BrainInflammationGrp
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Brain Inflammation Group (BIG), University of Manchester. Researching the role inflammation plays in brain disorders, such as stroke.
Manchester, UK
Joined July 2011
RT @GJBrainResearch: New podcast out now! Prof @RobLucasDar, from @FBMH_UoM shares his insights into biological timing and discusses the bi….
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RT @DNS_UOM: 🚨Research Technician at @DNS_UOM, University of Manchester. Join Dr Kira Shaw and Dr Ingo Schiessl on a Wellcome project explo….
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RT @DNS_UOM: 🚨Research Associate at @DNS_UOM, University of Manchester. Join Dr Kira Shaw and Dr Ingo Schiessl on a Wellcome project explor….
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RT @GJBrainResearch: 🧠 Today is #GlioblastomaAwarenessDay. For 60+ years, life expectancy for glioblastoma has barely improved. We’re work….
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RT @GJBrainResearch: ✨ Poster spotlight in full swing at the @Bionow conference! Mary and Abigail are taking the stage with their flash tal….
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A @KasherLab double whammy!! 🐟. BIG congrats to zebrafish enthusiasts Dr Emily McMahon (@EmzMcM) and Dr Daisy Flatman (@Daisy_Flatman) for passing their PhD vivas last week! 🎉. Excited to see where your research takes you next! 🧠🫀
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Check out this new PhD opportunity within our group, led by @KasherLab as part of our @TheBHF Centre of Research Excellence:."Infection, inflammation and risk of haemorrhagic stroke: investigating the role of cholesterol" 🧠.Deadline 6th June, please share.
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PhD Project - (BHF CRE) Infection, inflammation and risk of haemorrhagic stroke: investigating the role of cholesterol at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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RT @AlbaGrays: Thrilled to share our latest paper, now OA in @_JCBFM! 🎉. A collaborative effort by 3 postdocs from @BIG_research, dissectin….
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Inflammation is a key contributor to stroke pathogenesis and exacerbates brain damage leading to poor outcome. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is an important regulator of...
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RT @GJBrainResearch: Check out Ep 2 of #TheBrainFix podcast – How We Perceive Light 💡. Dr @NinaMilo_Lab chats with Prof @RobLucasDar abou….
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Check out this educational resource, made by an undergraduate student at @OfficialUoM. Please support by watching their educational videos on how #malaria causes damage to the brain 🧠🦟 & share widely for as many responses as possible!.
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Listen to @DrSarahRyan speak about her Dementia Leader Fellowship from @alzheimerssoc.
Are you a dementia researcher looking for research independence? Our Dementia Research Leader Fellowship could be for you. 👂Hear @DrSarahRyan talk about getting her fellowship. Apply for this or one of our other grants here: Deadline 28th March 🗓️
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📢Check out the first episode of the new #TheBrainFix podcast, where researchers give insights into the world of neuroscience and brain disease - "A Fly Brain" featuring Profs Brough & Baines discussing neuroscience research using fruit flies 🪰🧠.
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Our latest publication in collaboration with researchers from @unige_en unpicks the cellular origins of metabolic dysfunction in #AlzheimersDisease using in vivo metabolic imaging and ex vivo measurement of FDG-uptake in sorted cell populations
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Glucose metabolic dysfunction is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology and is used to diagnose the disease or predict imminent cognitive decline. The...
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RT @GJBrainResearch: 🧬🔬@RoyNgLab is developing nanoparticles to treat glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive brain cancers. If successful….
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BIG congratulations to Dr @GraceGregory_ for passing her viva on Friday!! 🎉. Grace's PhD, which was funded by @nf2biosolution1, aimed to help people with the rare disease #NF2. @GJBrainResearch
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Check out this new paper from @_LowriEvans, alongside other members of the BIG group. Congratulations to all involved, starting 2025 strong! .
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Objective Cerebral blood flow (CBF) decline is increasingly recognized as an area of importance for targeting neurodegenerative disorders, yet full understanding of the mechanisms that underlie CBF...
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Congrats to all involved for this amazing accomplishment! 🧠.
Wow, proud is an understatement. Just found out our work has won a @TheBHF Heart Hero Award for ‘BHF Research Story of the Year 2024’. Thank you to everyone who voted! You’ve made a young scientist very happy (and slightly emotional) #hearthero .
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RT @HaselPhilip: PhD opportunity: If you're interested in how astrocytes and the meninges talk to each other and how this is affected in de….
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PhD Project - (VIDA DTC) Exploring the role of the astrocyte-leptomeningeal vessel interface in dementia at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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RT @AxL_Montagne: Interested in pursuing a PhD with @dickie_ben, @HAT_Pritchard, and me to explore the role of mural cells in Alzheimer’s d….
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PhD Project - (VIDA DTC) Role of arterial smooth muscle and pericyte dysfunction towards brain waste clearance in Alzheimer’s Disease at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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RT @HAT_Pritchard: We have a @alzheimerssoc VIDA DTC PhD studentship using the UK Biobank and physiological techniques to study the links b….
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PhD Project - (VIDA DTC) Using UK Biobank to understand the links between hypertension and dementia at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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