Alessia Caramello
banner
alessianeuro.bsky.social
Alessia Caramello
@alessianeuro.bsky.social
Research Associate studying vulnerable neurons in Alzheimer's Disease 🧠 @UKDRI @imperialbrains.bsky.social 🇬🇧

Previously developmental biologist 🐭 @thecrick.bsky.social 🇬🇧 @UCL 🇬🇧 #NICO 🇮🇹 and #MBC 🇮🇹

Londoner enjoying #cycling 🚴‍♀️ #climbing 🧗#gardening 🌱 and
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
📢JOIN THE TEAM!📢
Want to help build a stronger, supportive & fun ECR community? This is your chance!💪
Join the DoBS ECR Committee in one of these roles or as Support Member!
The more the merrier✨
Details below👇
September 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
Cells in key brain regions involved in Parkinson’s retain a ‘memory’ of pesticide exposure that disrupts gene expression🧬

Research by @sj-marzi.bsky.social & colleagues unlocks understanding of the mechanisms behind the role of pesticide exposure in Parkinson’s👉 buff.ly/1F16eUB
July 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
You won't read about this in the mainstream media - I know because I checked - but this week, the multinational shipping giant Maersk divested from companies tied to Israel's illegal West Bank settlements www.splinter.com/shipping-gia...
Shipping Giant Maersk Divests from Companies Tied to Israel’s Illegal West Bank Settlements
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I finally get to make THE post!

If you work on selective neuronal vulnerability in Alzherimer's Disease 🧠 imaging mass cytometry on human post-mortem brain 🔬 or intracellular amyloids 💥 the do have a look at our recent study now available online
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intracellular accumulation of amyloid-ß is a marker of selective neuronal vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Communications
Early expression of intraneuronal amyloid-β (not phospho-tau) and inflammatory and glycosylation pathway transcripts distinguish neocortical RORB+ and GAD1+ neurons selectively vulnerable to neurodege...
www.nature.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
Are you at #eshg2025 in Milan? Come and check out what we are up to! 3 posters from our group in the coming session: Camilla at P18.011.B, Irene at P18.016B and Ettore at P18.131B!
May 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
Are you serious @royalsociety.org?? He is trying to destroy science, spreading dangerous misinformation, inciting violence & your response is to do nothing?

So what’s your purpose then? What do you exist for? Other than being elite?

🧪 #academicsky

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists
Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Last day @ukdri.ac.uk @imperialbrains.bsky.social before starting my maternity leave 🍼 I will only briefly come back before heading to Turin for a new adventure 🇮🇹 Millions thanks to this bunch of people who supported me through these last 4 intense years! 💙🙏
February 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
Dr Nurun Fancy at Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is seeking a PhD Student to explore the role of LRRK2 in cellular senescence in Parkinson's Disease. Closing date: 15th March #PhDPosition

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-role...
PhD: Role of LRRK2 in cellular senescence in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Nurun Fancy at Imperial College London is seeking a PhD Student to explore the role of LRRK2 in cellular senescence in Parkinson's Disease
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
Danish petition to buy California.

edition.cnn.com/2025/02/12/e...
February 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
In a big life update, I successfully defended my PhD thesis - massive thanks to my PI Nathan and assessors @steinaerts.bsky.social @proftomellis.bsky.social . Thrilled to share that I will be joining @pkoo562.bsky.social at CSHL in the new year for a post-doc improving genomic deep learning models!
December 20, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
❗ANNOUNCEMENT❗
YEN 2025 Conference will be held at @crick.ac.uk on the 19th May 2025.

We are looking forward to another exciting line-up with Nicolas Rivron, Maud Borensztein and Peter Rugg-Gunn.

This year will see a return of the YEN Image Competition so follow for updates.

Share for #YEN2025!
December 16, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
News & Views with @irholtman.bsky.social on spatial and single-cell gene expression analyses of Alzheimer's and Down's Sydrome www.nature.com/articles/s41.... This is a commentary on the work by the Swarup lab: www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Spatial mapping of Alzheimer’s disease across genetic subtypes - Nature Genetics
Alzheimer’s disease is a complex, heterogeneous disorder with multiple genetic subtypes. Spatial and single-cell gene expression analyses of these subtypes have provided new insights into general and ...
www.nature.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
Alzheimer's Society has joined...

@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
I've created a synapse starter pack, let me know if you want to be added go.bsky.app/GD1JwCq #neuroskyence
November 11, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Reposted by Alessia Caramello
🧠Sharing this Starter Pack again as the list has now reached 80 people! 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 ☺️🦋

go.bsky.app/S6FfsTp
November 19, 2024 at 2:15 PM