Dr Maura Malpetti is a Race Against Dementia Alzheimer’s Research UK Fellow and a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge. She originally trained in Italy and after obtaining her PhD in Clinical Neurosciences in Cambridge, further trained as a visiting researcher at the University of California San Francisco, and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Her research focuses on the application of brain scans and blood tests to measure early brain changes, like inflammation and the accumulation of junk proteins, that can forecast clinical outcomes in people with several types of dementia. Her work aims to identify clinically relevant biomarkers and targets for early detection, more accurate prognosis and effective treatments in people living with these conditions.