NTU Neuro

🧠🔬A new era of 3D imaging!
The Miltenyi BLAZE lightsheet microscope is transforming how we visualise large tissues with stunning clarity.
📸Image from the Hulse group shows spinal cord vasculature — a glimpse of how BLAZE advances neuroscience research.
#SHiMR #NTU #LightsheetMicroscopy #Neuroscience

🎓 Big congratulations to our amazing Neuroscience PhD graduates Laura and @jessica-bates.bsky.social today! 🧠
We're proud to be celebrating alongside our friends in @ntumeta.bsky.social

Here's to all who are graduating today—your hard work has paid off. 👏
#PhDGraduation#NTU#Neuro#ClassOf2025

8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium - Interventions & Recovery The 8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium – Interventions & Recovery is an international meeting, which will take place on September 10-11th 2025 at the West Road Concert Hall at the University of…

🗓️Deadline NEXT FRIDAY (1st Aug) for the Poster Abstract Submission for the 8th Cam Neuro Symposium

🧠All neuroscience themes welcome!
🏅Don't miss out - generous prizes available!

📊Register and submit your abstract: bit.ly/46QQ1WG

More info: neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/camneuro-eve...

🧠 World Brain Day (July 22) raises awareness about neurological disorders and the importance of brain health. From nutrition to sleep to learning—today's global focus is all about the brain.
#WorldBrainDay #BrainHealth #Neuroscience

For more information about the challenge and the initiators behind the initiative, head to the official website 🔗 brainhealth-challenge.org

Today is #WorldBrainDay! 🧠
This year’s theme: #Brain Health Across Ages — a reminder of how vital brain research is.
📸 Image by a former #PhD student showing increased brain permeability via red #immunofluorescence in ageing pathology
#Neuroscience #BrainHealth

Multi‐Region Brain Organoids Integrating Cerebral, Mid‐Hindbrain, and Endothelial Systems Multi-Region Brain Organoids combine cerebral, mid/hindbrain, and endothelial components into an advanced 3D model capturing 80% of fetal brain cellular diversity. This platform reveals essential end....

🧠 A new era for brain #organoids! Researchers have created Multi-Region Brain Organoids that model human brain development more accurately by integrating cerebral, mid-hindbrain & endothelial regions.

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#neuroskyence #devbio 🧪

Dr Alice Murphy spoke at the UKHAIC networking event, sharing how her #FTMA grant with Intelligent OMICS Ltd is advancing research into predicting #type2diabetes improvement post-bariatric surgery using urine. Great discussions on #healthyAgeing. #diabetes #NTU #NTUMetabolic #SHiMR_NTU

PhD student Zak and Professor Tom Wishart are at the #AnatomicalSociety #cerebralcortex conference in Oxford, presenting their latest research on the role of PpT1 in #Batten disease. Exciting insights from the #NTUneuro and #SHiMR team!🧠🔬
#Neuroscience #Research #PhDLife #MolecularBiology #SciComm

SfN thrives because of an incredible community of scientists, researchers, educators, and advocates committed not just to advancing neuroscience, but to supporting each other.

For 56 years, this dedication has driven both SfN's success and the progress of the entire field.

#neurosky

Great to see #NTUMetabolic @ #PhysiologyofObesity2025 w/ Dr @fearoncassidy.bsky.social & Prof @tonygoldstone.bsky.social .
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@mark-christian-lab.bsky.social
@rebeccadumbell.bsky.social
@ntuneuro.bsky.social
@jhobbs22.bsky.social
@nurudeenrasaq.bsky.social
@nkalender.bsky.social

Heading into Day 2 of #PhysiologyofObesity2025! More great talks ahead on #nutrition, #metabolism and #AdiposeBiology. #SHIMR_NTU #NTUMetabolic
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
@physoc.bsky.social
@ntumeta.bsky.social
@ntuneuro.bsky.social
@jhobbs.bsky.social
@mark-christian-lab.bsky.social

Bharat Muthukumar presenting his poster (blurred)

At the @physoc.bsky.social Physiology of obesity meeting in @uniofnottingham.bsky.social today. Bharat will be presenting his poster this afternoon on ZFHX3 in #BrownFat and metabolism @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @socendocrinology.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social #NTUresearch

Prof Nik Morton hosts Dr Nabil-Fareed Alikhan in front of a lectern with title slide "Open data, open minds: bioinformatics and big data lessons from COVID-19 and beyond"

A brilliant plenary talk in our #NottinghamTrent #NTUResearch #SHiMR research day is Nabil-Fareed Alikhan of @ox.ac.uk talking about (open) #bigdata. Complete with Blade Runner quotes and highlighting the importance of a hypothesis @ntuneuro.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social

New #BBSRC fellowship awardee Dr Martina Gabrielli presenting her previous work and plans for new studies investigating glia-to-neuron communication in the brain. #SHiMR symposium #NTUresearch #science

Interesting talk by head of #neuroscience Prof Tom Wishart explaining reserach on identifying regulators of stability in synpatic populations during our #SHiMR symosium. #science #research #ntu #SST

Dr Keeley Brookes enthusiastically introducing a colourful slide "Join the conversation. Listen, engage and analyse with the public"

It's our Nottingham Trent #SHiMR day symposium today. Starting with Keeley Brookes showcasing our prize-winning work with LEAP - our public #Research #co-creation scheme.

Find out more: www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...

#NTUResearch @ntuneuro.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social

Today is the #SHiMR symposium where #research throughout the centre is showcased by #PhD, #Post-doc and #academics focusing on big data. #neuroscience #shimrmetaboloism #AROM #Cancer

Dr Gareth Banks stands at a lectern explaining a slide describing ABCC5

In our regular theme meeting Gareth Banks tells us about his recent publication on a mouse model of disrupted #memory, #circadian rhythm and #glutamatergic signalling by #ABCC5 🧠🐁 #NTUResearch #NottinghamTrent
@ox.ac.uk @mrcharwell.bsky.social

🤓 Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bharat has had a very productive time in our research labs and will present his work at two national conferences this summer. A well deserved celebration. Good luck with your future career Bharat! 🤓 🔬 #Neurometabolism #ResearchExperience #NTUResearch @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social

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@ntumeta.bsky.social
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@marionhogg.bsky.social @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social @ex-celllab.bsky.social and other PIs not on BS

Dr Graham Hickman demonstrating whole brain staining of a mouse brain with a red fluorescent signal, next to the Miltenyi Blaze UltraMicroscope

Discussion between Nottingham Trent SHiMR researchers in one of our imaging suites.

An exciting #FluorescenceFriday as we Meet the Blaze - our new @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social light sheet microscope funded by @ukri.org BBSRC ALERT. Our imaging specialist Graham Hickman demonstrates cleared tissue imaging capability with a #TissueCleared whole mouse #brain 🧠🔬👀 #NTUResearch

Congratulations to #PhD student Jack Corbett for winning the 3rd place post #prize at this years #STAR2025 conference. Jack works on the induction of #hypoxia in diabetic chronic pain with Dr Richard Hulse. #Neuroscience #Pain #Diabetes #SHiMR_NTU

Four postdocs (two women two men) sat at a panel desk in front of a slide saying "postdoctoral researcher panel"

Great to see our postdocs from NTU School of Science and Tech passing on their experiences and answering questions from current PhDs at our local PhD researcher conference #STAR2025 #NottinghamTrent
#Postdocs #CareerDevelopment @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social @arom-ntu.bsky.social

L-R Dr Mark Paul-Clark, Dr Jessica Bates, Dr Richard Hulse. Jess is holding her prize certificate for best science communication. They are standing in front of signage "ICC Cymru Wales".

This week NTU Neuro #postdoc Dr Jessica Bates won best science communication #prize at the Advanced Pain Discovery Platform Meeting at The International Conference Centre, Newport, Wales. Well done Jess! Photo here with project leads Mark Paul-Clark and Richard Hulse #pain #SciComm #Neuroscience

Follow @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social journey into the molecular mechanics behind it all! 🧠⚖️ #PhDLife #NeuroScience #EnergyBalance #ResearchSpotlight #WomenInSTEM #STAR2025 #NTUMetabolic #NTUResearch
with @ntuneuro.bsky.social
supervisors: @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social, Gareth Lavery, Gareth Banks

🔬Meet @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social, a 2nd-year #PhD student in the @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social 's lab at #SHIMR_NTU! Marwa is diving deep into how the brain controls energy balance, exploring the role of #ZFHX3 in regulating the growth axis. 🧠⚖️

Alexander Wilson-Slomkowski is a #PhD student in the Metabolic Resilience Group at #SHIMR_NTU. At #STAR2025, he presented his research, which utilises a pre-clinical model of divergent #metabolic rate to uncover #hypothalamic targets for #MetabolicHealth. With Nik Morton @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social

Suraj presenting his work

Suraj Lama from the @ex-celllab.bsky.social Ex-Cell group presenting his poster at the NTU SST STAR conference on human kidney tubuloid characterisation

Great to see Alex and Marwa presenting their work at our local PGR conference today 🤓🔬 @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
#PhDStudent #Neuroscientists #Metabolism