Nicholas Blackburn
@nickomatics
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Senior Research Fellow - Computational Genomics @ResearchMenzies - makes a good cupcake 🏳️🌈🇦🇺. As of Nov2024 I have moved to other skies - links below.
Australia
Joined October 2014
Presenting my poster on co-design of dementia prevention infographics today at #ADRF2024 Come check out this recently published work! @wickingdementia
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“Infographing” #Dementia Prevention: A Co-Design Approach https://t.co/77XbZZRd9j
tandfonline.com
Designing effective public health messages is challenging, particularly when communicating complex and relatively new health messages such as dementia risk prevention which are still largely unfami...
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Consider submitting an abstract for @GeneMappers coming up in beautiful Christchurch this August. Link below for all the info you need https://t.co/wDZ41QTDS3
genemappersconference.org
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 18th GeneMappers Conference, taking place from Monday, 9 March to Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at Q Station, Manly, Sydney.
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5 days to go until applications close. Looking for a talented #computationalbiologist or #bioinformatician to join our awesome team
We are hiring! The Jokubaitis Lab is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our team. If you have advanced skills in bioinformatics/computational biology and a passion for neuroimmunology (wet lab skills a bonus) we would love to hear from you! 👇👇 https://t.co/OK0S9OwFnN
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We are hiring! The Jokubaitis Lab is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our team. If you have advanced skills in bioinformatics/computational biology and a passion for neuroimmunology (wet lab skills a bonus) we would love to hear from you! 👇👇 https://t.co/OK0S9OwFnN
careers.pageuppeople.com
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Our latest publication was just released in Stem Cell Research and Therapy, showing gene expression and functional differences between neural crest and mesoderm iPSC-derived pericytes (iPericytes). Check it out here:
stemcellres.biomedcentral.com
Background Pericytes are multifunctional contractile cells that reside on capillaries. Pericytes are critical regulators of cerebral blood flow and blood–brain barrier function, and pericyte dysfun...
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We're hiring! Come and work with use on understanding the cellular mechanisms of brain dysfunction in MS! https://t.co/oaOG7z2NfE with @LabGlial and @nickomatics
careers.utas.edu.au
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Did you see the front page on the weekend announcing record research funding? Read more about it here 👇🏼 https://t.co/Mg4Y39kbWV
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Australian keynote presentation, Dr Nicholas Blackburn from @ResearchMenzies & Anna Ritchie provide unique insights into their partnership as a researcher and a consumer in The MS Family Study, a project examining the genetics of MS through family history. #MSResearchConf2023
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A busy week for our MS Research Flagship's Professor Kaylene Young (@LabGlial) in Perth, WA. First stop @PerronInstitute, then #MSResearchConf2023
Yesterday, we welcomed Professor Kaylene Young to Perron Institute, who shared a research seminar on her MS research and the work of the MS Flagship, based at Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania to a group of researchers and students.
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Anna and I co-presented a keynote today on some of the findings from the MS Family Study we work on, as well as our consumer-researcher relationship. Thank you @MS_Australia for having us!
Our #MS Research Flagship's Dr Nicholas Blackburn (@nickomatics) with consumer research partner Anna Ritchie heading off to deliver their Australian Keynote presentation on lived experience & consumer involvement in research at @MS_Australia's #MSResearchConf2023. Don't miss it!
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We are excited to announce the 2024 Genemappers Conference will be held in Christchurch, in Aotearoa New Zealand! Mark your calendars now! 🗓️19- 21 AUGUST 2024
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Next Monday @MelanieBahlo will speak in the Asia-Pacific Genetics seminar series. It’s online and free, but you need to register for access. Sign up now and join your international peers for this great event. Please re-tweet #genomics #bioinformatics #disease #health
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We are excited to present our most recent preprint, outlining gene expression differences and functionality of mesoderm and neural crest iPSC-derived pericytes (iPericytes) in comparison to human brain vascular pericytes (HBVPs) https://t.co/Z5ODUSn2Da (1/3)
biorxiv.org
Background Pericytes are multifunctional contractile cells that reside on capillaries. Pericytes are critical regulators of cerebral blood flow and blood-brain barrier function, and pericyte dysfun...
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Congratulations to Natalie King @NatKingScience of our MS Research Flagship who has been awarded an @MS_Australia incubator grant. Natalie's research focuses on repairing myelin, the protective sheath around nerves damaged in #multiplesclerosis More here👇 https://t.co/MycPWlT8sM
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Our ABACBS National seminar series starts again next Thursday (31st August 2pm AEDT), heroically led by our @abacbspostdocs ABACBS Postdoc committee. To register go to the following link:
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Loving seeing our @ResearchMenzies PhD students bringing science to the people - well done Himanshu!
Himanshu is a Geneticist and Bioinformatician from #India studying @ResearchMenzies When he is not de-coding the stuff of life, he is re-coding in his hobby as a domestic pet designer. His best work is the #BioluminescentBudgie.
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Huge turnout for today’s @ResearchMenzies MS Research Flagship ‘Research with Connections’ Symposium! Top MC @desgraham_msa kicks off proceedings in Hobart ahead of #WorldMSDay2023. Bringing researchers and people with MS together to do great things! @MS_Australia
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How does genetic variation contribute to #MultipleSclerosis? Dr Nicholas Blackburn @nickomatics of our MS Research Flagship talks about his research inspiration, exciting developments in MS research and current research project funded by @MS_Australia 👉 https://t.co/FjnTm95mI9
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Thank you to our fantastic & hardworking @Genemappers committee who worked together with the experienced with Genemappers @ASNEvents (Maryanne, Attit, Sally) to pull it all off! Absolute pleasure to partner with @kathrynpenelope & opening on int'l women's day on wed.
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