University of Oxford is recruiting a Project Manager to support the Dementias Platform UK READ OUT Programme, leading delivery of a major blood biomarker study in dementia at Warneford Hospital. Closing date: 6th March www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/project-...

The biggest problem holding neuroscience back right now isn’t data or tools, thanks in large part to the BRAIN Initiative. It’s fragmentation across species. I wrote this to hopefully spark discussion around an issue that can only be solved as a community👇 www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...

New fully funded PhD at University of Southampton, funded by Alzheimer’s Society DTC, investigating thalamo cortical connectivity and cognitive fluctuations in dementia with Lewy bodies using MRI and sensor technologies. Closing date: 9th April www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-thal...

GLIA 2025 in Marseille was a highlight of the year. Looking forward to shaping the next meeting as part of the program committee for 2027! 🧪

LMU Klinikum Munich is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in iPSC Models of Neurovascular Diseases at the Institute for Stroke & Dementia Research. Join PaquetLab to work on CRISPR, BBB modelling and neurovascular disease. Closing date: 17th April www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...

Reece Foundation funded PhD at Newcastle University exploring FDG PET, MRI and gait analysis to uncover brain body coupling in Parkinson disease. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-imag...

UK Biobank seeks a Lead Research Nurse in Greater Manchester to shape its Brain Health Study, leading dementia aware clinical practice and training. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/uk-bioba...

Thrilled that our paper is now published. It’s been a real privilege to work on this project together with co-first author @ara-donia.bsky.social, under the supervision of @lyons-lab.bsky.social, and with such an outstanding team in Edinburgh and internationally! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Fully funded PhD at UCL investigating genetic modifiers in RFC1 related CANVAS using GWAS, long read sequencing and CRISPR in iPSC derived sensory neurons. Closing date: 28th February www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-gene...

Clinical trials project role at Imperial College London supporting dementia imaging, translational research, and early phase intervention studies at the Memory Research Centre. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...

"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury." In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. https://scim.ag/46uBWgD #WomenInScienceDay

How does small vessel disease drive vascular dementia. Join Daniel Ruiz Gabarre for this Research Showcase on molecular pathways and sex differences. 1st April 8pm BST communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...

Traveling waves. Your brain has them. There must be a reason. Cortical traveling waves in time and space: Physics, physiology, and psychology www.cell.com/neuron/abstr... #neuroscience

"If you’re a parent dreading the first experiment or conference abroad, my best advice is what I was told: The hardest part is often thinking about going." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4bzRGTb

Ever wondered if an administration that considers vaccines dangerous, but tirelessly promotes pesticides and fossil fuels, might have its priorities back to front? These people really are imbeciles. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I built an R package that turns Shiny apps into UIs that render directly inside Claude Desktop or ChatGPT. It's called shinymcp. Drop-downs, plots, tables all inline in the chat. github.com/jameshwade/shinymcp

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... How do the astrocytes sense the difference between natural stimuli and optogenetic stimuli? Intriguing and super cool work ✨

🔊 STUDENTSHIPS IN NEUROIMMUNOLOGY Two studentships are available in neuroimmunology, with a particular focus on multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Apply by 2 March: tinyurl.com/24dedpu2

🔔🔔‼️I’m looking for a “conference” in Europe 🇪🇺or the UK 🇬🇧 to present my PhD project on #Bioimaging, #AI4Microscopy, Cell Biology #Imaging, and #Computer_Vision/#Deep_Learning in #Cell_Biology in 2026. Please let me know if you can help.👇🏼

Research Assistant role at UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre exploring DNA damage response and repeat instability in Huntington’s disease using iPSC and CRISPR techniques. Closing date: 22nd February www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

The role of science for democratic societies has never been more important. Register for our upcoming scientific meeting on 16-17 March 2026 and explore the theoretical and practical consequences of treating science as a global public good: https://bit.ly/3Y42i4F

www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca... I really identify with this article, straddling MRI and glia research, I often feel slightly out of place at specialised meetings. But also I find gaps between subfields.. I encourage everyone to venture out of their discipline

Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience at the University of Sheffield is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to study neurodegeneration using motor neuron, astrocyte and muscle co cultures. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

PSA for all #microglia lovers: certain Iba1 antibodies (see our new paper below for details) label not only microglia, but also vasopressin neurons, at least in mice. Brain region and species matter. A friendly reminder to always validate your antibodies! 🔬 www.eneuro.org/content/13/2...

PhD Alert! We’re recruiting for a new, fully-funded #Neuroskyence PhD studentship to model multiple sclerosis in vitro, combining immunology with ephys. Led by the awesome @juliae.bsky.social Please repost. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Fascinating. We must uphold the scientific approach, report with honesty, be clear when we get things wrong.. own up. I'm sure many at the Crick are saddened but people make mistakes, learn and grow.

🧠 Postdoctoral Fellow role at Tulane University School of Medicine. Research stroke, VCID, neuroprotection and vascular brain biology using in vitro and mouse models. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoct...

Excited to share newly minted PhD Anu Korukonda's tour de force thesis work describing the impact of pathogenic tau on #locuscoeruleus function in a mouse model of early #Alzheimers. A must for #BlueSpot researchers! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/3

Rahul Sidhu on finding neuroscience later than expected, and why that did not stop him reaching a PhD. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-my-jour...

Maternity cover role at UCL. Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow supporting work on psychological outcomes in rare and inherited dementias. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/senior-r...

Globally patterned locus coeruleus-norepinephrine neuron-pericyte coupling orchestrates brain-wide vascular dynamics: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... There are some science ideas you don't get to personally pursue. It's so wonderful when other scientists do it. Go science!

Really impressive work - Valerio Zerbi is producing some fantastic work

A wonderful piece by @callimcflurry.bsky.social on how mechanosensitive PIEZO ion channels are being used to explore how our bodies rely on pressure sensing. It is a thoughtfully researched article, with perspectives from many colleagues across the field. www.thetransmitter.org/interoceptio...

Check out this article in @quantamagazine.bsky.social about how astrocytes influence neural activity, including our work from last year! www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought...

How chasing a high-impact publication nearly broke me When my paper was published in Science, others expected me to be happy. www.science.org/content/arti...

🚨 Requesting help: I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 Please signal boost?

Here's how to ensure lasting modernisation in university policies, making misconduct and poor working conditions a thing of the past go.nature.com/3NNqy9l

www.nature.com/articles/d41... This is really worth a read

🙏🙏 to entire team esp co-lead Tim Bartels. So proud of @seppedeschepper.bsky.social brilliant first postdoc who now leads his own at VIB. 🙏🙏🙏to @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social for supporting the project from early pilot phase. Contact us if u want to explore next steps in PD gut/brain neuroimmunology!

www.nature.com/articles/s41... beautiful work from Stephen Liberles’ lab on neural mechanisms of sensing blood volume.

New protocol from SWC reduces off-target effects in optogenetics 🚥 Light can unintentionally activate retinal cells, complicating results. The protocol minimises light leakage and verifies off-target activity is reduced. ➡️Read the paper in STAR Protocols: star-protocols.cell.com/protocols/4708

Are you a wetlab scientist with some code you know you *should* be tracking with git, but you're not sure where to start? Been there! Don't keep putting it off - the sooner you start, the sooner you'll see what all the fuss is about! 🧪 emptymodels.substack.com/p/intro-to-g...

As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed

PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham exploring how diet rich in polyphenols may protect brain function and mood during stress. Closing date: 25th January www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-impa...

Roadmap to reduce dementia risk "56 recommendations, including how you can reduce your risk: key areas are hearing loss, social isolation and high blood pressure" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you are in Oxford on Friday 23rd, I will be presenting my work: With much thanks to the funders: @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social #hypoxia #neuroscience #cerebralperfusion #collaborations #networking

The art of scientific storytelling: framing stories to get where you want to go

I’m very happy to share the latest from my lab published in @Nature Hippocampal neurons that initially encode reward shift their tuning over the course of days to precede or predict reward. Full text here: rdcu.be/eY5nh

A new MRI protocol described in #ScienceAdvances can scan the human #brain and its venous network in under 7 minutes, marking it as a potential tool for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases and monitoring neurodegeneration. https://scim.ag/4qlc2nO