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Darragh O'Brien

@darraghobrien.bsky.social
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Translational Proteomics & Neurodegenerative Disease at the University of Oxford. Tauopathy & Dementia. Protein structural plasticity, modification, and clearance. Research Fellow of Green Templeton College.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The University of Gothenburg is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher to develop fluid biomarkers for Parkinson’s using ultrasensitive immunoassays and clinical data. Closing date: 23rd April www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoct...
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Postdocto: Fluid biomarkers for Parkinson´s disease
University of Gothenburg seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to develop fluid biomarkers for Parkinson’s using ultrasensitive immunoassays and clinical datasets.
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The Lewy Body Society @lewybodysociety.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Great start to the global AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026 Conference at the UK Hub in-person event in Manchester. #Lewybodydementia #NeuroscienceNext #AAIC #dementiaresearch #Manchester
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Masud Husain @masudhusain.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
How people with brain disorders reveal important insights into our selves www.waterstones.com/events/our-b...
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Dementia Research Network Ireland @drni.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🧠What an amazing day we had yesterday at the @alzheimersocirl.bsky.social & DRNI event "Brain Health and Dementia: Understanding and Connection"! 👏Thanks so much to all the wonderful attendees for their interest, engagement, and participation, and to all the fantastic speakers!
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Dementia Research Network Ireland @drni.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
😱 Only ONE day left to submit your abstract to DRNI ECR Day! ➡️ To submit an abstract or to register to attend, go to: dementianetwork.ie/news-item/dr...
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DRNI ECR Day 2026 | Dementia Research Network Ireland
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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Congratulations to the University College London’s Selina Wray, Ph.D., recipient of the #AAICNeuro Excellence in Neuroscience Mentoring Award.
AAIC Neuroscience Next Excellence in Neuroscience Mentoring Award
Selina Wray, Ph.D.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Research Assistant role at University of Oxford DPAG. Work with iPSC derived neurons and glia to study Parkinson’s molecular and cellular biology. Closing date: 16th March www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Assistant: Neuronal Cell Biologist in Parkinson’s
University of Oxford DPAG seeks Research Assistant to work on iPSC models and Parkinson’s cell biology in the Laboratory of Molecular Neurodegeneration.
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The PSP Association @pspassociation.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Are you a health or social care professional working with PSP or CBD? Our #free guides offer practical insights to help you provide the best care. Download and share with your colleagues to make a difference! 👉 ow.ly/WjWx50Y4W2a #PSP #CBD #Downloads #Guides
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year! ✨ Wishing you all a brilliant 2026 🥳🎉 #2026
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Fully funded PhD at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL, London, studying astrocyte microglia crosstalk and synaptic loss in Alzheimer disease. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-astr...
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PhD: Astrocyte-Microglia Crosstalk in Alzheimer’s
Fully funded PhD at UK Dementia Research Institute UCL, London, studying astrocyte microglia crosstalk and synaptic loss in Alzheimer disease.
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 17/12/2025
Yesterday's sunset 🌅 📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford
The Radcliffe Camera and surrounding Bodleian buildings in Oxford at sunset, with a pink and orange winter sky glowing above the historic stone architecture.
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Had a great time representing the Human Brain Proteome Project during the "Friends of HUPO" social at #HUPO2025 last night. If you want to get involved, or simply hear more about the initiative, please get in touch 🧠
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Two Postdoctoral Researcher Positions at University of Oxford to study Alzheimer’s disease using AI and iPSC models in the Translational Neuroscience Group. Closing date: 6th November www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...
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Postdoc Researcher: Modelling Alzheimer’s’ with iPSCs & AI Phenotyping
Two Postdoctoral Researchers at University of Oxford to study Alzheimer’s disease using AI and iPSC models in the Translational Neuroscience Group.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
#AAICNeuro www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 09/10/2025
NEW: We’re honoured to be ranked number one in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. 👏
Aerial view of the University of Oxford, showcasing its historic buildings and spires under a clear sky at sunset. Text overlay states "Oxford named best university in the world for a record tenth consecutive year".
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Many thanks for the spotlight! "Trasna na dTonnta" (Across the Waves) is a great initiative from @drni.bsky.social for the Irish dementia research diaspora – a global community linking Irish dementia researchers on the island of Ireland to those undertaking research abroad #brainwaves 🧠🌊
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
University of Oxford seeks Research Associate to study extracellular vesicles and biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease using blood samples and iPSC based models. Closing date: 3rd October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Associate: Extracellular Vesicle Biomarkers
University of Oxford seeks Research Associate to study extracellular vesicles and biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease using blood samples and iPSC based models.
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Selina Wray @selinawray.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Excited contribute to this year’s lunch hour lecture program! It’s a free event and accessible to a non-specialist audience so please come and join me :)
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Nature Reviews Neurology @natrevneurol.nature.com · 07/08/2025
ICYMI: New online! Trans-synaptic tau propagation in progressive supranuclear palsy
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Trans-synaptic tau propagation in progressive supranuclear palsy
Nature Reviews Neurology, Published online: 05 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41582-025-01129-zNew evidence supports trans-synaptic propagation of tau pathology in the neurodegenerative disease progressive supranuclear palsy.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Blood Biomarkers: Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease Professor Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social (UCL) explains how blood tests are reshaping Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Clear, current and clinically relevant. Recorded at the Wessex Dementia Research Conference youtu.be/3fLl1Mzwbsk
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Blood Biomarkers & Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
A great story to be part of! Kudos to Mária, Anna, Anne, Sally and all of the team🧠
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Tracking tau and cellular responses in human iPSC-microglia from uptake to seedable secretion in extracellular vesicles
The templated spread of tau aggregates in tauopathies has been attributed to neuron-to- neuron spread, but microglia have also been implicated through mouse studies. Here we examine in detail the upta...
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Encaenia 2025 @ox.ac.uk with my 🧠 buddy @stephfowler.bsky.social. It was great to see fellow Enniscorthy native Colm Tóibín receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters for his contribution to literature and journalism 💜💛
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Fantastic start to the day here at the 3rd "Human Proteome and Health" Symposium at Rhodes House where Dr Katerina Gospodinova from the ARUK-ODDI and @cmd.ox.ac.uk discussed proteomic profiling of the #matrisome for use a novel therapeutic modality in #Alzheimers Disease 🧠 @arukthamesv.bsky.social
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Our review is out now in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics! We discuss the latest advances in #HDX mass spectrometry to aid neurotherapeutic design & development in #Alzheimers, #Parkinsons and #ALS, providing molecular insights into protein aggregation pathways and therapeutic antibodies 🧠
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Driving Therapeutic Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease with Hydrogen Deuterium eXchange Mass Spectrometry
Human neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease are characterized by the formation and deposition of toxic protein species which exacerbate neuronal dysfunction, impacti...
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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
External link live! Please share widely :-) WE ARE RECRUITING! 🥳 Are you an epidemiologist with strong quantitative skills and an interest in contributing to exciting research into the genetic architecture of vascular dementia? Come join our friendly and productive team at UCL! shorturl.at/aZ5Ua
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Lizzie Dellar @lizziedellar.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Very pleased to share our review in @molneurodegen.bsky.social, assessing evidence for #ExtracellularVesicle associated #TDP43. We highlight knowledge gaps relating to its biomarker usage and possible involvement in seeding of templated aggregation in #ALS, #FTD and #LATE. doi.org/10.1186/s130...
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Extracellular vesicles in TDP-43 proteinopathies: pathogenesis and biomarker potential - Molecular Neurodegeneration
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed nanoparticles released by most cell types, and from multiple sub-cellular compartments. They carry a range of cargo biomolecules, including protein a...
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Nature Neuroscience @natneuro.nature.com · 09/06/2025
Check out our June issue! www.nature.com/neuro/volume...
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Could blood tests reduce diagnostic delays for dementia? Experts weigh in on our podcast – don’t miss this timely discussion with @ajh1269.bsky.social‬ @ukdri.ac.uk‬ Dr Mark Roskey from Quanterix and Dr Jay Amin, University of Southampton
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Dementia Researcher: Clinical opportunity for Blood-based Biomarkers
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast, host Dr Amanda Heslegrave leads an insightful discussion on one of the most promising developments in dementia diagnostics: blood-based biomarker...
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Keeping up with the literature is essential. But so is devoting time to developing your own scientific ideas, writes Sheena Josselyn. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
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On the importance of reading (just not too much)
The real fun of being a neuroscientist, and maybe the key to asking and answering new questions, is to think big and take intellectual risks.
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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · 03/06/2025
🚨MRC Research Fellow Vacancy: Studying microglial ageing utilising iPSC-based cell biology, screening, biochemistry, genomics, imaging & bioinformatics @dervissalih1.bsky.social, UK DRI at UCL 🗓️ Closing 26 June 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Join the UKDRI at UCL in the Salih Lab to explore how glial-specific longevity genes affect ageing and Alzheimer’s, using iPSC models, genomics, and molecular biology @ukdri.ac.uk @dervissalih1.bsky.social Closing date: 26th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Fellow: Immune system and Cognitive function
Join the UKDRI at UCL in the Salih Lab to explore how glial-specific longevity genes affect ageing & Alzheimer’s using iPSC models, genomics & molecular biology
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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · 23/05/2025
New research led by Dr Frances Wiseman (UK DRI at ‪@uclqsion.bsky.social‬) demonstrates that levels of Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a protein implicated in Alzheimer’s, are increased in the brains of individuals with Down syndrome & Alzheimer's 🧠 Read the full story👉https://buff.ly/5WnCY4s
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
High-Resolution Spatial Profiling of Microglia Reveals Proximity Associated Immunometabolic Reprogramming in Alzheimers Disease www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The @ukdri.ac.uk at UCL is recruiting a lab manager to oversee daily operations and contribute to pioneering neuro-glia-immune research in ageing and neurodegeneration. Closing date: 21st May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Laboratory Manager - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
The UK DRI at UCL is recruiting a lab manager to oversee daily operations and contribute to pioneering neuro-glia-immune research in ageing & neurodegeneration
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Selina Wray @selinawray.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A nice read and ICYMI here is our cited paper from the end of last year on the microglia contribution to Familial British Dementia: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Microglia contribute to the production of the amyloidogenic ABri peptide in familial British dementia - Acta Neuropathologica
Mutations in ITM2B cause familial British, Danish, Chinese, and Korean dementias. In familial British dementia (FBD), a mutation in the stop codon of the ITM2B gene (also known as BRI2) causes a C-ter...
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Molecular Neurodegeneration @molneurodegen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
'Evidence suggesting that #microglia make #amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis' John Hardy & Patrick Lewis molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis - Molecular Neurodegeneration
While APP is largely neuonally expressed, Aβ amyloid is largely produced by microglia as the clearance mechanisms for damaged membranes becomes overwhelmed.
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
MAPT Splicing Modulators as a Therapeutic Strategy for Tauopathies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology @natsmb.nature.com · 05/05/2025
New online: Chimeric deubiquitinase engineering reveals structural basis for specific inhibition of the mitophagy regulator USP30
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Chimeric deubiquitinase engineering reveals structural basis for specific inhibition of the mitophagy regulator USP30
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Published online: 05 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41594-025-01534-4Kazi et al. report the crystal structure of the mitochondrial deubiquitinase USP, a clinical stage Parkinson’s disease drug target, in complex with a specific inhibitor. The authors delineate a framework for specific deubiquitinase inhibition.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 05/05/2025
"Science is an investment. We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world." — President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Wendy is an excellent scientist. I would highly encourage you to apply!
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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · 28/04/2025
New research led by @marcaurelbusche.bsky.social has found that tau specifically disrupts a certain type of electrical activity in the hippocampus in Alzheimer's🧠 The findings unlock a key piece of the puzzle in understanding how toxic tau drives memory problems👏👉 buff.ly/yx8Rdk6
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Mike Dolan @dolanmjg.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
How does the brain repair myelin after injury? We mapped the full cellular choreography of white matter repair using snRNA-seq + Slide-seqv2, uncovering a type I interferon-driven glial program that recruits lymphocytes to promote remyelination. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Details below 👇
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Remyelination Reveals a Concerted Interferon-Responsive Glial State That Coordinates Immune Infiltration
Remyelination, the process by which axons are re-encased in myelin after injury, is a critical step in restoring brain function, yet the dynamics from initial injury to repair remain poorly characteri...
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
It's been a couple of weeks since finishing the Paris Marathon to raise funds for dementia research. I have finally recovered! What a day! Shout out to my running buddy Tika Malla and the ARUK cheer team who came to France. There's still some time to donate to our fundraising here shorturl.at/ujnKc
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Alzheimer's Society @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Sending good luck to wishes to everyone running in the London and Manchester Marathon today! Let’s give help and hope to people affected by dementia, one mile at a time. Go Team Alzheimer's Society! 🎉
A navy blue graphic with the phrase 'good luck' repeated five times in alternating font colours, including light blue, white and yellow.
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Go, Go, Go!
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Only 16 days to go until Paris! Please share the link and donate to help me raise urgent funds for dementia research 👇🏻 www.justgiving.com/page/26miles...
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26 Miles For Michael
Help Darragh O'Brien raise money to support Alzheimer's Research UK
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Happy to announce that I'm now a Research Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford!
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Darragh O'Brien @darraghobrien.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Proudly flying the @alzresearchuk.bsky.social flag today at the Teddy Hall Relays in Oxford @cmd.ox.ac.uk @ndm.ox.ac.uk #foracure
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Rosie Jackson @aramblingrosie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Now is the moment!! If you'd like to come and do a PhD with me in sunny Dundee then I have not 1 but 2 funded PhD positions in my lab looking at #ApoE. Please reach out with any questions! Come do science with us, it'll be fun! www.dundee.ac.uk/phds/opportu... www.dundee.ac.uk/phds/opportu...
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Investigating the impact of ApoE source and isoform on Neuroinflammation | University of Dundee, UK
A PhD project at the University of Dundee
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
We're pleased to introduce Donatella Di Rienzo from the @alzheimersresearchuk.org Drug Discovery Institute in Oxford. Donna joined us on our podcast this week to share her highlights from last weeks conference #ARUKConf25 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/profile-dona...
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Profile – Donatella Di Rienzo, ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Donatella Di Rienzo is a DPhil Student & Research Assistant in the ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute focussed on the LDL receptor and its regulator.
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