Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION
Pioneering neuromuscular disease research through clinical, genetic, and translational neuroscience to develop therapies and enhance patient care.
- Congratulations to Natalia Dominik on receiving a Guarantors of Brain non-clinical postdoctoral fellowship for 3 years from October 2026.
- Congratulations to Karen Gunanayagam on successfully being awarded a Guarantors of Brain Clinical Fellowship, starting in April 2026.
- Congratulations to Giampietro Schiavo on receiving the 2026 Basic Science Life Achievement Award of the International Neurotoxin Association. This award recognises the contributions of the Schiavo Lab. to the understanding of the mechanism of action of botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins.
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONPlease spread the word! Great opportunity for bioinformatician to join us at the world-leading UCL Institute of Neurology in London, UK, to research genomics of inherited neuromuscular diseases. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONWe were delighted to host our Christmas Drinks Reception sponsored by Oxford Nanopore, bringing together partners, ambassadors, funders & charities shaping our global neurogenetics work. Grateful to all who joined us & excited for continued progress in 2026! @uclqsion.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com
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- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONProfessor Henry Houlden & Dr Karen Gunanayagam recently visited Dhaka and Bogura, providing specialist neurogenetics teaching and attending clinics as part of our active clinical and research partnership in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
- A wonderful evening at the DNMD Christmas Drinks, bringing together colleagues from across the department. Thank you to everyone who joined us and best wishes for a well-deserved break and a happy festive season. 🎄🥂 @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclh.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION£500 bursary for early career researchers / AHPs selected for an oral presentation Registration, accommodation and call for abstracts now open! UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 2026 17/18 April, Cambridge, UK Check out our interesting agenda bit.ly/3XOjZF8
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION*New* Clinical Research Fellow vacancy - inherited neuropathies. Based at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Application Deadline 25/01/26 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
- Congratulations to Stephanie Efthymiou on successfully being awarded a NBA small acorns fund - 'Validating exosomal RNA profiling methods in plasma and CSF of patients with multiple sclerosis', starting in January 2026
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Hosts Neuromuscular Diseases Research Day 2025. A fantastic day bringing together clinicians, researchers and trainees to share insights and celebrate progress in NMD research. 🧠 @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social Read more: bit.ly/48N8tPI
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION📣Time to start thinking about abstract submissions and accommodation bookings for UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 2026 17/18 April, Cambridge, UK. Check out the interesting 2026 agenda 📷https://bit.ly/3XOjZF8 (Image: Christin Hume @unsplash)
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION📣📣Registration and call for abstracts now open! UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 2026 17/18 April, Cambridge, UK Our 2026 agenda spans acquired/autoimmune and genetic neuromuscular, neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions bit.ly/3XOjZF8
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONBMS is very much looking forward to the British Myology Society Muscle MRI workshop, online 1 day event tomorrow. Registration free to BMS members, £75 to non-members 💪📊👩🔬 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bms-muscle...
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION1. New preprint resolving a conundrum in systems neuroscience with an AI scientist, and humans Reilly Tilbury, Dabin Kwon, @haydari.bsky.social, @jacobmratliff.bsky.social, @bio-emergent.bsky.social, @carandinilab.net, @kevinjmiller.bsky.social, @neurokim.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Congratulations to Pete Harley on successfully being awarded a Wellcome Trust Early-Career Award - 'Uncovering the interplay of synaptic activity and TDP-43 pathology in neurodegeneration', starting in January 2026. @peteharley95.bsky.social
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONCongrats to Peter Finnigan, a Highly Specialist Neuromuscular Physio from NHNN’s Highly Specialist McArdle & Related Disorders Service, on his Small Acorns grant from The National Brain Appeal of £5,691.60 to establish normative strength profiles and quantify sarcopenia risk in McArdle disease👏
- Congratulations to Filipe Nascimento on successfully being awarded a Wellcome Trust Career Development Award (CDA) - ‘Spinal microcircuit resilience in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): mechanisms, translational insights and therapeutic windows’, starting in April 2026.
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION ✍️ Apply now! Clinical Fellowship in imaging for evaluation of mitochondrial disease severity, progression, and treatment response, in our excellent & supportive team at UCL Queen Square / UCLH NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders shorturl.at/jaSke
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION✍️ Apply now! Clinical Fellowship in imaging for evaluation of mitochondrial disease severity, progression, and treatment response, in our excellent & supportive team at UCL Queen Square / UCLH NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders shorturl.at/jaSke
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- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONThe Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases team braving the rain in beautiful Stresa, for the Neuromuscular Study Group meeting. Always such a good meeting with great representation from the London team 🤩 @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @cnmdrehab.bsky.social #NMSG2025
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONIt's World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week 💚 Since we couldn't #LightUpForMito this year the team's looking lit in green to raise awareness instead! Read more here: www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/charity/get-... #mitoaware #mitochondrialdisease #worldmitoweek2025 @lilyfoundation.bsky.social
- Congratulations to Dr Oscar Wilkins who was awarded the First Motor Neurone Disease Association Rob Burrow Early Career Researcher Prize at the UCL Queen Square MND Centre Sixth ALS/MND International Symposium in Partnership with the UK MND Research Institute on Friday 05 September 2025 👏👏👏
- UCL Queen Square MND Centre Sixth ALS/MND International Symposium in Partnership with the UK MND Research Institute held on Friday 05 September 2025
- Congratulations to the Cortex Lab and International Brain Lab bsky.app/profile/intl...
- Two flagship papers from the International Brain Laboratory, now out in @Nature.com: 🧠 Brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09235-0 🧠 Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09226-1 +
- Congratulations to Dr Gita Ramdharry who has been awarded a £1.6 million NIHR Advanced Clinical Practitioner Academic Fellowship to lead research in rare neurological diseases...
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION💬 "Why do cells that function normally for years stop working?" We speak to Professor Elizabeth Fisher (@uclqsion.bsky.social) about what drives her research. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
- Another fulfilling week for The Greensmith Lab (+ colleagues from other DNMD groups) hosting their annual Work Experience at UCL QSIoN. The Summer Students were able to get a taste of scientific life, with hands-on experience, learning key skills eg. pipetting, cell culture, immunostaining and more!
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Summer Drinks, October Gallery, July 2025 ☺️
- We are pleased to share an exciting new research opportunity for a clinician with a neurology background to join the London Mitochondrial Team, focusing on innovative MRI techniques in mitochondrial disease: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
- Reposted by Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSIONThe project, led by Professor Mary Reilly, will aim to: 🔬 Develop MRI tools to spot early muscle changes 📊 Gather real-world insights from people living with CMT 🏥 Train more centres in the UK to run CMT clinical trials to increase access and participation @uclqsneuromuscular.bsky.social
