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#Neuroscience Research Theme in the Centre for Systems Health and Integrated Metabolic Health (SHiMR) at Nottingham Trent University, UK
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- 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
- 🧠 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
- 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
- @ntumeta.bsky.social and @ntuneuro.bsky.social joined forces for our #ISTeC Dish Party, a celebration of culture, community, and amazing food. Huge thanks to @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social for the brilliant organisation and unforgettable food performance 👏🍽️ Thanks to everyone who joined! 🙌 #SHiMR_NTU
- 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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- 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...
- Reposted by NTU NeuroTravelling north to give a seminar talk and meet with colleagues at @uofglasgow.bsky.social tomorrow 🏴 @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by NTU NeuroWe 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
- 💡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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroThis 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
- 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..?🎂🧠🔬🤓
- Restarting neuro/metabolism #JournalClub with a cake! Will it turn into baking club? (I hope so) @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Reposted by NTU NeuroThis 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! 🐭🧠🍔🔬
- Short visit to MRC Harwell today and a great catch-up with @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social. Some exciting science coming your way soon!
- 📸 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
- Reposted by NTU Neuro🎤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
- 🌍✈️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
- Reposted by NTU Neuro📢👩🔬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 🔽
- Reposted by NTU NeuroThe best meetings involve puppies! One of the perks of @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Comms meetings #DogsOfBluesky 🐶 @isadoracfurigo.bsky.social
- Reposted by NTU NeuroWell done Sam! Great to see NTU neuroendocrinology highlighted and winning prizes 🏆 #BSNbradford2025 #NTUresearch @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Congratulations to the poster prize winners @Tianyi Lu (Cambridge), Samuel Bennett (NTU) @ntumeta.bsky.social, @heleneachus.bsky.social (Aston) #BSNbradford2025 A tight competition and excellent work on all posters presented at the meeting!
- Reposted by NTU NeuroWhat 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroThe #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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroIn 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroA 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. 🧠🎤🍔🕘🐭
- Reposted by NTU NeuroAn 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroDay 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroPresenting 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroGreat day to be travelling to Bradford for the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting! See you there? 🤓😎🧠
- 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/...
- 🧠 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...
- 🧠🔬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
- 🎓 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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- Reposted by NTU Neuro🧠 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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- 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
- Reposted by NTU Neuro🧠 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 🧪
- Reposted by NTU NeuroDr 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
- 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroSfN 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroGreat 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroHeading 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroAt 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroA 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
- 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
- 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
- Reposted by NTU NeuroIt'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
- 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
- In our regular theme meeting Gareth Banks tells us about his recent publication on a mouse model of disrupted #memory, #circadian rhythm and #glutamatergic signalling by #ABCC5 🧠🐁 #NTUResearch #NottinghamTrent @ox.ac.uk @mrcharwell.bsky.social 🤓 Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Bharat has had a very productive time in our research labs and will present his work at two national conferences this summer. A well deserved celebration. Good luck with your future career Bharat! 🤓 🔬 #Neurometabolism #ResearchExperience #NTUResearch @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
- Team bowling today as Bharat Muthukumar completes his Msc placement in my group. Turns out he has a hidden talent for the game as well as qPCR! @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
- An exciting #FluorescenceFriday as we Meet the Blaze - our new @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social light sheet microscope funded by @ukri.org BBSRC ALERT. Our imaging specialist Graham Hickman demonstrates cleared tissue imaging capability with a #TissueCleared whole mouse #brain 🧠🔬👀 #NTUResearch
- . @ntumeta.bsky.social @ntubiosciences.bsky.social @marionhogg.bsky.social @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social @ex-celllab.bsky.social and other PIs not on BS
- Congratulations to #PhD student Jack Corbett for winning the 3rd place post #prize at this years #STAR2025 conference. Jack works on the induction of #hypoxia in diabetic chronic pain with Dr Richard Hulse. #Neuroscience #Pain #Diabetes #SHiMR_NTU
- Reposted by NTU NeuroGreat to see our postdocs from NTU School of Science and Tech passing on their experiences and answering questions from current PhDs at our local PhD researcher conference #STAR2025 #NottinghamTrent #Postdocs #CareerDevelopment @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social
- This week NTU Neuro #postdoc Dr Jessica Bates won best science communication #prize at the Advanced Pain Discovery Platform Meeting at The International Conference Centre, Newport, Wales. Well done Jess! Photo here with project leads Mark Paul-Clark and Richard Hulse #pain #SciComm #Neuroscience
- Reposted by NTU NeuroFollow @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social journey into the molecular mechanics behind it all! 🧠⚖️ #PhDLife #NeuroScience #EnergyBalance #ResearchSpotlight #WomenInSTEM #STAR2025 #NTUMetabolic #NTUResearch with @ntuneuro.bsky.social supervisors: @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social, Gareth Lavery, Gareth Banks
- Reposted by NTU Neuro🔬Meet @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social, a 2nd-year #PhD student in the @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social 's lab at #SHIMR_NTU! Marwa is diving deep into how the brain controls energy balance, exploring the role of #ZFHX3 in regulating the growth axis. 🧠⚖️
- Reposted by NTU NeuroAlexander Wilson-Slomkowski is a #PhD student in the Metabolic Resilience Group at #SHIMR_NTU. At #STAR2025, he presented his research, which utilises a pre-clinical model of divergent #metabolic rate to uncover #hypothalamic targets for #MetabolicHealth. With Nik Morton @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
- A busy day for our #PhD students showcasing their research at the #Nottingham Trent School of Science and Technology PGR STAR #conference today. With @ntumeta.bsky.social
- Suraj Lama from the @ex-celllab.bsky.social Ex-Cell group presenting his poster at the NTU SST STAR conference on human kidney tubuloid characterisation
- Reposted by NTU NeuroGreat to see Alex and Marwa presenting their work at our local PGR conference today 🤓🔬 @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social #PhDStudent #Neuroscientists #Metabolism
- A busy day for our #PhD students showcasing their research at the #Nottingham Trent School of Science and Technology PGR STAR #conference today. With @ntumeta.bsky.social
- This weekend the @ntuneuro.bsky.social #NeuroLadies met up to celebrate birthdays and impending grant submissions! 💪🏻👩🏻🔬👩🏽🔬🔬 #NTU #NottinghamTrent #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience @ntumeta.bsky.social @marionhogg.bsky.social @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
- . @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social hosted Dr Rajesh Pandey all the way from CISR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi for a research visit and seminar today
- Tom Wishart spoke at @edinunineuro.bsky.social #neuroday2025 this week on the use of large animal models for #biomarker discovery. Showcasing his work on #BattenDisease. #Research #NottinghamTrent
- Find out about some of the work being carried out in collaboration with our Neuro theme lead Prof Tom Wishart and colleagues on biomarkers of Batten Disease. #BattenResearch #BattenDisease #RareDisease #Science #Research #Clinical #Grant www.facebook.com/share/v/19gh...
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- On #RareDiseaseDay read about work by Tom Wishart of @ntuneuro.bsky.social & @roslininstitute.bsky.social on developing models and ultimately new treatments for rare childhood dementia condition, #BattenDisease. #RareDisease vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin/news-...
- Check out our another Neuroscience team at #Nottingam FOSAC event #Brain
- Check out some of our researchers at the #Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity! Looks like a great time 🧠 #ScienceFestival #Brains #STEM #STEAMM #NottinghamTrent
- We had a wonderful experience to explain our research to kids @ Festival of Science and curiosity, Nottingham @ntuneuro.bsky.social
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- NTU Neuro member Rebecca @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social is a trustee and communications secretary for the BSN @bsneuroendo.bsky.social. Here interviewing one of @jne-editor.bsky.social's editor in chief about their society-owned journal.
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- Nikita Gamper is our final plenary today, talking about pain - dorsal root ganglion as an intrinsic filtering device #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Carlo Breda talks about his work on RAB39B/dRab39 in Parkinson's disease #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Sebastien Serres talks about STAT3 in astrocyte reactivity to disease from brain tumours to neurodegeneration #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Next Lesley Hoyles @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social presents work on microbiome associated metabolites on the blood brain barrier 🦠🧠 #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Michael Okun on how psychedelic drugs impact brain activity #NottinghamNeuroscoenceDay
- Mark Humphries talks about Neural embedding control of locomotion transitions in Aplysia sea slugs #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Karim Kreft talks about his work on predicting response to treatment and severity of multiple sclerosis depending on genetic profiles. #NottinghamNeuroscoenceDay
- Mairi Houlgreave presents her work on the neural correlates and oscillatory dynamics of tics in Tourettes syndrome #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Harry Porter presents his work on childhood brain tumours #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Philip Bath talks about management of post-stroke dysphagia #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Wayne Carter talks about cholinesterase inhibitors, dietary intake and lessons from folkloric medicine in neurodegenerative disease #NottinghamNeuroscoenceDay 🍋🧠
- Elisabetta Verderio Edwards presents her lab's work @ntuneuro.bsky.social on MSC derived extracellular vesicles and neuroprotection in the brain 🧠 #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- Krista Rantanen of Baker Ruskin and @crick.ac.uk presents on hypoxia and "why you can't study herring behaviour using dead fish" 🐟 as an analogy for intracellular model systems 🧠 #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay
- First plenary talk at #NottinghamNeuroscienceDay is Tom Wishart our new Theme Lead for @ntuneuro.bsky.social on large animal models of neurological disorders to scale up therapeutic development
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- Reposted by NTU NeuroAt Nottingham Trent University (NTU), we’re tackling some of the biggest health challenges in society; dementia, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and infections. But we can’t do it alone. Through our LEAP (Learn, Engage and Analyse with the Public) initiative, we want to hear your thoughts and (1/3)
