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Olivia Gillham

@neuroliv.bsky.social
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Post-doc at UCL interested in mitochondria, neurodegeneration and vasculature 🔬🧠🌈 | Working in the DuchenLab @uclbiosciences | and Raimondilab

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Olivia Gillham @neuroliv.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
An incredibly informative and detailed review on the varied roles of Astrocytes in Genetic Epilepsies from @drjlange.bsky.social is now published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research! doi.org/10.1002/jnr....
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Astrocytes in Genetic Epilepsies: Supporting Actor or Key Player?
Astrocytes contribute to the pathophysiology of acquired epilepsy. However, less is known about their contribution to genetic epilepsy syndromes which often exhibit frequent comorbidity with neurodev...
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Olivia Gillham @neuroliv.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Beautiful work into Vici Syndrome from @kritsh.bsky.social, investigating how pathogenic variants in EPG5 drive neurodegeneration through mitochondrial dysfunction and innate immune activation. @gabbov.bsky.social @chihyao.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pathogenic variants in the autophagy-tethering factor EPG5 drive neurodegeneration through mitochondrial dysfunction and innate immune activation - Nature Communications
Mutations in the autophagy protein EPG5 cause multisystem disease, including neurodegeneration. This study shows that impaired mitophagy drives mitochondrial Ca2+ overload with permeability transition...
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Olivia Gillham @neuroliv.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
ATP-binding cassette B8 prevents endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis.
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ATP-binding cassette B8 prevents endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis.
ATP-binding cassette B8 (ABCB8) is a mitochondrial iron exporter known to prevent iron-dependent oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes and endothelial ce…
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Pathogenic variants in autophagy-tethering factor EPG5 drive neurodegeneration through mitochondrial dysfunction and innate immune activation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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#NeuroDegeneration preprints @prepub-neurodegen.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Pathogenic variants in autophagy-tethering factor EPG5 drive neurodegeneration through mitochondrial dysfunction and innate immune activation #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Juan C. Landoni @jclandoni.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🔬 Curious about #mitochondria #imaging but unsure where to begin? Our review might help! 🚀📜🧪 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #Quantitative #Microscopy #SuperResolution #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #CellBiology #mtDNA
Review titleReview sections graphicSub compartments of mitochondria graphicMitochondrial.dynamics graphic
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The Gothic Scientist @drjlange.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Very excited to be speaking at the Old Operating Theatre about the history of Neurology on Thursday. What a fantastic venue. Come join if you are in London. oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...
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Neurology – from Victorian England to Today  – The Old Operating Theatre
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