Alex Mellor
@AlexMellorNeuro
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PhD student @PlymUni looking at all things inflammation and ischaemia in white matter๐ง ๐ฌ MSci Neuroscience grad @unisouthampton
Plymouth, England
Joined March 2022
Pleased to say I'll be staying at @PlymUni for another 6 months looking at immune cell interactions with oligodendroglia in MS๐ฅณ
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About 100 TEM samples later, three years of PhD lab work comes to an end. small matter of a thesis to write now๐ฌ
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Been a long journey from the south-west but arrived in Sheffield for the first ever @UKGlia meeting tomorrow!
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Been to vote this morning, unfortunately no #dogsatpollingstations so here's a cat who's not at a polling station instead. No matter who you support, get out and vote (and don't forget your ID!!!).#generalection2024
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Goodbye California! You've been a blast but there's a proper cup of tea 5,618 miles away with my name on it
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Had the most amazing time at this year's myelin GRC. So much exciting work being done in the myelin world!
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RT @biorxiv_neursci: Sub-clinical glutamate receptor antagonist combinations prevent progressive demyelination. #bโฆ.
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Check out our latest work on how glutamate antagonists can prevent progressive demyelination in models of MS!
biorxiv.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects almost 3 million people globally who suffer demyelination as a series of relapses and remissions that tend towards progressive deterioration over time. The proximate...
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LA doneโ๏ธ.Up the coast to Ventura today for this year's myelin GRC- looking forward to a great meeting!
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Reckon we could get Liam Neeson to star in a parafilm-based remake of the taken trilogy?
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RT @NorwichCityFC: ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐. Check in onโฆ.
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What does this mean? Personally I think doing things like promoting equality in STEM, fighting climate change, using science to inform us about peoples health aren't to do with being 'politically correct', it's just being a decent human. but what would I know.
NEW: Conservatives are safeguarding scientific research from the denial of biology and the steady creep of political correctness. @michelledonelan announces plans to depoliticise science at #CPC23
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Fantastic blog written by the wonderful Abi from the fly lab here in Plymouth- she really puts into perspective the skills you don't even realise you are developing whilst doing your PhD so really good read!.
womeninneuroscienceuk.org
Transferable skills make STEM graduates highly employable outside research settings, but how do you identify those that are specific to you? Abi Parsons reflects on the importance of making time for...
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Loved every minute of the @gliameeting! Brilliant time finding out about some fantastic glial research and meeting some amazing scientists. Will definitely be returning to euroglia in 2 years time๐ช๐บ
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RT @jamesconway2796: Iโm presenting my PhD work on Nedd4 ligases and their influence on alpha- synuclein and glia in the midbrain @gliameetโฆ.
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I'm presenting some of my PhD work in the first poster session @gliameeting. Come find me at poster T12-003A for a chat about white matter ischaemia!.
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The Fern and Kramer labs have arrived in Berlin for @gliameeting. Not a bad place to spend some time before the conference starts๐ฉ๐ช๐ช๐บ
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No better start to the day than your colleague bringing you a big box of their unwanted (apparently there is such a thing) tea bags! Definitely changed the mood around after being stuck in traffic for almost 2 hours trying to get to work
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