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Researcher at the University of Oxford / Antwerpen - currently navigating UK - EU post-brexit post-covid travel & investigating basal ganglia circuits
Antwerpen, Belgium
Joined September 2015
The MSc in Neuroscience students ( https://t.co/lsWJLmOcK2) visited the lab to observe patch clamping and learned the art of the gigaseal!
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Check out our pre-print: https://t.co/ItwWX7LOIp Explored whether mast cells could provide a source of histamine in the developing basal ganglia but found them by the hippocampus instead! Here preliminary data would suggest they could impact synapses independently of histamine.
biorxiv.org
Synaptic development is a highly structured process and can be modulated by the biogenic amine, histamine, whose dysregulation during brain development can be part of the aetiology of the neurodeve...
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Lots of super (neuro-)science talks and posters in last few weeks - from early neurodevelopment ( https://t.co/PSaF4hrabP) to anual BSN meeting in Brussel ( https://t.co/mVtQcfzhFm) to our faculty research day ( https://t.co/L1NSAyU2jp) in Antwerpen!
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Looking for a postdoc? Join us ( https://t.co/pGwWqKnBBt) and come to beautiful Antwerpen! We have projects ranging from neurodevelopment to neurodegeneration. Many funding streams available including Marie Curie Actions which closes 10 September →
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.
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📣 Still time to apply for our Ma in Neuroscience programme (deadline 1st of June)! Kickstart your Neuroscience career at one of top universities of Belgium. 👉 Apply now: https://t.co/GuXS1m7WQ8 Checkout for more details:
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Congratulations to (nearly officially Dr.) Macey-Dare on passing your DPhil viva with minor corrections - and thank you examiners for critically reading the quite extensive thesis!
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Fun Christmas celebrations with our group last week in Antwerpen!
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It's a Christmas (Lectures) miracle! 🫐 The miraculin in these berries binds to taste buds, activating sweet receptors when acid is present. Get a taste of food science in this year's #XmasLectures, supported by @CGI_Global – 29, 30 and 31 December on BBC Four.
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Check out @EftychidisV paper - all about hypothalamic CCK neurons and regulation of metabolism https://t.co/3YZyDAhOF2
frontiersin.org
The hypothalamus is the primary centre of the brain that regulates energy homeostasis. The ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) plays a central role in maintainin...
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Interested in the utility of EEG for early / differential diagnosis of dementia? Check out latest preprint from our unit ( https://t.co/pGwWqKnBBt):
medrxiv.org
Background An early and accurate diagnosis is crucial to provide optimal patient care in neurodegenerative diseases. Although an EEG shows advantages in availability and cost compared to the current...
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Great ADNP meeting last week ( https://t.co/CcYRYp33o9) in beautiful Antwerpen University setting
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Great to have 2nd year Biomedical Sc. student Allicia in the lab as part of Honours College #UAntwerpen summer placement. Who knew so much could be planned in a few weeks #Ephys #Immuno #Microscopy!! Thanks to @BataveljicD for making it such a packed week!
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Looking forward to #FENS2024 in Vienna. Come by our poster ' wall of wonder' on Wednesday morning - something for everyone!
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Congratulation Dr. Jack @jack_g1997 - and many thanks to (twitterless) Colin Akerman and @HjerlingLeffler for the great discussions on a sunny day in Oxford!
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Still some time to apply for this PhD post - it combines research and undergraduate teaching so applicants should be able to speak Flemish - sorry international community!
Geïnteresseerd om een PhD te doen in onze groep? Stuur je applicatie in! https://t.co/7EPxTr0KNt 👉Deadline - 24 Juni
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Geïnteresseerd om een PhD te doen in onze groep? Stuur je applicatie in! https://t.co/7EPxTr0KNt 👉Deadline - 24 Juni
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Very interesting talks today at Belgian Society of Pediatric Neurology meeting ( https://t.co/5cANcOKxss) on Developmental And Epileptic Encephalopathies #UAntwerpen #UZA
#Neurodevelopment #DEE
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👉Blijf onze website volgen - hopelijk hebben we gauw nieuws over nieuwe PhD vacatures startende dit jaar in onze groep! 👉Keep in touch - hopefully soon more news about new PhD positions in our labs!
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