Miriam Scarpa

I am a neuro-pharmacologist at Karolinska Institutet investigating biomarkers and disease mechanisms in dementias including Alzheimer's disease. My research mainly involves using positive emission tomography (PET) tracers to take very colourful photos of brain sections! From these photos I can get information about how and where different brain components change during disease. I believe it is really important that scientists speak to the local public and showcase the amazing research they are conducting right in their own city - it is for this reason that I have been part of Pint of Science for a few years in Glasgow (Scotland) and I am very excited to contribute to Pint of Science in my new city, Stockholm!