Dr Emily Simmonds
@EmB1105
Followers
111
Following
289
Media
6
Statuses
115
Research Associate at the Dementia Research Institute, Cardiff University
Joined August 2011
Looking forward to #ARUKConf21 today! 🎉 Be sure to catch Dr Emily Baker (@EmB1105) from UK DRI at Cardiff 🏴 at 10:45: 👉"To what extent can microglia, synapse and lipid genes be used to inform drug discovery"
0
3
11
Translating genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease into mechanistic insight and drug targets. New review by Annerieke Sierksma, Valentina Escott-Price @UKDRI and @BStrooper @DeStrooperLab out in @ScienceMagazine today! https://t.co/FuWXjS5U8h
1
12
26
Very impressed with @cardiffuni introducing its own COVID screening system for students and staff.
2
4
16
"I think the most exciting thing is that geneticists are inviting mathematicians like me to work with them & quite often even to lead projects." 🧮 🗣️New interview with Prof Valentina Escott-Price, UK DRI at Cardiff ➡️ https://t.co/A7pyQOiRN6
0
6
24
Dementia affects millions yet remains misunderstood. You have the power to change the conversation. Watch and #ShareTheOrange with @SamuelLJackson.
87
3K
3K
@Regeneron @uk_biobank 50k WES presented as late breaking results #ESHG2019! around 2% individuals with ACMG actionable findings. some novel genes with LOF burden.
biorxiv.org
The UK Biobank is a prospective study of 502,543 individuals, combining extensive phenotypic and genotypic data with streamlined access for researchers around the world. Here we describe the first...
0
7
9
Help us reach 10,000 signatures on our petition calling on government to commit #just1percent of dementia’s £26bn cost toward dementia research. Sign and share and help us get an official response from government! 👉 https://t.co/CTi1HglSDf
28
218
172
Gene based Analysis in HRC Imputed Genome Wide Association Data Identifies Three Novel Genes for Alzheimer's Disease https://t.co/Vc8owN4fhZ
#bioRxiv
0
2
3
Gene based Analysis in HRC Imputed Genome Wide Association Data Identifies Three Novel Genes for Alzheimer's Disease https://t.co/Od3ucVeAZx
#biorxiv_genetic
0
3
4
The IGES Communication Committee's highlight from the June issue of Genetic Epidemiology is "POLARIS: Polygenic LD-adjusted risk score approach for set-based analysis of GWAS data" by Emily Baker and others. https://t.co/burcoRyJ8h
0
4
3
I will be cycling 140km for the Velothon Wales in support of Alzheimer's Research UK, if you are able to give anything towards this worthy cause, it would be hugely appreciated!!
1
1
2
This orange has the power to change perceptions of dementia. But it all starts with you. Please watch and #ShareTheOrange, the film we made with @BryanCranston
21
2K
1K
Gates: Thank God the digital world is giving us limitless storage because geneticists are the few people who can fill up those disks #ashg17
1
5
6
Rare coding variants implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease (Sims et al.) https://t.co/n6vx6oMElA
1
30
28
Cardiff chosen as location for dementia research initiative
2
28
42
Please watch & share our new animation - an insight into the progress research is making to #defeatdementia & the challenge that lies ahead
1
35
33
With research we can defeat dementia. Watch & share #SantaForgot, @ARUKnews’ animation narrated by @stephenfry at https://t.co/RwLLVBKz8R RT
1
43
42