Impact of infection on brain connectivity and contributions to vascular dementia at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Impact of infection on brain connectivity and contributions to vascular dementia at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

We have a very exciting Future Medicine PhD position advertised! Joining forces with the Farr lab and others to understand how infection influences vascular brain disease through immune-brain mechanisms www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Great work coming out from the @dr-l-mcculloch.bsky.social lab @edinuni-irr.bsky.social

Dr Julija Krupic and researchers from the UK DRI at UCL, the University of Cambridge and the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL, have developed and validated a fully automated Novel Object Recognition (NOR) test that runs entirely in a mouse’s home cage.

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Great team-work behind our paper just published on stroke-induced immune cell changes, involving groups across @edinunineuro.bsky.social
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A pandemic in midst of study not anticipated at outset!

Acute ischaemic stroke alters the composition and function of circulating B cells Distinct B cell populations are found in circulation, including those with innate-like properties, that have varied functions in pathogen protection, …

Delighted our new paper is out describing how stroke alters systemic B cell properties, relevant to recovery & complications after stroke eg infection, cognitive decline. Pleasure to work with our collaborators & thanks to our funders for supporting www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Precision Medicine DTP - Towards precision therapeutics for macrophages: developing a multi-organ understanding of macrophage control by TGF-β at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Precision Medicine DTP - Towards precision therapeutics for macrophages: developing a multi-organ understanding of macrophage control by TGF-β at University of Edinburgh, listed on ...

We have an exciting PhD project open for applications - fully-funded. Apply here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Huge congratulations to UK DRI Founding Director Prof Bart De Strooper who has been awarded an Honorary CBE for his contributions to dementia research! 👏

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🎉 This week, we’re proud to officially launch the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research, in partnership with the British Heart Foundation.

The centre will explore how changes in vascular health contribute to dementia - paving the way for new treatments👉 buff.ly/5ZEjQx8

Frontiers | TREM2 supports neuronal protection and microglial reactivity without an effect on misfolded protein deposition in chronic neurodegenerative prion disease IntroductionTriggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) variants have been identified as risk factors for neurodegenerative disease, including A...

Very pleased to see this published! Team effort from several labs @edinunineuro.bsky.social and Carpanini lab @cardiffunilib.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk - bit more support for microglia resilience involving TREM2 in chronic brain disease. www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...

Abstract Submission Open!!

As we slide into the weekend, it's the ideal time to think about your abstract for #EMDS2025. Lots of opportunities for #ECRs to present...and prizes up for grabs!

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Research into rare conditions is vital to enhance care for people affected and open up new treatment options. In doing so, it also sheds light on the underlying mechanisms applicable to other more common conditions.

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It's #RareDiseaseDay! Rare diseases are individually rare but collectively common, affecting 3.5 million people in the UK. Bring out your stripey socks to raise awareness #RareDisease #ShowYourStripes @medicsforrare.bsky.social
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