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Selina Wray

@selinawray.bsky.social

Prof of Molecular Neuroscience UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Alzheimer’s disease & stem cell models Barnsley lass

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Gorgeous dogs I’m gutted Freddy didn’t win ! Although glad it went to another vulnerable native. Billy is wondering what time the cat trophies come out…

08.03.2026 20:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for including me in this and what a line up to be part of !

08.03.2026 17:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gorgeous run at Cambrudge Half today, with @alzheimersresearchuk.org - the conditions couldnt have been more perfect and always such wonderful support!

08.03.2026 14:57 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We're celebrating International Women's Day 2026 with a new podcast!

Hear from Dorothy Hyman, Mel Dyke, Rita Britton, Selina Wray and more in our latest episode

🔉 bit.ly/BarnsleyMuseumsNatters

#InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2026 11:19 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
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🚨 PhD Programme – Vascular Dementia Research

New 4-year PhD funded by BHF & UK DRI on vascular mechanisms in dementia.

Training across UCL, Oxford, Leicester & Edinburgh with lab rotations.

📅 Deadline: 14 April
🎓 Start: Sept 2026

Apply: CV + statement + 2 refs → neurophd@ucl.ac.uk

Please share!

06.03.2026 15:40 — 👍 7    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Drug breakthrough for children with rare form of extreme epilepsy Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.

A new drug is transforming the lives of children born with a severe form of epilepsy, say doctors and families.

Dravet syndrome, external can cause dozens of dangerous seizures a day and affects about one in every 15,000 babies born.

🧪🧠💊 @medsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.03.2026 22:39 — 👍 51    🔁 18    💬 3    📌 1
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UCL clinical researcher receives prestigious international prize UCL’s Professor Francesco Muntoni has received the 2026 Novo Nordisk Prize for his pioneering research offering hope to children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

UCL’s Professor Francesco Muntoni has received the 2026 Novo Nordisk Prize for his pioneering research offering hope to children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

@uclchildhealth.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...

04.03.2026 17:03 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Here, we make historic breakthroughs in Alzheimer's
YouTube video by UCL Advancement Here, we make historic breakthroughs in Alzheimer's

A wonderful video as part of #UCL200 - demonstrating what can be achieved when scientists work in partnership with the people impacted by disease. Carol Jennings was a phenomenal woman & that legacy continues

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Qo...

03.03.2026 17:50 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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*Recruiting new group leaders*

The @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social at University College London are looking for outstanding candidates to sponsor for career development fellowships. Fellows would then be assessed for tenured positions at the end of the fellowship term.

02.03.2026 16:41 — 👍 11    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 0
UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Job alert: open position for a Professor or Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Health and Disease at University College London.

Based in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment of UCL, and UGI, and funded by the UCL Health Strategy.

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 🧪

02.03.2026 10:35 — 👍 14    🔁 26    💬 1    📌 4
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Could you help shape the next generation of neuroscientists? 🌟

The BNA Scholars Programme is seeking mentors to support early-career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds.

Learn more & apply:
www.bna.org.uk/policy-advoc...

#Neuroscience #Mentorship #DiversityInScience

27.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 2    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Need to self film some running stuff for a thing and… it’s going well so far 🫣🤣

01.03.2026 10:07 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Lovely show from Andrew Bird with the Britten Sinfonia at Barbican tonight 😍

28.02.2026 23:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A plumber & plasterer, who also happens to be a woman, elected to Westminster. We love to see it! 🔥

27.02.2026 11:27 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A tireless advocate for mentoring early stage researchers, Dr. Wray is dedicated to supporting those under-represented in science, providing personal mentorship and hosting research placements for students who are the first in their families to study at university.

26.02.2026 15:20 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

What a privilege to receive this award! 🥹

26.02.2026 19:27 — 👍 23    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0
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Today we're excited to be involved in delivering #AAICNeuro Manchester. It's too late to join us in-person but at 1pm we will be live across the world in the online platform with a session on the future of Fluid Biomarkers to diagnose #dementia.

26.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to Dr Maura Malpetti on receiving David Hague Prize - awarded yearly to the most outstanding early career researcher in the field of biomedical dementia research. 👏

25.02.2026 11:11 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Nature News Intern, Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme Nature News Intern, Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme London, UK - Hybrid Working Model Application deadline: 9th March 2026 Are you looking for an internship that provides hands-on experience i...

➡️ It's on! Paid internship for aspiring science journalists at Nature's London office. Up to three days a week working from home. All the details are here: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...

24.02.2026 14:56 — 👍 6    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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Fairer ways to feed the UK 🍽️

New citizen science and community projects show how communal dining facilities could help reshape society in this new Bartlett Review article by By Dr Hanna Baumann and Joseph Cook.

🔗 https://bartlett-review.ucl.ac.uk/fairer-ways-to-feed-the-uk/index.html

24.02.2026 10:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The only gold medal Billy would win is the gold medal for being an absolute lad 🤣

21.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A runners legs covered in mud and a nice shot of the kitchen bin in the background

A runners legs covered in mud and a nice shot of the kitchen bin in the background

The winter water feature at Tooting Parkrun is at full capacity which means mud on my legs, arms and face from the splashing this morning 🏃🏼‍♀️

21.02.2026 12:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

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An exciting pancake day ahead

17.02.2026 19:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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These cuts to physics research will be a disaster for UK scientists – and for our standing in the world | Jon Butterworth If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of Cern and other large international projects, says Jon Butterworth, professor of physics at University College London

These cuts to physics research will be a disaster for UK scientists – and for our standing in the world | Jon Butterworth

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Undergrads seeking summer research experience in gene or cell therapy: there's a *paid opportunity* from @bsgct.bsky.social! Please apply before 27th Feb. Please see bsgct.org/undergraduate/ for details.

Please repost to help spread the word - thanks!

15.02.2026 10:47 — 👍 1    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
Coral background with faint heart illustrations. A glossy male Blackbird with a bright yellow bill faces left. Large title reads: “Birds as bad exes*” Smaller text reads: “*Yes, you read that right.”

Coral background with faint heart illustrations. A glossy male Blackbird with a bright yellow bill faces left. Large title reads: “Birds as bad exes*” Smaller text reads: “*Yes, you read that right.”

Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox

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Here, it will happen
YouTube video by UCL Advancement Here, it will happen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsSX...

13.02.2026 19:50 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Funding cuts will devastate the next generation of scientists | Letters Letters: Physics research drives technological innovation, from medical imaging to data processing, write Dr Phil Bull and Prof Chris Clarkson; plus letters from Tim Gershon and Vincenzo Vagnoni, and ...

Letters in the @theguardian.com on the science cuts.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

12.02.2026 18:32 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0