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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
On my way to Manchester for #NeuroendoCelebrate2026 our @bsneuroendo.bsky.social meeting dedicated to showcasing #ECR #research and celebratory dinner tonight! See you there..?
Rebecca wearing a black waterproof jacket and noise cancelling headphones on a train with countryside moving fast behind her in the window
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Never too old to be presenting a poster at conference! If you missed me at the poster session I'm still around for the rest of the meeting. Thank you @bsneuroendo.bsky.social for the travel grant to Nagoya for the #ICN2026! @infneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Happy to be in Nagoya, Japan for the #ICN2026 on the topic of #FascinatingNeuroendocrinology and really looking forward to catching up on the science and with friends and colleagues old and new @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @infneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
#PhDs & #ResearchFellows from Nottingham Trent University took part in FOSAC-led engagement at Festival of Science Week in Clifton, delivering hands-on STEM for primary pupils. Public engagement builds trust, develops researchers, and inspires scientists. #PublicEngagement #STEM #NTUResearch #SHiMR
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Strong turnout at our Public Engagement Workshop at Nottingham Trent University 🙌 Academics from across disciplines, including neuroscience 🧠, discussed why public engagement matters and how to share research beyond academia. Thanks to our speakers 🎤 and all attendees. #PublicEngagement #NTU #SHiMR
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🧠 Great turnout at the Neuro @ Notts Annual Event between NTU & UoN! Excellent talks from Martina (extracellular vesicles in ageing) and Elisa (in vitro BBB models), plus posters from Jessica, Zak & Jack. Neuroscience is thriving in Nottingham! #NTU #SHiMR #research #neuroscience #Neuro@Notts
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Loved seeing the #ISTeC Fuddle bringing everyone together to celebrate the holidays 🎉 Wishing everyone happy holidays and a great New Year from all of us — here’s to a bright 2025! ✨🎄 #PhD #Post-doc #NTU #SHiMR
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Great night at our Neuroscience-themed public outreach event! 🧠✨ Wonderful discussions with the public and a reminder of how vital outreach is to our work. Huge thanks to our three presenters for their varied and fascinating topics! #Neuroscience #Outreach #NTU #SHiMR #SciComm #LEAP #Research
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Lab Christmas pottery painting! #Sciencemas @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Congratulations to Shreyasi Chatterjee and PhD student Sri Nithya Parachuri on their recent publication on a novel potential tauopathy drug in Drosophila and cells! 🧠🪰 In collaboration with colleagues from @robertgordonuni.bsky.social #Alzheimers #Tau 🤓 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Evaluation of the toxicity and efficacy of a multi-target polymer-drug nano-polyplex in SH-SY5Y cells and Drosophila model of tauopathy - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Evaluation of the toxicity and efficacy of a multi-target polymer-drug nano-polyplex in SH-SY5Y cells and Drosophila model of tauopathy
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Travelling north to give a seminar talk and meet with colleagues at @uofglasgow.bsky.social tomorrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
Rebecca on a train wearing headphones with a beautiful view of the lake district - heather covered hills and blue sky - out the window
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NTU Metabolism @ntumeta.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
We were delighted to host Prof Delphine Boche ( #SouthamptonUni) for our #SHiMR_NTU Seminar! She shared insights into #neuroinflammation in #Alzheimer’s disease and innovative methods to study #microglial cells in the human brain. Thanks to Dr Shreyasi Chatterjee for hosting! @ntuneuro.bsky.social
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
💡Big questions and bigger ideas at Friday's Neuroscience-metabolism Journal Club! Hosted by Alex Wilson-Slomkowski, sparking lively debate on how much data is enough for a paper? Brilliant insights, great company and of course, cake 🍰 #NTU #SHiMR #Neuroscience #Metabolism #JournalClub #ScienceChat
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
This week we welcomed new team member Maisie Smedley on placement from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social BSc Neuroscience who will be working on tissue clearing and mapping hypothalamic networks. We were all busy in the lab this week! @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social www.Dumbell-lab.com
L-R Maisie, Rebecca, Annabelle and Marwa working at the bench in the lab
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
A great start to our joint journal club with @ntumeta.bsky.social, looking forward to more discussion and ideas between us... And maybe more cakes..?🎂🧠🔬🤓
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
This week @helferlab.bsky.social and I had a great and productive day visiting @mrcharwell.bsky.social to help get set up for my @acmedsci.bsky.social funded animal study. Really excited to be moving forward! 🐭🧠🍔🔬
Gisela Maria Rebecca and Tania in a selfie in front of the signage for the Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
📸 Here’s #PhD student Jack from the Hulse Group presenting his poster at #NeuroDiab2025 in Bucharest! 🧬 His work focuses on the role of hypoxia in diabetic neuropathy — an exciting area with big implications for understanding disease mechanisms. #Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch #NTU #SHiMR
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Jessica Bates @jessica-bates.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
🎤Honoured to present at the 35th Annual #NEUROdiab Meeting in Bucharest! Explored how spinal cord vasculature contributes to diabetic neuropathy using spatial transcriptomics🧬 🙏Thanks to the organisers + my colleagues in the Hulse Group, #NTU & #SHiMR. #NeuroDiab2025 #Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
🌍✈️The Hulse Group is heading to Bucharest for the 35th Annual #NEUROdiab Conference (Sept 11–14)! Global leaders in diabetic neuropathy — from biomarkers & AI to emerging therapies. Excited to share our work + learn from the best. 🔗 2025.neurodiab.org #NTU #SHiMR #Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch
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UK Biobank @ukbiobank.ac.uk · 12/09/2025
📢👩‍🔬Researchers, are you wondering how resources like UK Biobank can support your project? This helpful guide from @natureportfolio.nature.com explains what biobanks are, how they work, and compares some of the global options available 🔽
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Using biobanks to boost research: a how-to guide
Nature - From large national databases to bespoke sample collections, biobanks offer a wealth of avenues for scientific enquiry.
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The best meetings involve puppies! One of the perks of @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Comms meetings #DogsOfBluesky 🐶 @isadoracfurigo.bsky.social
BSN Comms monthly zoom call: clockwise from top L - Rebecca Dumbell Agnes Becker, Isadora Furigo and our virtual CEO Sue Thorn shows us two little puppies
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Well done Sam! Great to see NTU neuroendocrinology highlighted and winning prizes 🏆 #BSNbradford2025 #NTUresearch @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
What a great conference @bsneuroendo.bsky.social #BSNbradford2025 with team NTU (and Annabelle not in the photo). Showcasing Neuroendocrine NTU! ✔️three posters ✔️one poster prize 🏆 ✔️one session chaired ✔️one presentation to the AGM ✔️a lot of curries eaten 🍛 ✔️some crazy dancing ✔️Lots of cool science
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The #DumbellLab on tour! #BSNbradford2025 left-right it's me, Bharat, Marwa @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social and Annabelle. Posters might be over but chat to us about our work here at the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting! www.Dumbell-lab.com @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
In this afternoon's poster session come and meet Bharat Muthukumar talk about ZFHX3 #metabolic effects and Sam Bennett on mice divergently selected for metabolic differences and altered behavioural #rhythms. #BSNbradford2025 #NTUresearch @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
A great session this morning, thank you to my co-chair Stephen Manchishi and all the speakers Jonathan Johnton, Beatrice Filippi, Chris Coyle and Szilvia Vas and great discussion from the audience. 🧠🎤🍔🕘🐭
Rebecca Dumbell holding a microphone to close the session. In front of a slide "thank you for your attention"
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British Society for Neuroendocrinology @bsneuroendo.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
An inspiration to women in science and scientists in general. @denisebelsham.bsky.social starts with a fitting tribute to Alison Douglas and her support for early career scientists #ShowUpAsYouAre #BSNbradford2025
Denise Belsham introduces her Alison Douglas memorial lecture on hypothalamic neurons and the trainees doing the research
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Day 2 of #BSNbradford2025 I'm co-chairing session 1: #Rhythms and Hormonal interactions 9am. Looking forward to talks on #Chrononutrition, #astrocytes and metabolic control, retinal ganglion cell-> #SCN rhythms, and brainstem regulation of #GnRH pulse generator. 🕘🕥🍔🧠 @bsneuroendo.bsky.social
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Presenting her work on today's poster session @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social talking about ZFHX3 and it's molecular action on energy balance neuropeptides @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social #BSNbradford2025
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Great day to be travelling to Bradford for the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting! See you there? 🤓😎🧠
Dr Rebecca Dumbell wearing sunglasses on a train with green scenery moving quickly in the background through the window
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Congratulations to Gareth Banks and colleagues on their recent publication in @dmmjournal.bsky.social on a mouse knock-in model of frontotemporal #dementia / #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis #ALS & colleagues from @mrcharwell.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @utoronto.ca journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
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Multi-modal comparative phenotyping of knock-in mouse models of frontotemporal dementia/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Summary: We report side-by-side behavioural and sensory phenotyping data of two knock-in next-generation mouse models of aspects of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia disease sp...
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🧠 New Research Alert! Dr. Gareth Banks' latest study in Translational Psychiatry highlights the role of the murine ATP-binding cassette transporter Abcc5 (MRP5/cMOAT) in memory consolidation, circadian rhythm regulation, and glutamatergic signalling. 📄 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s413...
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The murine ATP-binding cassette transporter C5 (Abcc5/MRP5/cMOAT) plays a role in memory consolidation, circadian rhythm regulation and glutamatergic signalling - Translational Psychiatry
Translational Psychiatry - The murine ATP-binding cassette transporter C5 (Abcc5/MRP5/cMOAT) plays a role in memory consolidation, circadian rhythm regulation and glutamatergic signalling
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🧠🔬A new era of 3D imaging! The Miltenyi BLAZE lightsheet microscope is transforming how we visualise large tissues with stunning clarity. 📸Image from the Hulse group shows spinal cord vasculature — a glimpse of how BLAZE advances neuroscience research. #SHiMR #NTU #LightsheetMicroscopy #Neuroscience
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🎓 Big congratulations to our amazing Neuroscience PhD graduates Laura and @jessica-bates.bsky.social today! 🧠 We're proud to be celebrating alongside our friends in @ntumeta.bsky.social Here's to all who are graduating today—your hard work has paid off. 👏 #PhDGraduation#NTU#Neuro#ClassOf2025
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Cambridge Neuroscience @camneuro.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🗓️Deadline NEXT FRIDAY (1st Aug) for the Poster Abstract Submission for the 8th Cam Neuro Symposium 🧠All neuroscience themes welcome! 🏅Don't miss out - generous prizes available! 📊Register and submit your abstract: bit.ly/46QQ1WG More info: neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/camneuro-eve...
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8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium - Interventions & Recovery
The 8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium – Interventions & Recovery is an international meeting, which will take place on September 10-11th 2025 at the West Road Concert Hall at the University of…
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Sano Centre for Computational Medicine @sanoscience.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🧠 World Brain Day (July 22) raises awareness about neurological disorders and the importance of brain health. From nutrition to sleep to learning—today's global focus is all about the brain. #WorldBrainDay #BrainHealth #Neuroscience
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Swiss Network for Dementia Research @handle.invalid · 22/05/2025
For more information about the challenge and the initiators behind the initiative, head to the official website 🔗 brainhealth-challenge.org
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Brain Health Challenge: Boost Your Mind, Live Better
Brain Health Challenge: Boost Your Mind
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Today is #WorldBrainDay! 🧠 This year’s theme: #Brain Health Across Ages — a reminder of how vital brain research is. 📸 Image by a former #PhD student showing increased brain permeability via red #immunofluorescence in ageing pathology #Neuroscience #BrainHealth
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Emily R. Trunnell, Ph.D. @ertrunnell.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🧠 A new era for brain #organoids! Researchers have created Multi-Region Brain Organoids that model human brain development more accurately by integrating cerebral, mid-hindbrain & endothelial regions. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #neuroskyence #devbio 🧪
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Multi‐Region Brain Organoids Integrating Cerebral, Mid‐Hindbrain, and Endothelial Systems
Multi-Region Brain Organoids combine cerebral, mid/hindbrain, and endothelial components into an advanced 3D model capturing 80% of fetal brain cellular diversity. This platform reveals essential end....
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NTU Metabolism @ntumeta.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Dr Alice Murphy spoke at the UKHAIC networking event, sharing how her #FTMA grant with Intelligent OMICS Ltd is advancing research into predicting #type2diabetes improvement post-bariatric surgery using urine. Great discussions on #healthyAgeing. #diabetes #NTU #NTUMetabolic #SHiMR_NTU
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
PhD student Zak and Professor Tom Wishart are at the #AnatomicalSociety #cerebralcortex conference in Oxford, presenting their latest research on the role of PpT1 in #Batten disease. Exciting insights from the #NTUneuro and #SHiMR team!🧠🔬 #Neuroscience #Research #PhDLife #MolecularBiology #SciComm
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 11/07/2025
SfN thrives because of an incredible community of scientists, researchers, educators, and advocates committed not just to advancing neuroscience, but to supporting each other. For 56 years, this dedication has driven both SfN's success and the progress of the entire field. #neurosky
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NTU Metabolism @ntumeta.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Great to see #NTUMetabolic @ #PhysiologyofObesity2025 w/ Dr @fearoncassidy.bsky.social & Prof @tonygoldstone.bsky.social . @physoc.bsky.social @mark-christian-lab.bsky.social @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @jhobbs22.bsky.social @nurudeenrasaq.bsky.social @nkalender.bsky.social
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Nikoletta Kalenderoglou @nkalender.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Heading into Day 2 of #PhysiologyofObesity2025! More great talks ahead on #nutrition, #metabolism and #AdiposeBiology. #SHIMR_NTU #NTUMetabolic @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @physoc.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @jhobbs.bsky.social @mark-christian-lab.bsky.social
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
At the @physoc.bsky.social Physiology of obesity meeting in @uniofnottingham.bsky.social today. Bharat will be presenting his poster this afternoon on ZFHX3 in #BrownFat and metabolism @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @socendocrinology.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social #NTUresearch
Bharat Muthukumar presenting his poster (blurred)
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A brilliant plenary talk in our #NottinghamTrent #NTUResearch #SHiMR research day is Nabil-Fareed Alikhan of @ox.ac.uk talking about (open) #bigdata. Complete with Blade Runner quotes and highlighting the importance of a hypothesis @ntuneuro.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
Prof Nik Morton hosts Dr Nabil-Fareed Alikhan in front of a lectern with title slide "Open data, open minds: bioinformatics and big data lessons from COVID-19 and beyond"
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
New #BBSRC fellowship awardee Dr Martina Gabrielli presenting her previous work and plans for new studies investigating glia-to-neuron communication in the brain. #SHiMR symposium #NTUresearch #science
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Interesting talk by head of #neuroscience Prof Tom Wishart explaining reserach on identifying regulators of stability in synpatic populations during our #SHiMR symosium. #science #research #ntu #SST
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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
It's our Nottingham Trent #SHiMR day symposium today. Starting with Keeley Brookes showcasing our prize-winning work with LEAP - our public #Research #co-creation scheme. Find out more: www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co... #NTUResearch @ntuneuro.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
Dr Keeley Brookes enthusiastically introducing a colourful slide "Join the conversation. Listen, engage and analyse with the public"
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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Today is the #SHiMR symposium where #research throughout the centre is showcased by #PhD, #Post-doc and #academics focusing on big data. #neuroscience #shimrmetaboloism #AROM #Cancer
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