based on her work in Aberdeen with RGU and the University of Aberdeen.
She has been an invited speaker on IPE nationally and internationally, led a number of collaborative research projects and has published widely on the topic.
Professor Diack is also a Certifi ed Member of the Association of Learning Technologists, one of very few Principal Fellows of the Higher Education Academy in Scotland, and now the only Honorary Fellow of CAIPE in Scotland.
Dr Susanne Lindqvist from the
levels of a gene involved in the production of toxic proteins in the brain not only led to Alzheimer’s -like symptoms, but also to the development of diabetic complications.
‘Many people are unaware of the relationship between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease,’ said Professor Platt, ‘but the fact is that around 80 per cent of people with Alzheimer’s disease also have some form of diabetes or disturbed glucose metabolism. This is hugely relevant as Alzheimer’s is, in the vast majority of cases, not inherited, and lifestyle factors and comorbidities must therefore be to blame.
‘Our research teams are particularly interested in the impact of lifestyle related factors in dementia and by collaborating with experts in diabetes and metabolism, we have been able to investigate the nature of the link in great detail.’
GREAT ACHIEVEMENT BY ELGIN STUDENT!
ELGIN STUDENT CLAIRE MURPHY HAS GRADUATED WITH A MASTERS OF PHARMACY DEGREE FROM ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY (RGU) AFTER FOUR YEARS OF DETERMINATION AND HARD WORK.
Claire (21) graduated with an MPharm with distinction in a ceremony at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, on 14 July.
The former Elgin Academy pupil decided to study pharmacy due to her enthusiasm for science and her passion for the care of people in the community.
‘For two years of my studies I lived at home in Elgin which meant a two-hour journey to university and back each day. I couldn’t have done this without help from RGU staff who
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‘I am very pleased to be graduating with distinction and feel that the last four years of hard work have fi nally paid off. When I received my results I was delighted that my determination and
commitment had allowed me to achieve my goal.’
Claire wrote her dissertation on antibiotic combination therapy as a strategy to overcome bacterial resistance. Her pre-reg year will begin next month at Parkhead Pharmacy in Hopeman, Moray.
University of East Anglia and Professor Liz Anderson from University of Leicester also received Honorary Fellowships at the CAIPE AGM.
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