Xiao-Wen Yu, PhD (she/her) (@chiwichick) 's Twitter Profile
Xiao-Wen Yu, PhD (she/her)

@chiwichick

Research Fellow @Otago🇳🇿 studying astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease👩🏻‍🔬🔬🧠• Teacher of Scottish Country Dancing💃🏻• @NorthwesternU @NYU @FulbrightNZ alum

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Hong-Yuan Chu (@chuhongyuan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are hiring postdoctoral fellows, research technicians, and research scientists to study neural circuit dysfunction in mouse models of Parkinson's disease. These positions are open immediately! We will pay your relocation costs. PLEASE apply!

Shane Liddelow 🍊 (@liddelowsa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Good mentorship is not only pivotal for career success, but it is pivotal for driving innovation" Happy birthday Ben I miss your advice and advocacy daily. Today is a perfect time to remind incoming graduate students - choose your advisor carefully cell.com/neuron/pdf/S08…

Alzheimers NZ (@alzheimersnz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💜 Help raise awareness of dementia by donning your best purple threads on World Alzheimers Day (21st September). On the day, share a photo of your purple outfits with the hashtag #WearPurple and #WorldAlzMonth! Who will you be wearing purple for?

Xiao-Wen Yu, PhD (she/her) (@chiwichick) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, I #WearPurple and do Alzheimer’s research in honour of my grandad, who had Alzheimer’s disease. He named me and I was the last family member he recognised 🥰 #WorldAlzheimersDay

BrainSTEM Otago (@brains_nz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calling all budding artists and brain research enthusiasts! It is your chance to win in the 'Beautiful Minds' competition with up to $1000 worth of prizes 🤩 Entries close on 19th of November. @EMCR_OtagoHS_NZ Make sure you click into the full poster to see the deets to enter!

Calling all budding artists and brain research enthusiasts! It is your chance to win in the 'Beautiful Minds' competition with up to $1000 worth of prizes 🤩 Entries close on 19th of November. @EMCR_OtagoHS_NZ Make sure you click into the full poster to see the deets to enter!
Xiao-Wen Yu, PhD (she/her) (@chiwichick) 's Twitter Profile Photo

That was an awesome conference! My brain is buzzing with all the amazing cool things that glia do. Many thanks to all involved in organising #GliaRoanoke2021 #NatureGlia2021, I thoroughly enjoyed going nocturnal for it! 👩🏻‍🔬🧠🧫✨ #IsItBedTime?

BrainSTEM Otago (@brains_nz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last week we announced the winners of the Beautiful Minds mixed media neuroscience & art competition, thank you to everyone who entered. We will share some of our favourites with you - starting with our winner 'Memories of a Starry Night' by Ruben Vergara Silva. #neuroscience

Last week we announced the winners of the Beautiful Minds mixed media neuroscience & art competition, thank you to everyone who entered. We will share some of our favourites with you - starting with our winner 'Memories of a Starry Night' by Ruben Vergara Silva. #neuroscience
Assoc. Prof. Tim Sargeant (@timsargeant1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Extremely important paper for #Alzheimers #Dementia #research - the origin of amyloid plaques is damage to #lysosomes (your cell's recycling centre). #Autophagy-lysosomal dysfunction comes before plaque formation, therefore target lysosomes for therapy alzforum.org/news/research-…

Xiao-Wen Yu, PhD (she/her) (@chiwichick) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This thread is great! It sums up the findings from the latest AD clinical trial, and explains what how this new drug might impact the lives of AD patients and their families.