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Vanessa Drevenakova

Vanessa Drevenakova is a winner of the 2025 Medical Research Council Max Perutz Award. Vanessa’s research focuses on brain ageing and bioengineering.

Photo of Vanessa Drevenakova

Vanessa Drevenakova

Vanessa Drevenakova is a winner of the 2025 Medical Research Council Max Perutz Award. Vanessa’s research focuses on brain ageing and bioengineering.

  • Vanessa Drevenakova
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    In one winning entry for the MRC’s Max Perutz award, a PhD student explains how she is fine-tuning ultrasound to help stave off dementia

    Fri, 28 Nov 2025

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