Wolfson SPaRC
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https://www.kcl.ac.uk/neuroscience/about/departments/wolfson
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We have an exciting opportunity at Wolfson SPaRC for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our work on the neurobiology of arthritis pain. A great role for researchers interested in neuroscience, advanced imaging, and collaborative science!
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/142825-...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) | King's College London
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/142825-postdoctoral-research-associate-pdra
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Our latest outreach session brought us to St. Jude's Primary School where the students learned how the brain helps us dance when we hear music. Thanks for letting us visit!
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Today's seminar was presented by Professor Tonia Vincent on 'Neurovascular remodelling in the development of OA pain', and was hosted by George Goodwin
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. Thanks so much to both!
22 days ago
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We have an exciting opportunity at Wolfson SPaRC for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our work on the neurobiology of arthritis pain. A great role for researchers interested in neuroscience, advanced imaging, and collaborative science!
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/142825-...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) | King's College London
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/142825-postdoctoral-research-associate-pdra
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As part of our department's ongoing commitment to community outreach, our researchers visited Bygrove Primary School and taught the students about the brain, what a neuron is, and how human nervous system works. Professor SPaRC was there too!
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about 1 month ago
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Many Congratulations to Professor Karen Steel!
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about 1 month ago
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
about 1 month ago
Professor Karen Steel has been awarded the Grand Scientific Prize by Fondation Pour l'Audition, for her major contributions to the field of hearing and hearing loss.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/profess...
#hearingresearch
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Professor Karen Steel awarded Grand Scientific Prize by hearing foundation | King's College London
French hearing organisation, Fondation Pour l’Audition, awarded Professor Karen Steel their Grand Scientific Prize at a ceremony in Paris.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/professor-karen-steel-awarded-grand-scientific-prize-by-hearing-foundation
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
about 1 month ago
@denklab.bsky.social leads an international consortium awarded €1.4m by @eraneuron.bsky.social to research causes and treatments for #NeuropathicPain. @mwklab.bsky.social @carolineospelt.bsky.social are also chief investigators. @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/interna...
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International Neuropathic Pain consortium awarded €1.4m grant | King's College London
DECIPHER, an international consortium on Neuropathic Pain led by King’s College London, has been awarded €1.4m by ERA-NET Neuron to research the role of connective tissue in neuropathic pain.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/international-neuropathic-pain-consortium-awarded-1.4m-grant
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Our latest seminar was delivered by Eloísa Rubio-Beltrán on the topic "Sex Hormones and Migraine: Implications for Pathophysiology and Treatment Response". Thank you so much!🧠
about 1 month ago
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George Goodwin
2 months ago
🦴 Living with arthritis pain? We’re starting a new project on arthritis pain and want to learn from your experience. 👉 Which movements trigger or worsen your pain? Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey:
forms.office.com/e/qv0tx9LJ1L
Your input will help guide our research.
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Microsoft Forms
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Many thanks to Matt Swire for presenting his seminar on: Oligodendrocyte-driven plasticity: From Circuit Adaptation to Cognitive Resilience
2 months ago
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With thanks to James Tribble on giving the department his Seminar: Targeting metabolic dysfunction and inflammation for neuroprotection: insight from glaucoma - it was a full house!
3 months ago
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New job opportunity! We are looking for a Research Assistant to join the Wolfson SPaRC:
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137085-...
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Research Assistant at Wolfson SPaRC | King's College London
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137085-research-assistant-at-wolfson-sparc
3 months ago
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Starting 2026 with a CommuniTEA event to let everyone to have a quick catch up - we're back!
4 months ago
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A photo from the recent Wolfson SPaRC Christmas Party. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday period and a Happy New Year!
5 months ago
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The Mall School in Twickenham kindly hosted our researchers who were able to teach their students about the brain, neurons and the human nervous system. Read their report here:
www.themallschool.org.uk/2025/12/11/h...
5 months ago
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Many thanks to both Marzia Malcangio for hosting Pablo Brumovsky for his presentation on Translational Research in the Pursuit Of New Strategies to Control Pathological Pain.
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5 months ago
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Laura Fedele
6 months ago
Happy to share our new preprint
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We present a protocol to generate Parasympathetic neurons from hiPSC. They express key parasympathetic/autonomic markers,
#ephys
features and respond to nicotine. They can also form functional connections with hiPSC-atrial cardiomyocytes.
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Generation of parasympathetic neurons from hiPSC that reproduce the electrophysiological properties of native neurons and modulate the activity of hiPSC-atrial cardiomyocytes
Peripheral parasympathetic ganglia lie adjacent to their target organs; their dysfunction contributes to diseases like atrial fibrillation. Due to their challenging accessibility for primary culture, ...
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.23.684157
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George Goodwin
7 months ago
Stuart Bevan and I are offering an exciting MRC DTP-funded PhD project exploring the mechanisms of pain in Long COVID. Find out more about the project here: 🔗
tinyurl.com/3caseacv
Application deadline: 28th October
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Some scenes from this year's Work Experience event, where we hosted a group of A-Level students for a week and gave them a variety of demonstrations, hands-on experiments, and lectures.
9 months ago
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Laura Fedele
9 months ago
I can never get bored of recording action potentials from my iPSC sympathetic neurons and the RMP was -70mV 😍
#patchclamp
#ephys
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Richard Eva Lab
10 months ago
A huge thank you to the Eva and Bradbury Lab members,
@wolfsonsparc.bsky.social
, and all the GRC CNS Injury and Repair attendees. So much fun, so much science and all top quality. A poster prize for Zahra to top it off! New ideas, collaborations, connections. As a great conference should be!
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George Goodwin
10 months ago
Hello Bluesky. Thrilled to finally share some exciting news: I’ve been awarded a 5-year Career Development Fellowship from
@versusarthritis.bsky.social
to investigate the role of silent nociceptors in arthritis pain. More info below in the PR.
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Many thanks to Harvey Davis for visiting us with their seminar: Capillary pericytes as instigators of reduced nerve blood flow during diabetic neuropathy
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10 months ago
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Laura Fedele
10 months ago
Honoured to have presented at the super cool Ephys Club⚡😎👩🔬 and thank you for all the constructive comments!
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Many thanks to Professor Daniel Bendor today for visiting us to give a talk on 'Time in the auditory cortex: from encoding to expectation'!
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11 months ago
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Congrats to the Eva lab for their participation in Wings for Life run to raise money for spinal cord research
@richardevalab.bsky.social
More info:
www.wingsforlife.com/us/research/
Donate:
app2.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/en/overlays/...
12 months ago
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Elisa Martelletti Talks About In2Research
@drelisamartelletti.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/elisa-martel...
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Elisa Martelletti Talks About In2Research
Ahead of hosting an In2Research student for the third consecutive year, Dr Elisa Martelletti from Wolsfon SPaRC shares her experience participating in the programme. In2Research supports students…
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/elisa-martelletti-talks-about-in2research
about 1 year ago
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
about 1 year ago
Meet Professor SPaRC, part of
@wolfsonsparc.bsky.social
's outreach to increase awareness of their research in the local community, and to help children learn more about the brain, using a comic written by Christopher Bottoms + illustrated by
@theorah.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/meet-profess...
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Meet Professor SPaRC, an Outreach Mascot Igniting a Love for…
Meet Professor SPaRC, a school outreach mascot created by Wolfson Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre to ignite the love for neuroscience in school children aged 6-11.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/meet-professor-sparc
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Dr Richard Eva was interviewed on the EyeNews website
@richardevalab.bsky.social
www.eyenews.uk.com/features/int...
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From spine to eye: The benefits of multidisciplinary research
https://www.eyenews.uk.com/features/interviews/post/from-spine-to-eye-the-benefits-of-multidisciplinary-research
about 1 year ago
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Wolfson SPaRC Lead Researcher Professor David Andersson explains why his work proves Fibromyalgia is autoimmune on the Dr A Says Podcast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDij...
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Kings College Lead Researcher Prof Andersson explains why his work proves Fibromyalgia is autoimmune
YouTube video by Dr A Says Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDijiMwc4Sw
about 1 year ago
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@denklab
about 1 year ago
Fancy an academic job in London? Apply below and come join us at our amazing institute! 👏🧪🧠
#PainResearch
#PainScience
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Richard Eva Lab
about 1 year ago
A fantastic place to work with brilliant colleagues in a vibrant part of London! Wolfson SPaRC is hiring for Lecturer and above-level roles. Come and be part of the exciting work happening here. Amazing people, meaningful impact, and a location that’s hard to beat.
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The Wolfson SPaRC (Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre) is recruiting! Two posts available at Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader position. Take a look!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
#TranslationalResearch
#SpinalCordandBrainRepair
#HearingLoss
#ChronicPain
#Migraine
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/111846-...
about 1 year ago
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Many thanks to Bart Trummers visitng us today for his seminar on Ripoptosome regulation of alpha-synuclein-related neurodegeneration
www.kcl.ac.uk/people/bart-...
about 1 year ago
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Congratulations to Marzia Malcangio for her article "How microglia contribute to the induction and maintenance of neuropathic pain" being published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience
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How microglia contribute to the induction and maintenance of neuropathic pain
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Neuropathic pain caused by nerve damage results in neuronal pathway changes and immune cell engagement. In this Review, Malcangio and Sideris-Lampretsas discuss how...
https://rdcu.be/eeRyl
about 1 year ago
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Our team visited Wellington Primary School for Science Week to teach them about the brain, nerves and neurons! We had a great time and hope that your students enjoyed their lessons as well!
about 1 year ago
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Bex Burgess
about 1 year ago
I illustrated a kid's science comic for
@wolfsonsparc.bsky.social
recently 😄 The comic is all about nerves! I had SO much fun drawing it, and here's a few of my favourite pages. Professor SPaRC's worries on the first page are unfounded- the comic is VERY silly and fun and I'm sure kids will love it!
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We visited Bygrove Primary school for Science Week to help the students learn about the brain, nerves and neurons. By combining science with arts and crafts, we hope everybody had a good time!
about 1 year ago
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Flavia Mancini
about 1 year ago
Had a great time! Remembering the amazing Steve McMahon, whose impact continues to inspire us all. Never to be forgotten. Thank you!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...
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Many thanks to
@flaviamancini.bsky.social
in visitng us today and giving a seminar on Learning and Modulating Pain: Neural Control from Cells to Brain Networks!
about 1 year ago
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Many thanks to
@theorah.bsky.social
who did a wonderful job as our comic artist and bringing Professor SPaRC to life!
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about 1 year ago
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Congratulations to Silvia for her PNAS paper on the resolution of chronic arthritis pain!
link.growkudos.com/1e7seqxhuyo
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Towards a resolution of chronic arthritis pain
Pain is a persistent symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is often one of the first symptoms that people experience, and it remains even after suppression of joint disease with current medicines. ...
https://link.growkudos.com/1e7seqxhuyo
about 1 year ago
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Introducing Professor SPaRC! To contribute to Science Week, members of our department will be visiting local schools to teach children about the brain and the human nervous system with models, interactive classes and comics!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
#BSW25
about 1 year ago
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Many thanks to Professor Huiliang Li for giving us his seminar on Cholesterol Metabolism: A Key Player in Brain Diseases today!
about 1 year ago
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Morag presenting her poster at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology Midwinter Meeting (and having a great time!). Thanks to The Company of Biologists for the DMM travel grant
@dmmjournal.bsky.social
#DMMgrants
#ARO2025
#AROMWM
about 1 year ago
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We've displayed some of our researchers' images up in our atrium. Some nice colours to brighten things up!
about 1 year ago
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Congrats to the team for their ongoing commitment to the IoPPN Research Culture Fund in their successful running of the CommuniTEA event on Guy's Campus!
@lau-fed.bsky.social
@juliavw.bsky.social
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#CommuniTEA
Learn more here:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/seven-p...
about 1 year ago
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Hello! We are the Wolfson Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre (SPaRC), a department of King's College London. We focus on researching the molecular basis of pain and hearing loss, and on neural repair and regeneration following disease and injury. Nice to meet you!
www.kcl.ac.uk/neuroscience...
about 1 year ago
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