Professor Alison Yarnall completed her PhD in 2013 at Newcastle University looking at biomarkers of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease. She is now a Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University. Alison is also Deputy Director of the Clinical Ageing Research Unit; and Honorary Consultant in Older People’s Medicine at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She has a particular interest in mobility (including digital mobility outcomes), cognition, gait and falls in people with Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Alison has published more than 100 articles in this topic area.  She runs a specialist clinic for older adults with Parkinson’s and complex health needs, in addition to a general medical memory clinic. Alison is the HRC’s theme lead for Ageing and Multiple Long-Term Conditions.