Apply for the UCL Research Culture Seed Fund! This will support grassroots projects designed to foster a positive research and innovation culture in UCL. We welcome applications from all UCL staff & doctoral researchers in departments & research groups: bit.ly/3zMkUgC

If you're a UCL biomedical researcher aiming to bring lab discoveries from bench to bedside, UCL Translational Research Office offers support, including strategy development, funding advice, regulatory meetings, project management, and more. Contact our team to learn more: bit.ly/3QTf1nB

The Seahorse Bioanalyser is helping 16 research groups at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology unlock the mysteries of mitochondrial dysfunction in eye cells, paving the way for new treatments for diseases like glaucoma. 🔗 Read more: moorfieldseyecharity.org.uk/impact-stories…

A research team led by UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Professor Jonathan Schott and Dr Ashvini Keshavan are focusing on the biomarker p-tau217, to see if it can improve the speed of diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease. Read more about the Blood Biomarker Challenge in The Mirror: bit.ly/4dJfD8c

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, the UCL Translational Research Office can work with you to connect you with the right support within UCL and leverage UCL’s translational strengths for strategic biomedical research collaborations. Contact us:bit.ly/42ukDsS

A research team involving UCLH clinicians has found a way to reduce the side effects of treatment for a disorder of the adrenal glands. The research was supported by our National Institute for Health and Care Research BRC and Clinical Research Facility. Read more: uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/news/uclh-rese…

We're celebrating World Entrepreneurs’ Day 🎉 Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, CSO of Nanomerics shares her insights as an academic entrepreneur, setting up a university spinout. UCL UCL School of Pharmacy UCL Innovation & Enterprise #WorldEntrepreneursDay Hear more: vimeo.com/1001076709

📧 Sign up for our monthly newsletter and be the first to receive updates from the UCL Translational Research Office and receive future event invitations. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to embark on and accelerate your translational research journey! Sign up now: bit.ly/3XTmfJp

Mental ill health is much more likely for up to a year following severe Covid-19, with vaccination appearing to mitigate the adverse effects of infection on mental health, finds a new study co-led by Prof Prof Praveetha Patalay MRC LHA @ UCL with University of Bristol COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/aug/…

Book your ticket for the UCL Institute of Mental Health International Conference on 18 Sep 2024. The conference will explore research topics addressing issues such as Autism, Dementia, and Psychiatric Genetics. Details: bit.ly/3Tpqc91 UCL Psychiatry UCL Institute of Mental Health

Attention @UCL professional staff supporting health research! Apply for the Research Capacity Strengthening (RCS) Fellowship 2024. This opportunity includes a trip to South Africa in November and covers travel, visas, accommodation, and subsistence. 🔗 bit.ly/3Za2u4e

Exciting news! The Festival of Early Stage Researchers Hub is launching soon! 🎉 Our FESR Hub will be the new home for all festival event recordings and resources. Stay tuned for the launch in September! #FESR2024

Sign up for our next Cross #Innovation Hub Matching Event. We will hear from Dr Matteo Rizzi and UCL Translational Research Office. 📅 Tue 24 Sept, 17:00 🔗forms.office.com/e/PbviX0J0En 🍕Pizza included! UCL Institute of Ophthalmology | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We are pleased to announce Prof. Mine Orlu as Chair and Dr. Weng Wong as Co-Chair of the UCL Therapeutic Innovation Networks -Devices and Diagnostics. We also extend our gratitude to Prof. Geoff Parker for his invaluable contributions as the previous Chair bit.ly/3AysGLt

How might AI help us to detect dementia through retinal scans? 👀 As part of #WorldAlzheimersMonth, we spoke to Professor Pearse Keane, @UCLEye about pioneering studies in the emerging field of #oculomics ➡️ bit.ly/3XuReOH Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust @INSIGHTEyeHub #UCLDementia

Congratulations to Dr. Eleonora Lugarà, Senior Translational Research Manager, on being awarded the LifeArc Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fellowship. Keep an eye out for updates on her learnings during the fellowship and how she will support UCL research from bench to bedside.

Five pioneering UCL researchers have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) grants of £1.25m each to pursue cutting edge research in neuroscience, economics and conservation UCL Faculty of Life Sciences UCL Brain Sciences IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society UCL Social & Historical Sciences ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

📢 @UCL academics! Several strategic partner funds are now open to support joint projects with global institutions in China, Japan, India, Canada, the US, and Australia. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/3ThJ1eb (🧵1/2)

Newborn babies are born with a type of bacterium in their gut that could be used to develop new personalised infant therapeutic probiotics, finds a study involving Profs Nigel Field and Alison Rodger, and Cristina Garcia-Maurino Alcazar UCL Global Health ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

Meet our business and innovation managers in Japan this Oct! They will be partnering with MedCity as part of the UK life sciences delegation to host a booth at BioJapan 2024. Contact us to schedule a partnering meeting during their visit to Japan: bit.ly/4gbemsB