Andre Strydom, MPsych PhD
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Affiliation(s):
King's College London
Areas of Interest:
Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, intellectual disabilities, clinical trials
Biography & Research:
Andre Strydom is a specialist in the Psychiatry of Intellectual disabilities. Dr. Strydom's research has a specific focus on conditions associated with ageing in intellectual disability (ID) populations, such as Alzheimer's disease in individuals with Down Syndrome (DS). He is an expert in ageing-related issues in Down syndrome and the cognitive phenotype(s) associated with trisomy 21.
Current projects and collaborations include the LonDownS consortium funded by the Wellcome Trust to study the neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Down syndrome. This work concerns detailed cognitive phenotyping of individuals with Down across the lifespan, and tracking change with ageing, as well as collecting DNA, blood and cellular samples. His research in Down syndrome include biomarkers of cognitive decline such those related to oxidative stress, and neuroimaging such as high-density EEG and fNIRS imaging (funded by the Baily Thomas Fund and the LeJeune Foundation).
