Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge

Meet us at the Mill Road Winter Fair this Saturday!
Saturday 6 Dec 10.30am - 4.30pm
Our stall will be at the ARU health hub.

We're going to be talking cycle helmets and how you can find the safest one to protect your amazing brain. @braininjuryhrc.bsky.social

I am thrilled to be speaking at the 7th World Parkinson Congress #wpc2026 in Phoenix Arizona, taking place May 24-27, 2026. I hope to see you there!
Register at wpc2026.org
@worldpdcongress.bsky.social

Roger attended a workshop and then the grants committee for MyName'5Doddie Foundation last week! 

The event brought together leading researchers, clinicians, industry partners and people affected by MND to shape the future of the Discovery Network. 

Find out more here:
www.myname5doddie.co.uk

YouTube video by Alzheimer's Research UK The Dementia Frontiers Fund | Alzheimer's Research UK

We love this new video from @alzheimersresearchuk.org
announcing The Dementia Frontiers Fund together with Gates Ventures. It features staff and labs from The ALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute here at Cambridge. Watch the video to find out about the new fund ➡️
youtu.be/0gnN0ze2cbo?...

Incredible breaking news from our colleagues and our department today for newborn babies. They have developed the world’s first cot-side functional neuroimaging technology to speedily detect brain injuries including cerebral palsy in newborns. @braininjuryhrc.bsky.social

New paper ➡️ Ultra-high-field brain scans reveal brain chemistry of severe Covid-19 survivors. The study revealed higher levels of an inflammation marker called myo-inositol in patients who reported poorer mental health after a COVID-19 infection.

www.clinical-neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/news/ultra-h...

Standardised brain scans improve tracking of inflammation for neurodegenerative conditions In a new study, UK DRI Emerging Leader Dr Maura Malpetti and Harry Crook (UK DRI at Cambridge) developed a method of standardising brain imaging results for PSP and Alzheimer’s. The research, publishe...

New paper from the Malpetti lab at the UK DRI Cambridge. They have found that standardised brain scans improve tracking of inflammation for neurodegenerative conditions:
www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Well done to all the team on a fantastic visit!

‘Disease in a dish’ study of progressive MS finds critical role for unusual type of brain cell - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre Scientists have identified an unusual type of brain cell that may play a vital role in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), likely contributing to the persistent inflammation characteristic of the dis...

🚨Scientists have identified a rare brain cell that may drive inflammation in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)
🔎This important discovery could pave the way for more effective therapies
🔗 For more info: bit.ly/48xJvW1
@cuh.nhs.uk @camneuro.bsky.social @camneurodept.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

Integrated omics reveals disease-associated radial glia-like cells with epigenetically dysregulated interferon response in multiple sclerosis Park, Nicaise, Tsitsipatis, and colleagues discover transcriptional and epigenetic markers in human PMS iNSCs and fibroblasts that may underlie their senescent and inflammatory state. Novel DARGs with...

Delighted to see this out in @NeuroCellPress!!!

Together with Isabel Beerman (& many other friends) we identify disease-associated radial glia-like cells (#DARGs) that fuel #inflammation and #neurodegeneration in #progressiveMS

www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...

📢 Join us this Saturday, 11th October, 10am-4pm for Big Biology Day at Hills Road College!
📢 Learn about scientific method and taking part in research with our different puzzles, activities & art wall!
📢 Find us at the NIHR Cambridge BRC stall!
👇 See below for full details
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

Welcome to our Mphil's of 2025 for Translating Medical Device and Advanced Therapy Research!

Research Stories: Remarkable people, groundbreaking work, global impact. In this series, our researchers talk about their work and the difference it is making around the world, from tackling climate… Dr Liam Collins-Jones

Postdoctoral researcher at @camneurodept.bsky.social and Hughes Hall Fellow, Dr Liam Collins-Jones, asks: How does loss affect the brain? How may hearing loss cause dementia?🧠

Learn more about his work⬇️
youtu.be/cYH0f04UWIE?...

Our 2026 postgrad degrees are now open for applications.
You could be joining us here in Cambridge next October!
#neuroscience #phd #masters
www.clinical-neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/education

Fellowship Programme - Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship programme Cambridge NeuroWorks is proud to introduce the Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship Programme, offering two transformative fellowship streams …

📢 Deadline for Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship extended till 13th Oct 2025!

12 fellowship awards available, ~£117k each, for individuals from any sector in the UK or globally, with ideas at any stage to advance treatments for neurological conditions 🧠💡

Info: cambridgeneuroworks.org/programmes/f...

📢 We are recruiting a post-doctoral clinical research associate to join the @lifearc.bsky.social Centre for Rare #Mitochondrial Diseases, supported by @mdukcharity.bsky.social It's an exciting time in mito research! For further details and to apply visit: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/clinica...

‘Exciting’ clinical results offer hope for new class of MS therapies Cambridge trial suggests diabetes drug with antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system

Exciting news in the Guardian today: Cambridge trial suggests diabetes drug with antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system. A big congratulations to Dr Nick Cunniffe who led the study www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Congratulations to Maura Malpetti! Young researcher of the year 2025!

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new Master's Programme in Brain Health and Disease within the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge.

Applications are now open!

@camneurodept.bsky.social

www.clinical-neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/education/ta...

Calling all neuroscience health entrepreneurs 📢
Don't miss Open Coffee Cambridge on 03 October. One of the organisers is our very own Tasneem Khatib. Book your place today: luma.com/sxlcnw6q
Fri 3 Oct | 8:00 - 10:30 | the Glasshouse

#LovePostdocs | Sarah Howlett, Jo Jones lab. "Beyond her scientific achievements, Sarah is a generous and supportive colleague, consistently stepping in when others are unwell or facing difficulties,” said Professor Joanne Jones in her nomination.

#LovePostdocs Dr Nick Haywood, SOUND Lab
“I’ve found Nick’s support to be absolutely invaluable. I am a mature, part-time student and often face challenges with programming ... His guidance makes a real difference in my academic journey,” said Carolina Leal in her nomination.

#LovePostdocs Henry Barrow- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research

"In addition to his excellent research outputs Henry commits a lot of time to helping train new students in the lab. He is a very attentive and is a patient teacher," said Prof Janet Deane.

#LovePostdocs | The next in our incredible postdocs this week is Mehtap Bacioglu in the Spillantini lab. 

Mehtap works on human neurodegenerative diseases, primarily #Alzheimer’s disease, and researches the mechanisms of disease and possible therapeutic avenues of intervention.

Congratulations to James Shonhard! 👏
Jamie helped organise and run the Tulip Fun Run/Walk for the Parkinson's UK Cambridge Branch. Cambridge Mayor Dinah Pounds attended and 20 participants helped raise over £6,000 for the local branch 🎊 @barkerlab.bsky.social

#LovePostdocs - Yanyan Zhao is a Post-doc in the Prof. Franklin Aigbirhio group. Her team works on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging tracers linking chemists and biologists. It involves in-vitro screening of chemical compounds for their binding to protein targets.

#LovePostdocs Emma Wilson is a postdoc working in the the Coleman Lab. Their lab studies a molecular pathway known as Programmed Axon Degeneration or Death (PAD) and has been pushing in recent years to understand the relevance of PAD in human neurodegenerative diseases.

It’s Postdoc appreciation week in the UK. We wanted to say thankyou to the postdocs in our labs that make our work possible. We asked staff to nominate wonderful colleagues or the research they feel matters.

We are sharing their nominations and posts with you each day #LovePostdocs

🎧 Podcast: Listen to "Hope for myelin repair. How stem cells could change the future of progressive MS" with Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti.

#MS. ms-perspektive.de/en/129-luca-...

World leading research and a walk to the beach! We are delighted to share this fab set of team photos from the Jakobsson ASAP team when they met in Sweden! This international research project explores transposable elements as a trigger of neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s Disease.