Schools term 1 prediction: 1. Open schools on time, no added protections 2. Large numbers of teachers and staff off sick. Others resign or on leave. 3. Kids back home but without remote learning 4. Government presser - “nobody could have predicted this”. 🤦‍♂️

"Lesion Volume in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis is Associated with Perivascular Space Enlargement at the Level of the Basal Ganglia" #MultipleSclerosis #NeuroRad #NeuroTwitter Scott Kolbe | bit.ly/3GM4KSq

Our new paper in AJNR reporting on the relationship between enlarged #perivascularspaces and inflammation in #MultipleSclerosis

#Russian protesters in #StPetersburg opposing #Putin’s invasion of #Ukraine 1,620 people in 52 Russian cities have been detained for protesting against the invasion. #UkraineInvasion #UkraineRussia

Looking to commence a masters by research degree in a science, engineering or health discipline? We have multiple scholarships available co-funded by RMIT and CSIRO covering full tuition and stipend for two years of study. Find out more and apply: ow.ly/SpzJ50IJmqz

Yesterday I attended the first MegaCRC National Workshop virtually. Some amazing ideas about how to use digital technologies to redesign how we attend major events. Looking forward to attending an in-person workshop in Victoria to get to know the team!

After a couple of years of analysis, drafting, thinking, redrafting, reviews, re-reviews and copy editing, our paper on measuring axonal loss in MS is now finalised! Dr Myrte Strik Meng Law AnnekeVdWalt Helmut butzkueven @MonashNeurosci academic.oup.com/braincomms/art…

A really interesting article on why we shouldn't let large University surpluses get in the way of funding reform for higher education in Australia theconversation.com/why-big-univer…

mRNA covid-19 vaccines (pfizer, Moderna) may be better for people with multiple sclerosis taking anti CD20 agents (ocrevus, rituximab, kesimpta) and S1P modulators (gilenya, mayzent, zeposia) as they are more likely to develop protective antibodies. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ac…

Congratulations to Kathie at @MonashNeurosci for publishing the first paper from her PhD reviewing how we study the cerebellum in people with MS. The cerebellum is critical for many functions but often ignored! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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Kolbe et al. report changes in fibre-specific diffusion MRI measures in 40 clinically stable people with multiple sclerosis over only 18 months and significantly greater sensitivity compared with retinal nerve fibre loss and brain atrophy. bit.ly/3OX20FU Scott Kolbe

My shirt’s not very purple this year, but I’m celebrating with double rainbows for #WearItPurpleUQ day Queensland Brain Institute, UQ - for visibility of LGBTQIA+ scientists, and in support of diversity, inclusion, and LGBTQIA+ youth everywhere. Be proud.

We're moving to University of Melbourne and have #postdocjobs in #autism modelling and #compneuro. Join our diverse, supportive team of physicists, neuroscientists, and mathematicians as we try to figure out how the #zebrafish brain perceives and responds to the world. Please RT. Details 👇

Strik et al. reveal no evidence of gross brain morphometry changes in people with visual snow syndrome but report widespread changes in grey matter microstructure. Dr Myrte Strik Scott Kolbe bit.ly/3CgQD7l

Excited to share our new work using resting-state 7T MRI to study brain network dynamics in people with visual snow syndrome, now published in Human Brain Mapping. doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26… Scott Kolbe Rebecca Glarin Visual Snow Initiative MBCIU

So proud of PhD student Tracy Zhang, who recently presented a stellar oration on the use of preclinical models to track early disease states in Parkinson's Disease. In awe of Tracy's intellect and tenacity The Florey . Huge congratulations 👏👏👏. Scott Kolbe

We are so excited to introduce our new website to the world! Also, if you are interested in joining our Australian Research Council Centre, we are currently taking expressions of interest for PhD and Postdoctoral positions via the form on our Open Positions page. combs.org.au

With our team spanning 4 states across Aus, it’s always nice when we can see each other in person! In ACT for the ANZCOP Australian Institute of Physics Summer meeting, our Chief Investigator @MeghanSMiller showed our team around the ANU Earth Sciences 🌏 lab & its earthquake recording equipment!