Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬
Neuroscientist. 🧠
Professor at the University of Edinburgh
Past President of the British Neuroscience Association
FENS-Kavli Network Alumna
Mom to 2 teens, a cat, and a rescue dog. 🐈⬛🐕🐾
SciFi/fantasy nut - book recommendations welcome! 👽🚀🛸
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- Reposted by Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬This morning, Paul Brennan, @clairedurrant1.bsky.social and @tspiresjones.bsky.social were on TODAY on BBC Radio 4. They discussed how tissue removed during routine brain surgery is being used to break new ground and find a cure for Alzheimer’s. Listen from 00:32:48 edin.ac/45k92zl
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- Delighted to share our paper examining synaptic tau in PSP. Many thanks to @robertmcgeachan.bsky.social @clairedurrant1.bsky.social and our many collaborators and funders. And extra special thanks to tissue donors who make this work possible.
- 📢Fabulous new paper from @tspiresjones.bsky.social, @clairedurrant1.bsky.social & team describes new mechanisms in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, suggesting that targeting tau in synapses is a promising approach for future treatments. Full paper➡️www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-01992-5 🧠
- See a lovely piece on STV highlighting the impacts of this disease on families . While our new findings will not lead to a new treatment today, we aim to bring hope to people living with PSP for the future news.stv.tv/east-central...
- Happy Caturday from Nyx
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- Reposted by Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬Fabulous talk by the lovely @emmayhnell.bsky.social hwre at @edinunineuro.bsky.social talking about teaching and engaging students with lots of fun tidbits and ideas to consider. Think about your strengths, different modes or medias and maybe make it personal!
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- Microscope, check. Pint, check. It’s time for Edinburgh Pint of Science! If you’re in town join us at Monkey Barrel Comedy 7:30-9:30 latecomers welcome and some tickets left!
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- Reposted by Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬Our paper in Nature Comms is now online! Summary below but in short we use living human brain slice cultures in a number of different ways to model dementia processes. Big team effort led by myself, @robertmcgeachan.bsky.social and @clairedurrant1.bsky.social rdcu.be/ej647
- I have absolutely loved my time as President of @britishneuro.bsky.social . And what an epic end giving a speech in the gorgeous Liverpool cathedral under an installation art piece of the sun. Thank you to CEO and buddy Laura Ajram and excellent exec team.
- You’ll be brilliant @nramnani.bsky.social Prof President! @britishneuro.bsky.social is in very good hands.
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- Fantastic to see this work from @clairedurrant1.bsky.social group out in print! Important results using living human brain tissue to study Alzheimer’s disease www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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- The inspirational prof Julie Williams, @britishneuro.bsky.social president-elect delivering an excellent plenary lectuee
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- Another fantastic poster session #BNA2025
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- Desert island papers was a very fun session!
- @braincomms.bsky.social booth at #BNA2025 is busy come say hi!
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- Great day for posters! #bna2025
- Beautiful data from @franzgbb.bsky.social examining the complex relationships between amyloid beta, synaptic hyperactivity and astrocytes
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- If you’re at #BNA2025 pop by the Brain booth to meet Masud Husain, editor of Brain and myself, editor of Brain Communications today at 1pm
- It is not too late to join @britishneuro.bsky.social and Queens Reading Room for a public lecture about reading and the brain! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-queens...
- @britishneuro.bsky.social has partnered with the Queens Reading Room! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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- @britishneuro.bsky.social has partnered with the Queens Reading Room! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
- Fascinating and important work by Prof Sir Adrian Bird explaining molecular mechanisms and reversibility of Rett syndrome #BNA2025
- Here we go the first plenary about to begin after intro from the amazing chief exec of @britishneuro.bsky.social @laura-ajram.bsky.social
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- It was a pleasure to visit St Andrews to deliver a TEDx talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJME...
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- Behind the scenes on BBC TV this week 😂🫠
- It was lovely to represent the FNIH Biomarker Consortium SV2A group at #ADPD2025 !
- Learning a lot and loving bumping into so many people at #ADPD2025 great to see @aruk-susank@bsky.social discussing the future of treatments for #Alzheimers
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- Hope you can join us in Liverpool for #BNA2025!!! I'll be charing a panel on the future of treatment for neurological conditions and will have a meet the editor session for @braincomms.bsky.social and looking forward to catching up with colleagues. @britishneuro.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬Prof. Adrian Bird will be deliverying a plenary session on Rett Syndrome at #BNA2025. Check out the full programme here: lnkd.in/esa9hs4x Registration at standard rates held until 7th April lnkd.in/eQGnDp8t @edinburghuni.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
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- In case you missed the SfN webinar on data management, it will be available online soon neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r...
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- Reposted by Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬We are so excited to be taking the #BNA2025 International Festival of #Neuroscience to #Liverpool ! A city where history, culture and innovation collide - the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable neuroscience gathering. Join us! bna2025.org #cpd #careerdevelopment #medicalresearch #networking
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