The University of Plymouth is hosting the National and International Perspectives of Dementia conference on the 23rd June with a fantastic set speakers from across dementia care and research! Register for free at (plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/natio…).

The Fern and Kramer labs have arrived in Berlin for European Glial Meeting 2025. Not a bad place to spend some time before the conference starts🇩🇪🇪🇺

I’m presenting my PhD work on Nedd4 ligases and their influence on alpha- synuclein and glia in the midbrain European Glial Meeting 2025 this afternoon at poster T05-029A. See you there!

Imagine a world where students’ prospects are not locked-in with A-levels at age 18 and where university can be a place for personal growth & development…

Last day at the Crick today. I’ll miss having this as my desk view but looking forward to moving around the corner to UCL soon!

Now recruiting! We are looking for 2 fab post-docs and 1 research technician who would like to help solve the great mysteries of sleep, at the brilliant SWC, in the splendid city of London. Please retweet / share with people you think might be interested! ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

Postdoc opportunity in our lab to investigate genes linked to Parkinson’s disease progression, see details here: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

Fresh set of pipettes labelled up and ready to go to start some great science with a great team UCL !

We're pleased to provide a recording of our recent MSA Research Symposium at the UCL Institute of Neurology. Covering diagnostics, biomarkers, drug trials, and interventions. Tailored for professionals, we'll share blogs and slides with members soon- youtu.be/mjvMEYrVzyM.

An exciting preprint from the Fern Lab Peninsula Medical School @PHealthCareRes University of Plymouth Study spearheaded by Dr Verity Mitchener

With a #GeneralElection announced today, we're calling on all parties to adopt the recommendations in our new manifesto. Only through ambitious gov action can we realise the potential for transformational change & build a future free from the heartbreak caused by dementia. 👇

Some excellent parallel session talks at #Connectome2024 this afternoon, including Soyon Hong discussing her fascinating work looking at the gut-brain axis in Parkinson's🧠 Well done to all the speakers👏

Excited to announce that I will start my lab at VIB-CMN early next year! If you are fascinated by how the immune system shapes the gut-brain axis in neurological diseases, and you think myeloid cells hold most of the secrets, check out our open positions below – or reach out!

I'm looking to a motivated Research Assistant in Microbiology to join my research group at the University of Plymouth (12 months, part time). If you're interested in a career in Microbiology please apply: hrservices.plymouth.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru…

You can now find me here, where I will be much more active as the scientific community makes the shift bsky.app/profile/drjame…

The Hong lab (Soyon Hong), based in the UK DRI at UCL, is recruiting ⚡two⚡ highly motivated & experienced Research Fellows to join the Hong lab & study neuro-glia-immune interactions in neurodegeneration in the brain and gut-brain axis 🧠 . 👉 buff.ly/4fIV2lU

🔔 Our Director, Prof Siddharthan Chandran, was invited to discuss our work in dementia and neurodegenerative conditions this week with the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. The Select Committee was investigating how UK science and research is

Come and work with us!

New topical review from Verity Mitchener, millie_thackray and Lorena Arancibia-Cárcamo of UK Dementia Research Institute on the glia-immune network in health and disease, with a focus on how astrocytes and oligodendrocytes coordinate microglia in Alzheimer's disease pathology physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP…

The Rajani Lab is hiring! We are looking for a postdoc to join us at UK Dementia Research Institute The University of Edinburgh to investigate neuronal activity and white matter changes in vascular dementia. Apply here 👇 bit.ly/44AFJHx