Sophie L. Farrow
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Parkinson's UK Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford | ARUK Thames Valley Network Academic Coordinator
Oxford, United Kingdom
Joined June 2019
Super excited & grateful to be awarded a @ParkinsonsUK senior research fellowship for research into prioritising gene & drug targets for Parkinson's disease. Looking forward to working with everyone in the @WadeMartinsLab & @OxfordPDCentre @UniofOxford #Parkinsons #fellowship
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Last week we hosted our first @AlzResearchUK public lecture. Highlights include @SamWasher2's cake-based protein analogies, Mia Callens’ control boxes & keys for drug development, and @MasudHusain on remote cognitive testing & biomarkers. Thanks to all who joined! #dementia #ARUK
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We did it!!! Super proud to be part of such a fab team of runners/researchers - lots of PBs smashed at the @OxfordHalf and loads of money raised for @AlzResearchUK 🌟🏃🏽♀️any last minute donations would be amazing 🧡 https://t.co/6vxX52GgSo
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An inspiring day at the @OxfordPDCentre cohort day, hearing exciting updates from lots of great scientists. Thanks to @diamondhill2012 for the reminder to get my vitamin G — finally planted my new office plant!🪴
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Our @UniofOxford scientists are swapping lab coats for running shoes! They’re taking on the @OxfordHalf to fund vital dementia research for @AlzResearchUK Show your support here! https://t.co/trFJO4XvTA
#TeamARUK #OxfordHalf #RunForResearch
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🧠✨ Join us in Oxford for an @ARUKThamesV public lecture — an evening exploring groundbreaking research and future therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases. 📅 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 | 18:00 🔗 https://t.co/1sSaITJDop
@ARUKscientist @OxfordDPAG #dementia #research #translation
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Yesterday, we united lab scientists & people with lived experience of dementia in a workshop aimed at building bridges to make research more relevant & impactful. 🧠🔬 @AlzResearchUK @ParkinsonsUK
#communication #collaboration
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Yesterday @AlzResearchUK Thames Valley Network brought together researchers & people with lived-experience to brainstorm ideas to achieve practical & meaningful involvement in non-clinical basic research. We hope to share our findings soon!💡#PPI @OxfordPDCentre @ParkinsonsUK
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Wonderful @PUK_Oxford branch met talking about politics of funding & the importance of research covering #CAUSETOCURE. Great meeting @SophieFarrow2 & hear about her research & seeing @InnovationFixer Kevin! Morning run in Oxford! @ParkinsonsUK
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A really wonderful evening at our local @PUK_Oxford community meeting hearing from @crassell2 on the politics of research funding and having some great conversations with PwP about the research questions we should be trying to answer! @OxfordPDCentre @ParkinsonsUK
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🥳 We are celebrating achieving a LEAF Gold award for the 3rd year in a row! 🥳Thanks to everyone for their support in adhering to more sustainable practices. A special thank you to Feodora Bertherat for her tireless efforts & the extra work she puts in to help us achieve this.
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#MeetTheResearcher Introducing Luise Schlotterose from the Salman Group this week. Luise is a Royal Society Newton International Postdoctoral Fellow working on how head injuries trigger neurodegeneration.
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Super proud of Libby Cowan for smashing her masters project “Mapping 3D chromatin profiles in sporadic Parkinson’s disease using iPSC-derived microglia” with top marks and being the best student a supervisor could wish for 🌟 we’ll miss you! @OxfordPDCentre @WadeMartinsLab
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Congratulations to @CharlieInTheLab one of our three winners of the 2025 ECR @AlzResearchUK TVN Video Awards. Charlie's video depicts a worm study assessing the compounds that promote healthy ageing and how new drugs might slow down the aging process. #dementiaresearch
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Congratulations to Jasmine Blane, one of our ECR @AlzResearchUK TVN Video Award winners. Jasmine's video explains the benefits and impact of collaborations with PPI contributors to dementia research at the @obhctu #dementiaresearch #patientinvolvment #shapingfutures
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The closing date for this position is fast approaching! Apply now to join the lab @KavliOxford and no later than 30 June at 12 noon @OxfordDPAG @DPAGAthenaSwan
@DPAGPostdoc ⬇️
🚨Job opportunity: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Neuronal Cell Biology) to join the lab for 2 years @KavliOxford within @OxfordDPAG. Closing Date: 30th June at 12:00. More info: https://t.co/ppXnejP3IX
@DPAGAthenaSwan @DPAGPostdoc @OxNeuro @OxfordPDCentre .
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Congratulations to our Flash talk prize winner from Wednesday’s @AlzResearchUK Research day! @_SumanDutta from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, for his talk: Extracellular vesicles as carriers of pathogenic α-synuclein in neurodegenerative diseases
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Congratulations to our poster prize winner from Wednesday’s @AlzResearchUK Research day! Hannah Dobbs won with her poster: Understanding Lipid Metabolism in Alzheimer’s Disease with a CRISPR/Cas9 Knockout iPSC-Platform
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Congratulations to our ECR Image Award winners from our @AlzResearchUK Research Day! Parnez Sharifi - Functional Landscapes: Dopamine Neurons at the Interface of Bioelectronics @AnneGliaFan - The Heart of Neurogenesis and @CharlieInTheLab - Team Spirit in Technicolour
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