New in Science: Social defeat activates midbrain cells, promoting sleep and reducing anxiety in mice. The results could potentially provide a refined route for treating anxiety disorders. Learn more ⬇ fcld.ly/tv3iazs #SciencePerspective: fcld.ly/wxywixy

Knowledge isn't free. You have to pay attention. 🧠

Mayer et al. reveal persistent clinical and diffusion abnormalities up to 4 months post paediatric mild TBI, suggesting that physiological recovery is an ongoing process. bit.ly/3OzXmO5

TransitID is out today in Cell! This is a proximity labeling method for unbiased discovery of endogenous proteins that traffick from a defined “source” location to a defined “destination” location. TransitID uses sequential labeling by TurboID in the source, followed by a chase

Surprisingly, many have been puzzled by how happy I appear to be--apparently unusual for a PI. Now I share my recipe for happiness: Don't worry about others scooping you, where you publish, how much funding you get. and get 8 hrs of sleep every night. Simple but demanding.

The easiest advice ever: "Just start" The rest is momentum.

Believe it or not, these are microglia cells suffering fusion and creating multinucleated giant cells. What's wrong with them? They are #HIV infected. #neuroscience #microscopymonday ZEISS Microscopy

Very excited to share our manuscript now online @EMBOjournal | EMBO Press. Really happy to be part of this team effort with Dimitra Sokolova, Sang-Eun Lee and everyone Soyon Hong!! doi.org/10.15252/embj.…

New anti-amyloid drugs have been hailed as a turning point in Alzheimer's research, but important questions remain. Our incoming Director, Prof Siddharthan Chandran, spoke to the Brunswick Review (Brunswick Group) about the road ahead⬇️ brunswickgroup.com/managing-alzhe…

Senile plaques in formation! One of the hallmarks of #Alzheimer's disease pathology, they also occur with normal aging and in macaques. Reactive astrocytes (🔵gfap) and blood vessels are commonly found around it. 2 markers for β-amyloid were used: 🟢D3D2N and 🔴OC #neuroscience

A terrific effort by Travis Faust and Philip A Feinberg, MD PhD UMass Chan Medical School UMass Chan Department of Neurobiology to compare all the major microglia inducible Cre lines. I am very proud of you. Thanks to Schaefer Lab and the Prinz lab for the collaboration.

September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth! The UK Dementia Research Institute is carrying out vital research into Alzheimer’s, that will bring us closer to treatments for all – and this month, we’re sharing what this research looks like now. buff.ly/3sFeHPW #FillingTheGaps

Amazing talk on ‘should scientists be historians?’ by Subhadra Das. Important context to carry into my scientific career. Thanks to the The Genetics Society for hosting Subhadra Das.

Thank you so much to The Genetics Society for funding my Summer Studentship and running the #GenSocSSWorkshop ! Big thank you again also to Marika Charalambous Lab for hosting my project; it’s been such a valuable experience

💡Important new study led by Prof Paul Matthews (UK DRI at Imperial) reveals evidence that a widely used marker of inflammation does not accurately reflect neurodegeneration in humans, as previously thought. Read the full story👉buff.ly/3LgZo6G #WorldAlzheimersMonth

Big thanks to The Genetics Society for hosting an amazing three day workshop packed with insightful presentations, guest speakers, and activities. Excited to implement some of the skills I’ve learnt going into my masters year!

We are delighted to share that UCL has been awarded the University of the Year 2024 by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide! 🎊 Read more ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/sep/… The Times and The Sunday Times #GoodUniGuide #LoveUCL

A breakthrough study led by Professor Bart De Strooper UK Dementia Research Institute KU Leuven has discovered how neurons die in #Alzheimer's disease and how to prevent it from happening - opening new pathways for potential future treatments ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/sep/…

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