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Gerrit Hilgen

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Associate Professor in Retinal Neuroscience - my @NorthumbriaUni profile πŸ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3L7k3JZ πŸ‘πŸ§  #Retina and beyond πŸ”¬πŸŽ¨ tweets are my own πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

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Black-and-white historical photograph of Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie in a laboratory, holding a glass flask and observing an experiment. Overlaid text reads: β€œ30 years of Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)”, with the European Commission logo in the bottom left corner.

Black-and-white historical photograph of Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie in a laboratory, holding a glass flask and observing an experiment. Overlaid text reads: β€œ30 years of Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)”, with the European Commission logo in the bottom left corner.

Europe’s future is built on knowledge.

For 30 years, the Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) has supported over 150,000 researchers, including 23 Nobel Prize winners.

This programme is built on curiosity, openness and excellence.

Happy birthday MSCA!

31.01.2026 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Two weeks of wonderful conferences coming to an end πŸ‘‹ I presented our lab work on the #RDmeeting2025 in Prague and on the #ERM2025 in Pecs. #retina #retinalneuroscience #retinaldegeneration #RPE #AMD

25.09.2025 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We published a new review that provides a comprehensive summary of recent advancements in the transplantation of stem cell-derived photoreceptors. #retina #vision #transplantation @linda_lako @darin_zerti @BirtheHilgen @esernagor1 and Lyle

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16.05.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Soile, I will be at the RDmeeting and the ERM. Hope to catch up πŸ˜ƒ

07.05.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My team is presenting our work at #ARVO25. Molly already presented her poster but Emily (4290 - A0315
Wed 10.15-12pm) and Hannah (5272 - A0035 Thur 08:00-09:45) are up next.

05.05.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
BBRSC awards Β£6m of funding for North East Bioscience Doctoral Students Northumbria University is one of four regional universities to receive funding to support the next generation of doctoral-level bioscientists.

Interested doing a PhD in North East UK? πŸ”œ #PhD

www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

01.02.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I hope everybody had some lovely Christmas days. I want to thank my team for a great year. Thanks Emily, Molly and Hannah. Looking forward to next year with you

28.12.2024 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Early vision Neuroscience community, Vol 1

We are talking eyes, retinas, and some of the more ancestral bits of visual brains. No species restrictions. List is close to full, will start building Vol 2 before too long

Addition requests, please see link in the below thread

go.bsky.app/BotZr1g

29.11.2024 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Projects for 2025 entry – UKRI AI CDT in Biomedical Innovation

PhD project!

For those interested in NeuroAI: "Using large scale neural network models to bridge the translational gap from animal models to human insights in autism spectrum and neurodevelopmental disorders"

Apply here: www.ai4biomed.io/research/pro...

26.11.2024 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0