What a day it was at Alexandra i-Site (CentralOtagoIsites). Speaking to the kids about human brain was so much fun. Thanks to all the kids, their parents, the Alex i-Site staff, @BrainResearchNZ Being Brainy, ECRs from Auckland and Dunedin for making 'Brain Lab for kids' a success!

You're chatting with other parents at your child's school. Then a mum says "we shouldn’t trust pharmaceutical companies because they’re covering up studies showing vaccines cause autism". What should you do? How can we best talk to anti-vaxxers? bit.ly/33Pu1Id

As we’re facing difficult & unprecedented times, remember: He waka eke noa, we’re all in this together. Take good care of yourself & your whānau & follow official recommendations. Practice physical distancing but stay socially connected. We’ll get through this together, kia kaha!

Thanks Society for Neuroscience (SfN) for organising this outstanding Epigenetics in Neurobiology virtual conference. #SfNvirtual!

#Bounce4Batten 9th of June, Hughes lab for everyone affected by Batten.

A new avenue to explore.... BHRC and BRNZ fund COVID-19 research project brainresearch.co.nz/news-events/bh…

Well done Jennifer Palmer, keep up the good work, glad that you work with our Steph Hughes lab.

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week

Jenni’s thank you cake for the lab. Multi-talented and even has lysosomes and a scale bar!

Three PhD projects available now in my lab in Dunedin, NZ. With current travel restrictions applications are restricted to domestic students.

New 2 year PDF felllowships for recent PhD grads to remain in NZ royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/fun…

Fantastic lineup of speakers for our #CRISPR technologies satellite meeting Queenstown Research Week. #ECR encouraged to apply to present their work.

Can't wait to start this exciting project! Thanks, Steph Hughes Dr. Sarah Diermeier Marsden Fund

3 year funded Post-Doc closely involved with my lab. Spread the word/apply/write to me. Excellent collaborative project and great scope for career development. otago.taleo.net/careersection/… Australasian Epigenetics Alliance Pathology_DSM_Otago Otago Genomics Otago Medical School - Dunedin Campus IHEC_Epigenomes Genetics Otago @EMCR_OtagoHS_NZ

Things need to change… nature.com/articles/d4158…

What a day it was, congratulations Oluwatobi, Emily and Kristina for crossing the finishing line from the Hughes group Steph Hughes

What an experience it was! Kirstin McDonald and I presented our amazing iPSC-derived models, thanks to University of the 3rd age, Invercargill for inviting us to share our stories. We really appreciate your enthusiasm and love for science

We're officially launching! Come and celebrate with us in our in-person venues at University of Otago or University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau or watch via Zoom. RSVP for your tickets here events.humanitix.com/tours/abp-laun…

What an experience it was! Firstly an amazing #LysosomalDiseasesGRC #Barcelona and then a warm welcome from Prof. Carlos Matute’s lab Carlos Matute #Bilbao. Thanks to Fabio and Paula for the insightful discussion on organoids. Adios Spain. A wee trip to Paris and then back to NZ

Excited to start a new journey! otago.ac.nz/news/news/rele…