NSI Early Careers Research Network

“Male 1 year old Zebrafish coronal midbrain section, probed for GFAP and costained by DAPI”

Congratulations to Fergus Woods from UCD on being selected for our next Image of the Month! 🎉👏🏅

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Neuropsychological assessment practices in PRECISION-ALS: challenges and opportunities for harmonization - PubMed These findings illustrate areas of commonality and divergence in neuropsychological screening practices. Site-specific variations are likely to confound research involving cross-country data-sharing. ...

🎉Congratulations to Emmet Costello for being our next spotlight article of the month for his work “Neuropsychological assessment practices in PRECISION-ALS: challenges and opportunities for harmonization”

Link to article: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40689468/

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Huge congratulations to all early career researchers who presented their work at the Neuroscience Ireland 2026 conference in Queens University Belfast last week!
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Great turnout at NSI-ECRN’s very own Big Brain Quiz at The Botanic Inn in Belfast during the NSI 2025 Conference in Queens University Belfast last week!😄🧠
So glad to see universities across the country represented here!🧑‍🔬🔬🍺

Resistance and resilience to Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome Due to the high prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in adults with Down syndrome (DS), trisomy 21 is now considered a genetic form of AD (DSAD). A better understanding of factors that can prevent.....

🎉Congrats to Rory Boyle (UPenn) on being ECRN's first Article of the Month for his publication: “Resistance and resilience to Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome”
Read it here: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Microglia in action! An army of immune cells swarms the corpus callosum in a Sprague-Dawley rat brain, revealing the CNS's inner defenses.

Congratulations to Meike Mulder from UCC for being featured as the first-ever ECRN Microscopy Image Spotlight! 🎉

🔊 Join us on Thursday, June 19th at 1PM (Zoom) for our Career Progression in Academia seminar! 🎓
Hear real advice from researchers at every career stage—from PhD to professor. Perfect for early career researchers!

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🔊 Seminar Alert!

Join us for our Career Progression in Academia Seminar on Thursday, June 19 at 1:00 PM (Zoom)! 🎓

Hear from researchers at every stage—from PhD grad to professor—sharing real stories, challenges, and career advice.

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Want to boost your research visibility or highlight a great article?💡
We're launching an ECR Article of the Month—featured on our page and socials!📲
Get your work seen, connect with new communities, and grow your network.
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NSI Travel Bursaries — Neuroscience Ireland Neuroscience Ireland provides bursaries for early career researchers (PhD students or postdoctoral researchers) to attend conferences each year. In this bursary scheme we will be assessing application...

Tomorrow is the upcoming deadline to apply for NSI grants for ECRs- NSI International Conference Travel Bursaries and Mobility Fellowships!

Don't miss out on this opportunity!🧠✨👩‍🔬

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📚Feeling nervous about your Annual Review? Don’t worry… we’ve got you covered!

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1️⃣What Annual Review is all about
2️⃣What to expect
3️⃣How to prepare like a pro 💪

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🧠✨ We're launching the NSI-ECRN Monthly Microscopy Spotlight!

Each month, we’ll feature a stunning image from an early career neuro researcher in Ireland.

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✨ Introducing Unicrawl 2025✨

💡Unicrawl events are an opportunity to collaborate and establish connections with other early career researchers across the country while also hearing about cutting edge research from speakers and gaining invaluable transferable skills through a variety of workshops!💡

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🚀 Calling all Early Career Researchers in Ireland!
Stay connected with ECRN through our Slack workspace! 💬
🔹 Network with peers 🤝
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🚨INTRODUCING ECRN 2025🚨

As we prepare for another exciting year ahead, we want to hear from YOU! 🫵

✨We want your feedback on how we can build our community to better benefit all our members! Please fill out the google form in the linktree in our bio to help us achieve this!✨