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Prof Steven Lee

@stevethechemist.bsky.social

Professor of Biophysical Chemistry - Cambridge University | Co-founder - ZOMP | Podcaster - TheScienceShed

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"Large-scale visualization of Ξ±-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson’s disease brain tissue," NatBME doi.org/10.1038/s41551-025-01496-4
A culmination of wild brainstorms, imaging marathons, analysis breakthroughs and setbacks, around the clock work before conferences, and new friends along the way! πŸ§ πŸŽ†

02.10.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Large-scale visualization of Ξ±-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson’s disease brain tissue - Nature Biomedical Engineering An optical detection and analysis platform quantifies aggregate density, distribution and size in fluorescently labelled post-mortem human brain tissue.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's out at last! Work that I was totally privileged to be a part of led by @becs-andrews.bsky.social, with @jcbreiter.bsky.social @stevethechemist.bsky.social and funded by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org

01.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Parkinson’s β€˜trigger’ directly observed in human brain tissue for the first time Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualised and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson’s, marking a major advance in the

Our work on visualising protein aggregates in human brain tissue in Parkinson's disease was published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, well done to Becs, Bin and Christina for their hardwork!
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

01.10.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Last day to apply!

10.09.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Microglial activation and alpha-synuclein oligomers drive the early inflammatory phase of Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised by insoluble Ξ±-synuclein (Ξ±Syn) aggregates in Lewy bodies (LBs) within the substantia nigra, with cortical pathology appearing as the disease progresses. Late...

Out now on biorxiv! Excited to share our latest collaborative work investigating the earliest stages of Parkinson’s disease.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thanks to all the amazing co-authors Melissa Grant-Peters @jsbeckwith.bsky.social @stevethechemist.bsky.social Mina Ryten Sonia Gandhi

01.09.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful news Kim, well done!

01.09.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Single-Molecule Imaging and Super-Resolution Microscopy (Fixed Term) | Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for a...

Single-Molecule Friends! Just 10 more days to apply for an exciting joint postdoc with @KlenermanLab, feel free to research out www.ch.cam.ac.uk/job/52425

01.09.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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POLCAM: instant molecular orientation microscopy for the life sciences - Nature Methods Combining localization and polarization microscopy can yield detailed insights into subcellular structures. POLCAM uses a polarization camera and wide-field microscopy for rapid measurement of super-r...

Top-right image is from Ezra and the Lee lab's beautiful POLCAM work of actin fiber networks. The POLCAM software is much easier to use than full PSF fitting: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

26.12.2024 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Single-Molecule Imaging and Super-Resolution Microscopy (Fixed Term) Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for

Build microscopes, solve immunology (kinda)... come and work with us! We have an exciting collaborative postdoc position in the group. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...

14.08.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A room full of microscopy enthusiasts, Cambridge Microscopy Meeting 2025. #CMM2025

07.04.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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S6 E1: Spies, Lies and Simeticone Nick and Steve are back for the launch of Series 6 of The Science Shed! We're diving straight into a fresh batch of science-infused delights from a windowless room deep in the depths of UCL. Nick’s un

You wont believe what happens next!?!? theevanslab.bsky.social! //run"(Insert_click_bate_that_Nick_will_fall_for"); soundcloud.com/the-science-...

04.03.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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S6 E1: Spies, Lies and Simeticone Nick and Steve are back for the launch of Series 6 of The Science Shed! We're diving straight into a fresh batch of science-infused delights from a windowless room deep in the depths of UCL. Nick’s un

We back for the launch of Series 6 of The Science Shed! Nick’s uncovered some Cold War espionage, Steve’s brought along a surprise audio gift, and there’s plenty of snake oil to go around.
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28.02.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RASP: Optimal single fluorescent puncta detection in complex cellular backgrounds bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

A recent preprint by Team Wood describes a highly sensitive bioimaging method that allows for fluorescent signals to be detected in cell and tissue environments. πŸ§ͺπŸ€–πŸ“ˆ 🧬

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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