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Post-doc @ University of Cape Town, South Africa | Cell cycle, DNA damage & cell death in ALS/FTD ๐ง ๐งฌ| Host & producer of The Academinist๐๏ธ
Amazing to bring researchers from around the world together with CURE-ND for the first Stem Cell Models of Neurodegeneration (SCMND) Conference in Edinburgh earlier this year ๐ง
Video round-up ๐ฝ๏ธ youtu.be/9wMRndMVbQM?...
Conference blog ๐ www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Excited to be at SONA 2025 in beautiful Marrakesh to present the first few results from my @ukdri.ac.uk pilot project & hear about lots of exciting new science over the next few days! ๐ง
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Mahmoud Maina filming
Sergiu Paศca on stage
Sonia Gandhi on stage
Mahmoud Maina on stage
Thank you to all those who attended the inaugural Stem Cell Models of Neurodegeneration event last week in Edinburgh!
A fantastic scientific programme including some very special plenary speakers - Sonia Gandhi, Mahmoud Maina and Sergiu Paศca ๐
...and that's the end of the 1st @ukdri.ac.uk #SCMND ๐ง
Had a fantastic few days in Edinburgh: met lots of lovely people, had so much fun working with the brilliant organising committee, & I'm leaving with a brain crammed full of new ideas about stem cell models! ๐คฏ
๐Registration still open til 7th March - JOIN US!๐
Don't miss an incredible opportunity to connect with the stem cell model in neurodegeneration global community๐โฌ๏ธ
๐งชDiscussion panels
๐งชPoster sessions
๐งชTalk sessions on EVERYTHING you can think of relating to stem cell models in neurodegeneration
๐ง 130 people now in this UK Dementia Starter Pack! ๐ง
๐ (50 more than 2 days ago!) ๐
A great mix of Profs/PIs/Post-docs/PhDs/Technicians.
Please re-post so it can reach a wider audience as I'm sure there are more of us out there โบ๏ธ๐ฆ
go.bsky.app/S6FfsTp
