Interested in endosomal-lysosomal dysfunction and its role in neurodegenerative disease? The 93rd Harden Conference hosted in Fareham in September will be bringing together world-leading researchers in this field. Check out the full session topics, and register before 1 June tinyurl.com/yphzx4ud

📣 New preprint alert 📣 A collaborative study from the Howe and Cragg labs reveals an anatomical hotspot in the striatum where #dopamine and #acetylcholine interact to shape learning and movement. Congratulations to Safa Bouabid and Mai-Anh Vu for leading this work! #openscience #collaboration

Research does not always stay neatly in one lane. Dr Ajantha Abey @ajanthaabey.bsky.social writes about what happens when Alzheimer’s and Lewy body disease overlap. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-alzheim...

New unit paper on “Dopamine and the dynamics of subthalamic and leg muscle activities in parkinsonian stepping”, published in Brain. mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/papers/dopam... @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

📣 Job opportunity: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist Neuronal cell biologist in #Parkinson’s to join the lab @kavlioxford.bsky.social within @oxforddpag.bsky.social to study #Parkinsons with iPSC neurons and assess lysosomal function. Closing date: 5th January bit.ly/3KPtwJd

Read more about the OPDC here www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/opdc/opdc-home

Looking forward to presenting to the #Parkinsons East Midlands Research Interest Group (PEMRIG) tomorrow with Dr Kevin McFarthing @kevinmcfarthing.bsky.social. 'Turning Trials into Therapies' - if you wish to tune in at 12:00 UK, click here: parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣 Job opportunity: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist Neuronal cell biologist to join the lab @kavlioxford.bsky.social within @oxforddpag.bsky.social. You will be working in restoring lysosomal function in #Parkinson’s disease. bit.ly/4nMHfxP

Research Assistant Neuronal Cell Biologist at DPAG Oxford working on lysosomal function in Parkinsons disease using stem cell culture and neuronal assays. Closing date: 5th December www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Postdoctoral Research Scientist Neuronal biologist for lysosomal function in Parkinsons disease in Oxford seeks researcher with lysosomal and mouse model skills. Closing date: 5th December www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoct...

We are delighted to welcome Kateryna Kravchenko to the lab @kavlioxford.bsky.social. She joins as a Research Assistant supporting a research project investigating lysosomal dysfunction & its role in neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on #Parkinson’s disease. www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/team/kateryn...

A huge thanks to Prof Peter Vangheluwe @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social for his wonderful OPDC seminar talk titled, ‘Modulating polyamines and #polyamine transport in #Parkinson’s disease’ & for spending the day with us @kavlioxford.bsky.social talking with our researchers @oxforddpag.bsky.social

We were thrilled to (mostly) meet in-person last week for the 3rd Annual Symposium of ASAP Collaboration for Team Cragg! Thank you all for an inspiring meeting of science, sharing and #collaboration. We have built a great momentum, and we are ready for new discoveries in #Parkinsons research!

🔊 Studentship opportunities The Brain Network Dynamics Unit are offering six exciting PhD projects. Deadline is midday 2 December 2025. Read more: buff.ly/B3T4AAT @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk

Hands-on brain science fun for all ages at the Westgate Shopping Centre dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/hands-o... @kavlioxford.bsky.social @oxforddpag.bsky.social @dpagathenaswan.bsky.social

📣 Job opportunity to work with our Clinical Research team based at the Oxford University Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (John Radcliffe Hospital). @ndcnoxford.bsky.social

A reminder that the closing date to apply for the Research Assistant post is Friday 5th Sept 25 at 12noon. bit.ly/4lURYW9

📣The Wade-Martins Lab is hiring 📣 Are you interested in developing novel biomarkers and testing therapeutic compounds using iPSC-derived dopamine neurons from PD patients? Join us as a Research Assistant at the University of Oxford. Deadline is noon (UK time) on Sept 5th! bit.ly/4lURYW9

In case you missed it, be sure to watch July's instalment of the Discover ASAP! Ricardo Márquez Gómez from Wade-Martins Lab discussed their scalable microfluidic platform that enables the study of human neuron microcircuitry, connectivity, and regeneration in vitro 🔬 #OpenScience #PD #iPSCs

📣Job opportunity: We are seeking a Research Assistant neuronal cell biologist to join the lab @kavlioxford.bsky.social within @oxforddpag.bsky.social. You will be working on a translational research project investigating lysosomal dysfunction in #Parkinson’s disease. Job Details: bit.ly/4lURYW9

Check out Katherine Brimblecombe's news article on outreach activities! Katherine reflects on how her outreach work with primary school kids has led to changes in the way she thinks about science communication. #SciComm #ScienceOutreach #WomenInSTEM #STEM

📣 New publication alert 📣 Check out our collaborative review on axonal molecular and circuit mechanisms governing dopamine exocytosis in health and PD. Congratulations to Kathryn Todd from Cragg Lab and Kaitlyn Cramb from Wade-Martins Lab for spearheading this publication!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/incurable-... The inimitable Paul Mayhew Archer can even make #parkinsons funny - don’t miss him when his show comes to Hastings on August 30

CRN Team Cragg used array photometry in mice to reveal a topography of opposing changes in ACh release across distinct striatal regions. Reward prediction error encoding was localized to specific phases of ACh dynamics in anterior dorsal striatum. 🔗 Read the full #publication: bit.ly/3JjqQCE

📣 A new book announcement 📣 The Handbook of #dopamine, from Steph Cragg (@stephcragg.bsky.social) and Mark Walton, and a cover illustration from the talented Lucille Duquenoy from Cragg Lab, is available to pre-order now!

Research Assistant Vacancy, University of Oxford. Join a translational project on lysosomal dysfunction in Parkinson’s, using iPSC models to develop biomarkers and test therapies. Closing date: 5th September www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

We have an exciting new book to announce! www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

We're kicking off our new series: Initiative Spotlight 🔦 starting with Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP)! @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org aims to speed discovery and drive progress toward a #ParkinsonsDisease cure through collaboration and open science. Learn more: bit.ly/3Ys7sIo

This month’s Discover ASAP features Ricardo Márquez Gómez of @craggasap.bsky.social, discussing a fluid-wall microfluidic platform to model human corticostriatal circuits 🧪 This platform enables axon studies, long-term culture, & scalable testing for #Parkinsons. 📺 youtu.be/dutY_mxext4

🌿 We’re delighted to share that Higgins Group at Kavli Oxford has been awarded a Gold LEAF Award! Led by lab manager Hannah Ivison, the team has taken impressive steps to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and build a more sustainable lab. One more Gold for #KavliOxford! ✨ tinyurl.com/ynceehdn

🥳 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.

Full time technician post at Oxford Brain Bank. Support tissue processing, staining, archiving and admin for major neuro research cohorts. Lab skills essential. Closing date: 22nd August www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/oxford-b...

#TuesdayReads: The @WadeMartinsLab shows how antisense oligonucleotides targeting SARM1 protect human neurons from axon degeneration—highlighting a promising therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative disease. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our thanks to Briana De Miranda‬ @bdemira.bsky.social who joined us online today to give a talk to the OPDC on Initiating & persisting mechanisms of #Parkinson’s #neurodegeneration from environmental risk factors. @kavlioxford.bsky.social @oxforddpag.bsky.social talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/061...

and congratulations Bethan!

Congratulations Lucille!

A new Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) aims to develop brain stimulation devices to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s, dementia, stroke and childhood epilepsy. More info ⬇️

A new #MRC CoRE will focus on developing brain stimulation devices to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s, dementia, stroke and childhood epilepsy. 🎉Many congratulations to our co-PI, Professor Peter Magill, who will be the Director of the MRC CoRE in Restorative Neural Dynamics! 🎉

🎉 Congratulations to Mingcheng Xuan, Rea Tresa, and Sarah Franks from #KavliOxford for their recognition in the 2025 Peter Beaconsfield Prize! 👏 #OxfordResearch #BeaconsfieldPrize #TranslationalMedicine

Congratulations to DPhil student; Johanna Hoffmann, who was awarded a trophy and certificate for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sport’ at the University’s Annual Sports Awards 2025 on 16th June held at Somerville College

The closing date for this position is fast approaching! Apply now to join the lab and no later than 30 June at 12 noon @kavlioxford.bsky.social @dpagathenaswan.bsky.social @oxforddpag.bsky.social 👇

Thank you to Associate Prof. Antony Cooper, Garvan Institute of Medical Research for his wonderful OPDC seminar talk today focussing on the Different Disease Pathways to Idiopathic #Parkinsons Disease. Thank you for visiting us during your UK trip @oxforddpag.bsky.social @kavlioxford.bsky.social

There is still time to apply for this position. Apply now to join the lab 👇

OPDC hosts the 2025 Oxford Parkinson’s Research Day @kavlioxford.bsky.social dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-... @oxforddpag.bsky.social @dpagathenaswan.bsky.social @oxneuro.bsky.social @dunnschool.bsky.social @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk

🚨Job opportunity: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Neuronal Cell Biology) to join the lab for 2 years @kavlioxford.bsky.social within @oxforddpag.bsky.social dpag.bsky.social. Closing Date: 30 June at 12:00. More info: bit.ly/3HTbwvB @oxneuro.bsky.social @oxfordpdcentre.bsky.social

NEWS: First participant recruited to pioneering UK trial in global effort to tackle early causes of Parkinson’s Francis, who is living with iRBD, a diagnosed condition where people act out their dreams, kicked off the start of the UK part of the trial. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

🔊 NEW TRIAL A pioneering clinical trial for people with a sleep disorder, who are at higher risk of developing Parkinson’s, has recruited its first UK participant 👇 buff.ly/V7rwwq1 @parkinsons.org.uk @oxfordpdcentre.bsky.social @oxforddpag.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

A huge thanks to Prof Kenneth S. Kosik for his wonderful OPDC seminar talk; The Knotty Problem of Neurofibrillary Tangles. We hope you & the Kosik Lab enjoyed your visit @dunnschool.bsky.social @oxforddpag.bsky.social @kavlioxford.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social #alzheimers #stemcelltherapy

OPDC researchers support World Parkinson’s Day 2025 www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/opdc-re... @oxfordparkinsons.org.uk @oxforddpag.bsky.social @kavlioxford.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk