Dr Adam Smith

About me:

Adam graduated in Medical Sciences at the University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health, in 2014, this was where he found a particular interest in genetics and neurology. He spent a year as an associate genetic technician for the Royal Devon and Exeter Genetic NHS service as part of his degree. Since then he has undertaken a PhD under the supervision of Professor Katie Lunnon and Professor Jonathan Mill. This work defined the extent of various epigenetic changes in the ANK1 gene in Alzheimer’s disease, relating this information to both levels of gene expression and characteristic measures of disease stage. He completed my PhD in June 2017 and his first postdoc within the same team which looked to explore the epigenetic similarities between Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, ending in March 2020. He is now laboratory manager for the Dementia Genomics group and is involved in coordinating many studies across the various Dementia phenotypes.

Qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) Medical Science
• PhD (Medical Research)
• Fellow (FHEA) Teaching and learning support in higher education