Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION @uclqsneuromuscular

Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION

@uclqsneuromuscular.bsky.social

Pioneering neuromuscular disease research through clinical, genetic, and translational neuroscience to develop therapies and enhance patient care.

35 Followers | 46 Following | 5 Posts | Joined: 01.07.2025 | 1.621

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IoN Summer Drinks 2025

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Summer Drinks, October Gallery, July 2025 ☺️

25.07.2025 11:40 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 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).

We are pleased to share an exciting new research opportunity for a clinician with a neurology background to join the London Mitochondrial Team, focusing on innovative MRI techniques in mitochondrial disease: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

22.07.2025 09:28 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

The project, led by Professor Mary Reilly, will aim to:
🔬 Develop MRI tools to spot early muscle changes
📊 Gather real-world insights from people living with CMT
🏥 Train more centres in the UK to run CMT clinical trials to increase access and participation @uclqsneuromuscular.bsky.social

17.07.2025 10:08 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Next UCL ALS-FTD Network Seminars - 25 July at 4pm, Gilliatt LT, QSH.

'Investigating pathomechanisms in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease using mouse models and iPSCs'

'Generation of a universal human cellular platform for drug testing in ALS'

'A forebrain organoid model of progranulin-associated FTD'

09.07.2025 13:44 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Celebrating Research at UCLH Open Day

Members of the Houlden Lab at UCL Queen Square IoN recently took part in the Celebrating Research at UCLH Open Day! It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with patients, families, and the wider public - sharing the latest advances in neurogenetics. #UCLHResearch #Neurogenetics

09.07.2025 13:08 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

LEAF Award 2025

Delighted that the department has been awarded Gold for Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) 2025. We were commended on the labs signage, management and sustainable initiatives across the whole department.

01.07.2025 15:38 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

@uclqsneuromuscular is following 20 prominent accounts

Academy of Medical Sciences
@acmedsci

Independent expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK, fostering good health for all supported by the best research. Visit https://bit.ly/acmedsci for more info.

Myositis UK
@myositis-uk

Myositis UK a national charity for the inflammatory myopathies. Myositis UK seeks to improve the diagnosis, treatment, understanding and prognosis of Myositis. https://www.myositis.org.uk/

My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
@mndoddie5

Our vision: a world free of MND💙💛

Muscular Dystrophy UK
@mdukcharity

We connect a community of over 110,000 people living with muscle wasting and weakening conditions. Together we are stronger. Join us. Our #MusclesMatter.

UK Research and Innovation
@ukri.org

The UK’s largest public funder of research #FundedByYou

Wellcome Trust
@wellcometrust

Supporting research to transform life, health and wellbeing. We’re taking on three urgent health challenges: mental health, climate change & infectious disease.

Ben Clarke
@benclarkeuk

Post doc in the Patani Lab at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London, interested in the role of glia in motor neuron disease using iPSC models

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
@ucllifesciences

Home to a thriving community of students, researchers and academics, who together research, teach and study the science and biology of life. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences-faculty/

Jack Humphrey
@jack-humphrey

Genetics and omics of neurodegeneration in Mount Sinai, NYC. www.humphreylab.org

MaRtiNA Hallegger
@martinahallegger

RNA biochemist, RNA-network enthusiast and IMCM fellow @NDMOxford at the @UniofOxford, former @UKDRI at King’s and @TheCrick. Condenses RNA to study ALS and Dementia. High 5 4 RNA

Kristina Zhelcheska
@kzhelcheska

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology PhD student Neurogenetics; Gene Therapy; Rare Diseases

Martha Roberts
@neuromartha

Postdoc at UCL

UCL Global Engagement
@ucl-global

We support UCL's communities to collaborate across borders and boundaries. Here, we share UCL's global story 🌏 Find us on LinkedIn: UCL Global Engagement

Brian Dickie
@bd365

Chief Scientist, MND Association

UCL Business
@uclb

Our role is to nurture technology from UCL, its collaborators and associated hospitals to market, transforming ideas into enterprise with global impact, whilst bringing revenue back to the university to fund more pioneering work.

Matteo Carandini
@carandinilab.net

Neuroscientist at University College London (www.ucl.ac.uk/cortexlab). Opinions my own.

The Lily Foundation
@lilyfoundation

Fighting mito, finding hope Our vision is for a world in which every mitochondrial disease patient has a voice and access to treatment, support to improve their life and, ultimately, a cure. https://www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/ #mitochondrialdisease

Longitude Prize on ALS
@longitudeprize

Join us in bringing AI to the fight against ALS. Learn more about the Longitude Prize on ALS at our website (https://bit.ly/457a8zo), and follow us for updates.

Becca Simkin
@beccasimkin

PhD student in the Fratta Lab at UCL researching the vulnerability of the neuromuscular system in ALS 🔬🧬👩🏻‍🔬

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences
@uclbrainscience

We are a global leader in research and education into the mind and brain. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences