Wellcome awards £3.92M to Imperial team for real-time brain imaging breakthrough Researchers at Imperial College London will develop an imaging system capable of capturing the electrical activity of thousands of neurons simultaneo...

Researchers from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social have secured £3.92M from @wellcometrust.bsky.social to develop a groundbreaking brain imaging system 🧠

A major step forward for understanding #Alzheimers and how the brain works.

More 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialbrains.bsky.social

Our Queen’s Tower is back!

After restoration works lasting over three years, our beautiful tower is reopening today.

Built to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, the tower opened in 1893 in a ceremony attended by the Queen herself.

New tool to predict when leukaemia patients no longer need treatment New personalised tool could help clinicians predict when chronic myeloid leukaemia patients no longer need treatment

“We hope this tool will help give each patient better, accurate advice.” – Dr Simone Claudiani, @imperialimmuno.bsky.social.

A new personalised calculator could help doctors predict which #leukaemia patients can safely stop treatment.

www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/new... @imperialnhs.bsky.social

Two Imperial researchers awarded Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards Dr Shuchi Agrawal Singh (Department of Immunology and Inflammation) and Dr Pete Lally (Department of Bioengineering) have been named as winners of th...

Congratulations to Dr Shuchi Agrawal Singh (@imperialimmuno.bsky.social) on winning an @acmedsci.bsky.social Springboard Award 🎉

Her research tackles drug resistance in acute myeloid #leukaemia – a key challenge in improving #cancer outcomes 🔬

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

We are so proud of all our Biochemical Society 2027 Award winners. Visit our website to find out more about all of the deserving recipients #BiochemAwards 🧪

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Portrait of Dr Stefano Sandrone recognized with the Early Career Teaching Excellence Award by The Biochemical Society 2027 Awards.

Making a profound impact within & beyond Imperial, the Early Career Teaching Excellence Award goes to Stefano Sandrone! Creating innovative teaching and learning approaches for neurology and neuroscience education, Stefano has championed the use of augmented reality, virtual reality & the metaverse.

Dr Ana Costa-Pereira from Imperial College London receiving the Established Educator Teaching Excellence Award at the 2027 Biochemical Society Awards.

It's a double education win for Imperial College London Congratulations to Dr Ana Costa-Pereira who receives the Established Educator Teaching Excellence Award for her unwavering focus on student success and transformation of Biomedical Science education through the creation of Lab Pods.

Could our nose cells be key to preventing future pandemic spread? Targeting immunity at viral points of entry, like the nose - an organ once overlooked in vaccine research - could fundamentally reshape our outbreak readiness.

Could the key to stopping future pandemics be… right under our noses? 👃🦠

Imperial is leading @musiccproject.bsky.social, a global project exploring #vaccines that could block infection at the point of entry.

Read more in this @cepi.net blog 👇 cepi.net/could-our-no...

Imperial Black Excellence: Exploring Entrepreneurship | Imperial Enterprise Lab Join us for our monthly Community social. Grow your network, get inspired and meet your fellow entrepreneurs from across Imperial

What’s it really like building a startup as a Black founder? 🚀

From funding to personal brand – hear honest insights from those who’ve done it.

Open to Imperial students, staff + alumni of Black heritage 👇 www.imperialenterpriselab.com/events/imper... @imperialenterprise.bsky.social

A researcher from Imperial College London working in a laboratory.

Research from @imperialsph.bsky.social is powering a major UK initiative to speed up #dementia trials – tackling one of the biggest barriers: finding volunteers.

700+ people have already taken part, accelerating the path to new treatments. 🧠

More: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @ukdri.ac.uk

SPARK NS Program 2026 – Professor Michael Johnson’s project awarded $2 million funding for Imperial to develop new treatments for Parkinson’s Disease.

🧠 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social will receive $2 million through the SPARK NS Program 2026 to develop new treatments for Parkinson's 👉 bit.ly/4sY3Ta1

#WorldParkinsonsDay

🧠 Discover the Landmark Project @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, profiling over 400 human brain donations to develop technologies for predicting disease progression and drug response in Parkinson's

More 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/256397/...

#WorldParkinsonsDay

Helping the brain in a gentler way 🧠

@imperialbrains.bsky.social – with £4.1M of @aria-research.bsky.social funding – are developing new stimulation technology that could one day reduce the need for invasive brain surgery in conditions like #Parkinsons.

More: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260073/... #PD

A cellular energy crisis? ⚡

Researchers from @imperialbrains.bsky.social uncovered why some brain cells are more vulnerable than others in #ParkinsonsDisease. 🧠

Even small drops in energy efficiency can push neurons from healthy to degenerating: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264617/... #Parkinsons

Earlier detection, made easier. ⌚

Smartwatch data could spot early signs of #Parkinsons – before diagnosis – outperforming traditional clinical risk scores.

A potential game-changer for non-invasive screening 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266173/... #PD @imperialbrains.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk

Exposure to pesticide disrupts genes in Parkinson’s-linked brain regions | Imperial News | Imperial College London A study reveals cells in key brain regions involved in Parkinson’s retain a ‘memory’ of pesticide exposure that disrupts gene expression.

🌱 What if #pesticide exposure today affects your brain years later?

A study showed pesticide exposure can leave a lasting “memory” in brain cells, disrupting gene expression in key #Parkinsons regions.

New clues into how environment shapes disease risk 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266673/... #PD

Researcher at the Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Tissue Bank.

Tomorrow is #WorldParkinsonsDay 💙

We’re revisiting recent research and news from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, which is helping to transform how we understand, detect and treat #ParkinsonsDisease.

🧵👇 Thread

Olly Taylor, Mental Health Trainee from the Institute of Global Health Innovation, chairing the panel discussion with Lindsay and Nathan about Torchlight.

Waiting months – or even years – for #MentalHealth support is the reality for many young people.

Torchlight aims to bridge that gap. 🫂

Learn how this digital app is supporting young people through mental health waiting times 💬

Read more: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

Dr Karen Joash

From #WomensHealth to workforce development – Dr Karen Joash takes the helm at Imperial's Clinical Academic Training Office 👏

Dr Joash is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at @imperialnhs.bsky.social, with more than 25 years of clinical experience 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #WomenInSTEM

Dr Patrick Bächtiger appears on BBC News' Tech Now

Heart attack + #stroke risks are often missed in routine checks.

On BBC Tech Now, Dr Patrick Bächtiger from @imperialnhli.bsky.social & @imperialnhs.bsky.social discusses how an #AI stethoscope is changing that by unlocking earlier detection 🫀🩺

Watch from 07:45 📺 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Queen's Tower, South Kensington Campus

From close of business today, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is closed for #Easter, reopening on Thursday 9 April. 🐣🐰🌻

We wish our community a safe, happy and restful break!

Early days of ITARA: perspectives from across three countries on integrating TB and respiratory care - National Heart and Lung Institute ITARA is a four-year programme, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which is using transdisciplinary research methods to develop novel approaches to integrate tubercu...

How do you better care for lung health?

The ITARA programme is working to integrate #TB and #respiratory care across Africa – putting patients at the centre 🌍

Read more 👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/2026/03... @imperialnhli.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social #GlobalHealth

Professor Jeremy Levy

“It's been incredibly rewarding to see people progress through their careers.”

Professor Jeremy Levy looks back on 10 years as CATO Director – supporting clinical academics and expanding opportunities beyond #medicine. 👏

More: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialnhs.bsky.social @icr.ac.uk

Machine Learning for Health Zimbabwe 2026 The collaborative initiative is illustrative of the convergence science taking place at Imperial, bringing cross-departmental expertise together to t...

From London to Harare 🌍

PhD students & researchers from @imperialbrains.bsky.social & @imperialinfect.bsky.social joined partners in Zimbabwe to deliver a #MachineLearning for Health course – building skills for real-world #healthcare challenges.

Read more 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #AI

What do students gain from the Science in Medicine School Teams Prize?

🔬 Think beyond the curriculum
🤝 Collaborate across disciplines
🌍 Explore the future of health & medicine
⚖️ Consider real-world impact & equity

Find out more 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/interac...

Five Years of the Science in Medicine Teams Prize YouTube video by Imperial NHLI

Inspiring the scientists of tomorrow 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬

Hosted by @imperialnhli.bsky.social, the 6th annual Science in Medicine School Teams Prize is back!

The prize challenges sixth form students to design bold, creative solutions to real health problems – watch 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tmh...

DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges Researchers at Imperial College London, the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), and the University of Sheffield have shown that the physical tw...

🧬 It’s not just #DNA code that matters – it’s the shape.

Scientists from @imperialinfect.bsky.social, @mrc-lms.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social show that twisting DNA can trigger #CRISPR errors, opening the door to safer #GeneEditing.

Read more 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #Genomics

Dr Alicia D’Souza awarded BHF Discovery Research Senior Fellowship to transform understanding of the heart’s electrical conduction system Dr Alicia D’Souza, Associate Professor in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), has been awarded a prestig...

What if we could repair the heart’s electrical system without implants? 🫀

@imperialnhli.bsky.social's Dr Alicia D’Souza has been awarded a @thebhf.bsky.social Senior Fellowship to uncover the root causes of heart failure & transform how we repair the heart. 🎉

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

We were glad to have celebrated Paediatric health research taking place at @imperialmed.bsky.social with more than 200 children, young people and parents from across North West London & identifying their health research priorities through our People's Research Cafe.

London’s young people work with researchers and doctors to shape the future of child health research Over 200 children joined more than 100 researchers, clinicians, and parents at Chelsea Football Club in West London.

“We don’t want to just do #research to children; we want to do it with them.”

From asthma to mental health, young people joined our researchers + #NHS teams to share what matters most for their #health, at a unique event at Chelsea FC.

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialbrc.bsky.social