Check out our latest preprint from the brilliant Robert McGeachan co-led with my science buddy @ClaireDurrant1 Evidence for trans-synaptic spread of tau in PSP and live human brain slices! #TeamTau medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

It was a pleasure to contribute to this work. Congratulations to co-first authors Dr Soraya M 🦋(SorayaM) and Robert McGeachan, and to @ClaireDurrant1 who led the study! Thanks to all the patients who kindly consented for surplus access tissue to be collected for this research.

Welcome to Volume 6, Issue 2 of Brain Communications! 📸 Our cover image is courtesy of Danilo Negro. It shows a three-dimensional reconstruction of #dendriticspines (red) from a live EGFP-labelled cortical neuron in a human brain slice culture imaged at 7 days in vitro.

Such a pleasure to provide the cover image for the latest issue of @BrainComms 🧠. Special thanks to @ClaireDurrant1 and @popazo_lab for making this possible!

Very glad to share these negative results beautifully presented by @ScotsFriction @ClaireDurrant1 and team. Fly neurons in our hands are very resistant to trans-synaptic spread of human tau! 🪰 doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Doing the final preparations today before heading to #ARUKConf24 next week in liverpool. Very excited to talk about our latest preprint from the lab using human brain slice cultures to study the role of amyloid-b at the synapse. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our little microscope gets around. This was a fantastic event, it was very exciting for me to meet so many fantastic authors (and of course Her Majesty). My kindle is now full of the next reads....

When a long-term memory forms, some brain cells experience a rush of electrical activity so strong that it snaps their DNA. Then, an inflammatory response kicks in, repairing this damage and helping to cement the memory, a study in mice shows go.nature.com/43DZQns

I'm very honoured to be nominated for the "inspiring others" staff recognition award The University of Edinburgh and proud of @ClaireDurrant1 and the Live Human Brain Team for their "Team Excellence" nomination!!

Please RT - I have a 12 month research technician post studying resilience to Alzheimer's linked tauopathy. If you're looking for your next step in your neuro career and have primary/cell culture and molecular biology skills this might be for you! 🧬🧠 qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies…

"62% of healthcare practitioners believe Dementia is a normal part of ageing" ADI This #DementiaActionWeek it is important to answer questions like "is Dementia a normal part of growing old?" The more we all know about Dementia the faster we will have our first survivors!

Such a pleasure to take part to the UK Dementia Research Institute Synapse Theme ECR meeting in York and to be awarded the prize for best flash talk! So many great talks and promising research! 🧠🔬

Congratulations to all the winners of our Recognition Prizes, awarded at #Connectome2024 this week!🏆🎉 Highlighting the efforts and achievements of staff across the Institute over the past year👏 Full list of winners & honourable mentions👉buff.ly/3UJwMrz

Ashling Giblin Adrian Isaacs Lab Dorothea Boeken KlenermanLab JoJo Benn @w_mcewan 3Rs prize, recognising excellence in replacement, reduction or refinement of the use of animals in research 🥇 Dr Soraya M 🦋(SorayaM), Robert McGeachan, Lewis Taylor, @ScotsFriction, Danilo Negro & Claire Durrant, Edinburgh, for 'Setting up a Human Brain Slice Culture Team'

Curious about how the brain might adapt to neurodegeneration? Come hear me talk about gold, guns and brain cells at Pint of Science UK in Edinburgh! 🧠🍻 #pint25 pintofscience.co.uk/event/the-resi…

Had a brilliant time speaking at Pint of Science UK with my talk “Gold, Guns and Brain Cells” — exploring neurodegeneration and resilience in Alzheimer’s disease. Huge thanks to everyone who came, asked thoughtful questions, and made it such a fun night! 🧠🍻 #pint25