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Calton Consort
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Premee Mohamed
about 2 months ago
My best craft advice is "Put a giant worm in it." You can never go wrong with a giant worm. Sci-fi: Giant worm on an alien planet Fantasy: Giant worm in mountain sitting on a pile of gold Horror: Giant worm (eats people) Romance: Giant worm causes third-act breakup Mystery: Giant worm investigates
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Anna Williams
Edinburgh Neuroscience
3 months ago
Emily Sena at the opening gala of the Edinburgh Science Festival 2026. The panel discussed some of amazing women who changed the scientific path of history forever but whom were barely recognised in their own time. How much have things changed? A thought-provoking kick-off!
#edscifest
#edi
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Delighted to have been involved in this too!!
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Lida Zoupi
3 months ago
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! 👇 How does myelin ensheath complex axonal networks?
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Gonçalo Castelo-Branco
3 months ago
Our latest in
@natneuro.nature.com
, lead by Mukund Kabbe, providing single cell epigenomic maps of the human brain and spinal cord with snATAC and our NanoCUT&Tag and finding epigenetic memory in oligodendroglia of developmental programs!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Single-nucleus epigenomic profiling of the adult human central nervous system unveils epigenetic memory of developmental programs - Nature Neuroscience
Single-nucleus epigenomic maps of the adult human brain and spinal cord reveal that adult oligodendroglia retain developmental chromatin patterns, suggesting a molecular memory that may shape repair p...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02208-0
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Gonçalo Castelo-Branco
3 months ago
with
@deckardw.bsky.social
@carlstrom.bsky.social
and many others at
@ki.se
and many collaborators as
@mardzix.bsky.social
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
& others Thanks for the support
@kawresearch.bsky.social
@erc.europa.eu
@vetenskapsradet.bsky.social
etc, &
@dyaradhes.bsky.social
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Rana Fetit
3 months ago
If you are in Edinburgh this Saturday, make sure you check out Calton Consort's concert
@caltonconsort.bsky.social
in Stockbridge Church, 7:30pm! Our very own
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
is in the Choir!
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
3 months ago
📍 We’re at Stockbridge Church for one night only! Witness: 🏴 4 Scottish Premieres 🌌 Gjeilo’s Luminous Night of the Soul 🌑 Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul 🗓️ Saturday 21st March, 7:30pm 📍 Make sure you’re at the right spot for this massive program! 🎫 Don’t miss out, ticket link 🔗 in bio
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
3 months ago
🌞The sun finally came out this weekend, feel that Spring energy! Sound on 🔊 to hear a moment from our rehearsal of Lucy Walker’s “Today.” With beautiful words by Ogbaji🌿🌸 🎫 See us live — ticket link in our bio!
#SpringEquinox
#ChoirLife
#LucyWalker
#Ogbaji
#ChoralMusic
#SpringVibes
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
3 months ago
On 21 March we’re performing Heal You by Anna Meredith, who grew up near Edinburgh. Written for Juice Ensemble — a moment of intimacy in the midst of louder music. 🎟 Ticket link in bio.
#EdinburghMusic
#LiveMusicEdinburgh
#ChoralMusic
#AnnaMeredith
#ScottishComposers
#ContemporaryChoral
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
4 months ago
Ever heard @olagjeilo’s Luminous Night of the Soul? It’s a masterclass in how piano and strings dance with a choir. Come experience it live! 📆21 March 2026 📍Stockbridge Parish Church 🎫 link in the bio
youtu.be/0OaRZrdoTQ0
#liveperformance
#stockbridge
#edinburgh
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CWU Chamber Choir: Gjeilo - "Luminous Night of the Soul"
YouTube video by CWUmusicdept
https://youtu.be/0OaRZrdoTQ0
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Anna Williams
4 months ago
Latest from the lab, led by
@ara-donia.bsky.social
and
@juliavdkorput.bsky.social
Huge team effort, with immense contributions by friends from nearby and around the globe.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Myelin sheaths in the central nervous system can withstand damage and dynamically remodel
Myelin damage is a hallmark of several neurological disorders, but how it occurs remains to be fully understood. In this study, we found that early damage in zebrafish and rodent demyelination models ...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr4661
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Anna Williams
Edinburgh Neuroscience
7 months ago
VIDA is a multi-institutional partnership between Alzheimer’s Society and four world-leading research sites. Projects focus on the importance of vascular and immune mechanisms in dementia. Fully-funded and cohort based! Search "VIDA" on
FindAPhD.com
and apply before 9 January 2026.
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Institute for Regeneration and Repair
7 months ago
Our new facility, the UK's only dedicated axolotl research colony, is an exciting next step into regenerative medicine. "What we learn from axolotls could one day help us unlock new treatments for everything from spinal cord injuries to degenerative diseases." -
@aidarodrigo.bsky.social
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Anna Williams
Edinburgh Neuroscience
7 months ago
We’ve been touring MS labs and facilities. 4 hours flashed by in the blink of an eye! We covered a whole campus and met 5 teams. We have so many researchers and support staff working on so many different aspects of this disease, every day advancing therapies and striving to reverse symptoms of MS.
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
7 months ago
Join Calton Consort for “Midwinter” at Canongate Kirk, 5pm on Saturday 6th December — perfectly timed to head straight to that party or head home to cosy up afterwards. ❄️🎶 Tickets are selling fast… don’t miss out!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/edi...
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The lab went to our institute Halloween party as research models- spot yeast, human, E.coli, naked mole rat, axolotl, fusing organoid, frog, drosophila, excitatory neuron and oligodendrocyte!!!
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We have an exciting PhD position available in the Williams lab related to cerebral small vessel disease and funded through our Racing Against Dementia project - if you are interested then do apply here:
regenerative-medicine.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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PhD opportunities | Centre for Regenerative Medicine | Centre of Regenerative Medicine
Information about available funded PhD Positions
https://regenerative-medicine.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate-training/phd-training/phd-opportunities
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Rana Fetit
8 months ago
Amazing talk by Karl from our
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
(who was also nominated for the Wilmut Prize) about his PhD work on Oligodenrocyte Progenitors and their differentiation potentials at the CRM away day.
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The Edinburgh participants at dinner at VasCog!
9 months ago
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Ronja gets the top abstract prize at Vascog!!
9 months ago
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The lab is having a good few months for publications with this one as well in case you missed it:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ym...
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(Thank you Themis and Francesca, and all!)
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The lncRNA MYRACL regulates human oligodendrocyte maturation and myelination
Recent studies have described disease-associated expression patterns of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) associated with neurodevelopment and neurodegen…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1525001625006409
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Our new paper on metformin, myelin, mitochondria and metabolism is now out at
rdcu.be/eDbFD
Thanks to Nina and all of the team!
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Metformin alters mitochondria-related metabolism and enhances human oligodendrocyte function
Nature Communications - Metformin is under clinical trial for brain neuroprotection but how it may work is poorly understood. Here, the authors show that metformin helps myelin formation by human...
https://rdcu.be/eDbFD
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Themis Tsarouchas
10 months ago
Now out in Molecular Therapy! With Francesca Vacante, we describe MYRACL, a novel candidate lncRNA driving human oligodendroglia differentiation & myelination. Grateful to our amazing co-authors & mentors
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
& Andrew Baker! Read more👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Anna Williams
Institute for Regeneration and Repair
about 1 year ago
On National Receptionist's Day we would like to thank our fantastic reception team for all they bring to our Institute. They are the friendly face of IRR and help make our staff, students and visitors feel so welcome. Thank you!
#NationalReceptionistsDay
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Anna Williams
about 1 year ago
For those who want a distraction and/ or are interested, here's the latest from the group, led by Phil Braaker
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Activity-driven myelin sheath growth is mediated by mGluR5 - Nature Neuroscience
Employing pharmacology, genetics and all-optical approaches in zebrafish, Braaker et al. find that neuronal activity influences the growth of myelin sheaths along axons by signaling through metabotrop...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-01956-9
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Sally Lowell
about 1 year ago
EDINBURGH AXOLOTLS! Super-excited to hear my wonderful colleague
@aidarodrigo.bsky.social
on BBC Radio 4 talking about the axototl colony she has established in our institute
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
😃 Available on BBC sounds: Aida's section starts at 23.37
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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BBC Inside Science - How vulnerable is our power supply? - BBC Sounds
Massive power cuts brought parts of Spain, Portugal and France to a standstill this week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002bj79
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Anna Williams
#NeuroDegeneration preprints
about 1 year ago
Genetic subtypes predict multiple sclerosis severity and response to treatment #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠
http://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.04.15.25325853v1
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
about 1 year ago
📣 Open call for early-career composers. 📣 The successful applicant will be invited to collaborate with the choir in a composition, and receive £1000 upon completion of the work. 🔹Deadline: 25th April 2025 🔹Details:
caltonconsort.org.uk/compose/
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Anna Williams
Rana Fetit
about 1 year ago
Today I met
@rodtmitchell.bsky.social
at our Fringe bootcamp. We will be representing the
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
at the
@edfringe.bsky.social
this year! Super excited. Lot's of thought-provoking talks by amazing academics - stay tuned!
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Anna Williams
Lucy Stirland
over 1 year ago
The findings from my focus group project on
#dementia
and
#multimorbidity
are now available to download as an infographic Thanks to the Global Brain Health Institute and
@nrs-ndn1.bsky.social
for supporting this work. It was an enjoyable and illuminating process!
www.gbhi.org/projects/exp...
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Exploring the Priorities of People with Dementia and Multiple Conditions | Global Brain Health Institute
Most people with dementia have at least two further health conditions. However, research usually studies dementia on its own. People with several co-existing conditions are often excluded from drug tr
https://www.gbhi.org/projects/exploring-priorities-people-dementia-and-multiple-conditions
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Anna Williams
Rana Fetit
about 1 year ago
"Neurons are like trees with roots and branches that talk!" was my favourite comment from a 4-year old from my last workshop for
#BrainAwarenessWeek
at the Little Muslims children's group. Thanks
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
and
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
for the support!
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
over 1 year ago
Book now at
www.ticketsource.co.uk/calton-consort
#choral
#whitacre
#tallis
#liveperformance
#edinburgh
#acappella
#sadmusic
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Anna Williams
Rana Fetit
over 1 year ago
"Your brain is your superpower!" was the takehome message of my second workshop for
#BrainAwarenessWeek2025
. So glad to represent
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
and
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
again at Danderhall Primary School.
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Rebecca Sherrard Smith, PhD
over 1 year ago
It’s international woman’s day! Well we have a lot of amazing women in our group to celebrate from our fierce leader
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
to our PhD students, postdocs, bioinformaticians, and everyone in between💪🏻 Thank you ladies for being amazing scientists, colleagues and friends 💜💙🩵
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Elaine Emmerson
over 1 year ago
Looking for a
#postdoc
in
#regenerative
#biology
? 🔬🧬Look no further than this amazing opportunity with my super office mate
@aidarodrigo.bsky.social
at
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
to explore regenerative capacity across species! 🐭 🐁 Closing 📅 01/04/25
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
over 1 year ago
Book your tickets in advance at
www.ticketsource.co.uk/calton-consort
7:30pm Saturday 22nd March Canongate Kirk
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UK Dementia Research Institute
over 1 year ago
Delighted to announce
@rikeshrajani.bsky.social
as the first Group Leader to join our flagship vascular dementia research centre with
@thebhf.bsky.social
🎉👏 The Rajani Lab will investigate how the protective myelin sheath around brain cells is damaged in small vessel disease👉
buff.ly/4hIGaVM
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Anna Williams
Lida Zoupi
over 1 year ago
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Hot off the press! We find changes in oligodendrocytes that lack FMRP! An excellent collaboration supported by
@sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social
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The Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1 Regulates the Morphology and Maturation of Human and Rat Oligodendrocytes
Loss of FMRP impairs human and rat oligodendrocyte (OL) morphology in vitro. FMRP-deficient OLs show impaired maturation when engrafted in hypomyelinated mice. Rat Fmr1 knockout OLs show a delay in m...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/glia.24680
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Garyfallia Gouna, PhD, 🏳️🌈
over 1 year ago
I was thrilled to receive this news—I’ve been awarded the
#MSCAPostdoctoralFellowship
for my project, PHOS-SVD! Extremely grateful for the support of
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
,
@nadlerlab.bsky.social
and my colleagues for their feedback. Excited to begin the journey into membrane lipid research!
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Erin Gibson
over 1 year ago
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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snRNA-seq stratifies multiple sclerosis patients into distinct white matter glial responses
Macnair and Calini et al. analyze 632,000 snRNA-seq profiles from multiple sclerosis and control brain samples, identifying distinct cellular responses in white and gray matter. They stratify MS patie...
https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273%2824%2900873-0
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
over 1 year ago
Book now at
www.ticketsource.co.uk/calton-consort
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Anna Williams
Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic
over 1 year ago
Soon we'll be starting a new research study looking at
#MRI
imaging of spinal cord in people with multiple sclerosis
#MS
Congrats
@rozannameijboom.bsky.social
from our imaging team on being awarded
@mssocietyuk.bsky.social
funding for this important study.
www.annerowlingclinic.org/about/news/n...
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New funding for spinal cord imaging research study
Jan 2025: Congratulations to Dr Rozanna Meijboom and colleagues from the MS imaging group, who have recently been awarded funding for a research study to examine changes in the spinal cord of people w...
https://www.annerowlingclinic.org/about/news/new-funding-for-spinal-cord-imaging-research-study
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Enrica Boda & team
over 1 year ago
⚠️Useful!⚠️ Protocol for assessing myelination by human iPSC-derived oligodendrocytes in Shiverer mouse ex vivo brain slice cultures by Themistoklis Tsarouchas,
@erinmgibson.bsky.social
@lidazoupi.bsky.social
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
#neurosky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Protocol for assessing myelination by human iPSC-derived oligodendrocytes in Shiverer mouse ex vivo brain slice cultures
Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived oligodendrocytes are a powerful tool for studying aberrant myelination in neurodegenerative and neu…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166725000152?via%3Dihub
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Anna Williams
Calton Consort
over 1 year ago
The weather may have been lamentable today here in Edinburgh thanks to
#eowyn
, but the good news is that tickets are now on sale for our next performance: Lamentations - A choral programme of ancient and contemporary perspectives on love, loss, and faith.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/edi...
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Lamentations at Canongate Kirk
Tickets are now available for Lamentations at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh on Sat 22 Mar 2025 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/edinburgh/canongate-kirk/lamentations
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Anna Williams
over 1 year ago
This week we met with the researchers from our VIDA Doctoral Training Centre! It was a fantastic opportunity to network, discuss future ideas and collaborations, and enjoy research talks from the students and their supervisors. Learn more about the VIDA DTC:
www.alzheimers.org.uk/research/our...
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Anna Williams
Science Magazine
over 1 year ago
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.”
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
https://scim.ag/40ureTO
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Couple of opportunities up to join the group! One at postdoc level, but open to senior support path. One research assistant role. Please share, or drop a line if you want to learn more! Or just apply! Thanks!
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Anna Williams
Bowles Lab
over 1 year ago
More incredible speakers lined up for SCMND2025 - in the first of two sessions focused on 3D models of neurodegeneration! Submit your abstract before 31/01/2025 and register now!
scmnd.com
@cbdresearch.bsky.social
@selinawray.bsky.social
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
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