Celebrating Early Career Researchers in IDEA-FAST
In IDEA-FAST, we firmly believe that the passion, energy, and fresh perspectives of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are essential to the success of our ambitious project. These talented individuals are not merely contributors; they are the innovators and visionaries shaping the future of healthcare and digital health technologies. Through their dedication, expertise, and curiosity, our […]
IDEA-FAST Zenodo Community is Now Available!
We are happy to announce that the IDEA-FAST Zenodo repository is now up and running! This platform is your gateway to a treasure trove of knowledge from the IDEA-FAST project, dedicated to changing the way we understand and monitor fatigue and sleep disturbances. What can you find in the repository? – Open-access publications, project deliverables, and […]
Happy Holidays from IDEA-FAST
✨ Happy Holidays from the IDEA-FAST Project Team! 🎄✨ As we close the chapter on 2024, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our consortium members, partners, and supporters. IDEA-FAST is making great progress, thanks to your dedication and hard work over the past year, which has been essential to its advancement. […]
Inside the IDEA-FAST Project: Perspectives from the Principal Investigator at Asociación Parkinson Madrid
Miriam Grande is a Researcher at the Unidad de Innovación e Investigación at Asociación Parkinson Madrid (APM). She holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Psychology and has experience as a lecturer at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Miriam has actively participated in several research projects with the association and has extensive training and expertise in […]
Early Career Researcher Spotlight – Dr. Ekaterina Sorkina
Dr. Ekaterina Sorkina is a Clinical Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Royal Victoria Infirmary. She is a Doctor of Medicine and further obtained her PhD in Endocrinology in 2015 at the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University in Russia. Ekaterina continued her work as a Senior Researcher, consulting Endocrinologist, and […]
New Paper Out – Evaluation of walking activity and gait to identify physical and mental fatigue in neurodegenerative and immune disorders
A new paper by Hinchliffe et al. has been published. In this paper the authors explore the relationships between gait characteristics derived from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and patient-reported fatigue in the IDEA-FAST feasibility study. The current knowledge of the relationships between walking and abnormal fatigue in NDDs and IMIDs is very limited. Therefore, […]
IDEA-FAST May 2024 Newsletter is Out!
We are proud to announce the latest edition of the IDEA-FAST Newsletter is here! Here are some of the highlights: Over 1200 participants recruited across 19 active sites in our Clinical Observation Study, thanks to the hard work of the IDEA-FAST members Spotlight on Young Researchers and their work in IDEA-FAST Most recent project deliverables […]
IDEA-FAST General Assembly 2024 – Desenzano del Garda
On March 12th-13th, in Desenzano del Garda, the IDEA-FAST consortium gathered to discuss current progress and next steps during the 2024 General Assembly. More than 100 participants from over 50 partner organizations took part in the sessions, in person and online, including participants in our Clinical Observational Study (COS). The assembly included sessions that enabled […]
Early Career Researcher Spotlight – Laura Kuijper
In this edition of the Early Career Researcher Spotlight we talk to Ms. Laura Kuijper. Laura Kuijper is a research psychologist at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). Since graduating cum laude from her Cognitive Neuroscience masters program at Leiden University in 2021, she works at the Huntington’s Disease Research Team on multiple studies related […]
ECCO Congress – Chris Lamb Presentation
Dr. Chris Lamb of Newcastle University was a keynote speaker during the ECCO European Crohn’ and Colitis Organisation Congress held on February 21st -24th in Stockholm. His plenary talk with Cate Titterton focused on the similarities and differences between patient and clinician endpoints in therapy.