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Simon Parson

@neanatomist.bsky.social
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7th Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen. Anatomist, Spinal Muscular Atrophy MND researcher and family man

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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great to see our review on vascular pathology in #SMA out, and to finally pull together all of the information available. Special thanks to Hazel Allardyce for doing the hard work. www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
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Frontiers | The role of vascular pathology in SMA: implications for pathogenesis and treatment
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has become a paradigm for precision medicine following the development of transformative therapies targeting the disease-causin...
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Anatomy Technician post available at University of Aberdeen. Come and work in an Anatomy Department with a great reputation, in a great place to live. Informal enquiries to me please. Closing date 26th June. www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/anat...
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Anatomy Technician (MED263A) | University of Aberdeen
Join the University of Aberdeen as an Anatomy Technician, supporting teaching and research within a collaborative academic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to anatomy educat...
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Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research @euanscentre.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Highlighting the vital role collaborative science plays in tackling spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Read the full news article 👉🏼 www.euanmacdonaldcentre.org/about/news/s... #SMA #SpinalMuscularAtrophy #MND #Science @tomgillingwater.bsky.social @lyndsaymurray.bsky.social @neanatomist.bsky.social
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research | The Euan MacDonald Centre
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MND Scotland @mndscotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Last week the MND Scotland Research Team were at Pittodrie Stadium to host our LEARN. Thanks to Aberdeen FC, our presenting researchers Fergal Waldron, Tatiana Langerová, and Hazel Allardyce, volunteers Claire and Kathleen, and our wonderful guests for making the event a huge success 💙
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SMA Europe @sma-europe.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Thank you all who watched and engaged in our campaign! If you want to keep in touch, you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter here: www.sma-europe.eu And if you want to support the research projects we fund, you can click here: www.sma-europe.eu/donate #WeAreOne #SMAAwareness
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SMA Europe @sma-europe.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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SMA Europe @sma-europe.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🔬 This SMA Awareness Month, we are Connecting the Dots! Listen to Simona, the patient expert, and Simon, the researcher: "Are microvascular defects relevant in Spinal Muscular Atrophy?: Characterisation of the mouse model." youtube.com/shorts/R85PI... #SMAAwareness #ConnectingTheDots
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SMA Awareness Month 2025 | Connecting the Dots | Simon & Simona Part 1
YouTube video by SMA Europe
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SMA Europe @sma-europe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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SMA Europe @sma-europe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🔬 This SMA Awareness Month, we are Connecting the Dots! Listen to Simona, the patient expert, and Simon, the researcher: "Are microvascular defects relevant in Spinal Muscular Atrophy?: Characterisation of the mouse model." youtu.be/o1R5h3j1lLE #SMAAwareness #ConnectingTheDots
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SMA Awareness Month 2025 | Connecting the Dots | Simon & Simona Part 2
YouTube video by SMA Europe
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Job alert: Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in #anatomy @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social We are looking for a research active anatomist to join our vibrant and successful team. tinyurl.com/3k34f6pf #Aberdeen is a great place to live and work. Informal enquiries to me.
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Well done Hazel Allardyce on a fantastic talk about her work on blood vessels in #MNDs at the @mndscotland.bsky.social #LEARN event at Pittodrie stadium today. It was great to meet and talk with families affected by MNDs (just a shame I forgot to take a photo!)
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Im not remotely a classic music buff, but this one stays with you
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Tom Gillingwater @tomgillingwater.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Scotland first part of the UK to screen babies for ‘devastating’ rare condition
From early 2026 it is expected babies born in Scotland will be routinely tested for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
We got here in the end. Great news for newborns in Scotland, and that's said by a Yorkshireman
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Really interesting and novel findings from the Gillingwater group, provide insight into the drivers of cellular pathology in #SMA
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
JOB ALERT: Teaching Assistant in @Anatomy @aberdeenuni to start ASAP tinyurl.com/kh8nwyj5 Come join our innovative, highly-regarded team working in modern purpose-built facilities with excellent cadaveric and digital resources. Informal enquiries to me please.
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Teaching Assistant in Anatomy (MED245A) | University of Aberdeen
We are seeking a Teaching Assistant / Demonstrator with qualifications and experience in Anatomy to join the vibrant team of academic, technical, and professional services staff in the delivery of our...
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Tom Gillingwater @tomgillingwater.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🚨 New #ALS #MND publication from our lab (co-lead @drchayts.bsky.social), in collaboration with Bernát Nógrádi and colleagues from Hungary and Sonia Alonso-Martin and colleagues from Spain, just published in @natcomms.nature.com -> rdcu.be/eyNIs
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The CCL2-CCR2 axis drives neuromuscular denervation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Nature Communications - Neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) are denervated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through unknown mechanisms. Here, the authors show immune cells infiltrating muscle of...
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Tom Gillingwater @tomgillingwater.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Proteomic analyses implicated the CCL2-CCR2 axis as a major driving factor of immune cell infiltration, with CCL2+ cells enriched around NMJs. Excitingly, local treatment with CCL2-neutralising antibodies was sufficient to reduce leukocyte infiltration and ameliorate NMJ denervation.
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Very happy to be involved in this initiative
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Tom Gillingwater @tomgillingwater.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
We’re recruiting 2 senior anatomy technicians the Department of Anatomy at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social One 12-mth maternity cover post (👇) and one permanent position (advert on its way). Please share and get in touch if you would like to know more: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Senior Anatomy Technician
The role requires an individual with organisational and communication skills. Experience of working with human material is essential (prior dissection experience is desirable) as well as a recognition...
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Tom Gillingwater @tomgillingwater.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
..and here's the link to the advert for the permanent, full-time Senior Anatomy Technician post here in Anatomy at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social. Please share with anyone you think may be interested! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Senior Anatomy Technician
The role requires a self-motivated, confident individual with excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience of working with human material is essential (prior dissection experience is ...
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Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research @euanscentre.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📢Fully funded PhD opportunity 📢 An excellent opportunity for a fully funded PhD studying morphological defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy, working in a well-respected laboratory of Professor Simon Parson at the University of Aberdeen. #SMA #PhD #research More details➡️ tinyurl.com/FundedPhDAbe...
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Morphology and mechanisms of vascular defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Morphology and mechanisms of vascular defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
PhD: full @anat_soc funding, studying vascular defects in @SMA in @ParsonLab @AbdnLifeScience training in detailed morphological analysis of mouse models and patient tissue to understand important non-neuronal pathology in a #MND tinyurl.com/2vds32nj deadline 11th June
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Morphology and mechanisms of vascular defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Morphology and mechanisms of vascular defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The human cost of the UK not having a screening programme for #SMA , is poorer outcomes for affected children. Servais and colleagues detail the evidence here. We can and should do better. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Spinal muscular atrophy in the UK: the human toll of slow decisions
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MND Scotland @mndscotland.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
We are looking for an inspirational Peer Support and Engagement Lead with the skill, energy and passion to deliver and expand a range of services that support people with MND and their families and friends 💙 To find out more or to apply, visit: bit.ly/3EAwZbj
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Peer Support and Engagement Lead - MND Scotland
We are looking for an inspirational lead with the skill, energy and passion to deliver and expand a range of services that support people with MND and their families and friends.
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Journal of Anatomy @journalofanatomy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
This month, we see the release of Special issue on Anatomical Variations in Hearing and Sound Production in Amniotes. Our cover is from Racicot et al., ‘Variation in whale (Cetacea) inner ear anatomy reveals the early evolution of ‘specialized’ high frequency hearing sensitivity’
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 19/02/2025
The alternate splicing small molecule risdiplam, administered to a fetus with spinal muscular atrophy, had an apparent ameliorating effect on the disorder through 30 months. Learn more: nej.md/3XbEg7J #MedSky #Neurology #PedSky
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Risdiplam for Prenatal Therapy of Spinal Muscular Atrophy | NEJM
The alternate splicing small molecule risdiplam, administered to a fetus with spinal muscular atrophy, had an apparent ameliorating effect on the disorder through 30 months.
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
One of these posts occurs as I am stepping down after 2 terms. A great charity to work with, so please consider applying
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Dan Petty @danielpetty.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The gene therapy Zolgensma helped children born with spinal muscular atrophy grow up to run and play. But the cost was stunning: $2M per dose. While taxpayers and small charities funded the drug’s early development, executives, venture-capital backers and a pharma giant have reaped the profits.
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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...
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Simon Parson @neanatomist.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Thought I’d have a look over here and see what happening
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