Carla Cohen
drcarlacohen.bsky.social
Carla Cohen
@drcarlacohen.bsky.social
Parent, scientist, singer
We’ve mapped the Achilles tendon at single-cell resolution 🧬 — revealing 6 fibroblast types with distinct roles across muscle–tendon zones. A new atlas for understanding injury + repair.

Find our more in our new preprint www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#Tendon #CellAtlas #SpatialTranscriptomics
Fibroblast specialisation across microanatomy in a single-cell atlas of healthy human Achilles tendon
Tendons are transitional tissues linking muscle to bone, enabling locomotion and fine motor control. The cellular biology across the Achilles tendon unit is poorly understood, yet critical for interpr...
www.biorxiv.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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There's still time to apply for our Career Development Fellowship scheme, which aims to support the retention in STEM of researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. The deadline for this application round is Wednesday 19 November: https://royalsociety.org/grants/career-development-fellowship/
October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A great concert for Headington locals!
@headingtonnews.bsky.social
@oxfordclarion.bsky.social
Come join us in Headington on Saturday 18 October for our next concert: Love's Philosophy.

The concert explores themes of love - human, mystic, and divine - with music by Holst, Ian Assersohn, Cecilia McDowall, Arvo Pärt, and Jake Runestad.

www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail...
October 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I'm excited to join the Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social at St Anne's College, University of Oxford @stannescollege.bsky.social as a junior research fellow.
I feel very privileged to be a part of both these inspiring communities!
October 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Electric cargo bikes can replace many everyday car trips for the average family and “reshape suburban family mobility”, say Oxford University researchers. 49 British households were loaned e-cargo bikes for school runs, shopping trips, family outings and other day-to-day use.
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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🎟️ Tickets for our next concert are now on sale!
💘 Love’s Philosophy
🍂 Saturday 18 October
🕢 7:30 pm
😇 All Saints Church, Headington

www.ticketsoxford.com/events/loves...

#Headington #Oxford #Choral
Love’s Philosophy | Tickets Oxford
The City of Oxford Choir present a captivating programme exploring divine love across cultures and faiths. From the radiant lyricism of Ian Assersohn and C
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September 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Free tonight? Come and try a rehearsal at All Saints Church in Headington - we're there every Monday. Email Sarah at secretary@oxfordchoir.org to find out more!
We'll be starting rehearsals soon for our exciting and ambitious autumn concert, Love's Philosophy, so now is an excellent time to join.
September 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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WIMM Day 2025 brought our researchers together to share discoveries, swap ideas & celebrate success — from gene editing to immunotherapy to public engagement.

Catch the recap + award winners here:
Celebrating science, collaboration and excellence at WIMM Day 2025
The MRC WIMM community gathered for its flagship annual event, WIMM Day, on Tuesday 24th June. Held at the Saïd Business School, the day showcased the breadth and impact of research across the institu...
www.imm.ox.ac.uk
July 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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We asked our esteemed director, Duncan Aspden, why he chose Haydn’s Nelson Mass for his 20-year anniversary concert with the City of Oxford Choir. And this is what he had to say... 👇

#choraldirector #musicdirector #choralmusic #oxford
June 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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🧬🌽 Happy Transposon Day! 🌽🧬

Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
June 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One week to go until I run the Town & Gown 10K! I'm raising money for the City of Oxford Choir, your support would be very welcome. Thanks, Carla 🏃🏼‍♀️

www.justgiving.com/page/cityofo...
May 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ever torn a tendon? Our study led by @joletmimpen.bsky.social discovered changes in fibroblast and immune cell populations that occur in quadriceps tendon tears.

Read more: doi.org/10.1113/JP28...

@sarahsnelling.bsky.social
@adamcribbs.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
@tommytang.bsky.social just summed up my job! It’s great fun, do get in touch if you’d like to know more
🧵 So You Want to Be a Computational Biologist?
1/ Bioinformatics is more than just coding. It’s data analysis, modeling, pipelines, and detective work. Here’s what you must know. 👇
April 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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If you missed our concert yesterday (and it sure was a good one) don't forget to mark your diary for our next concert: we'll be singing Haydn's Nelson Mass on 28 June at SJE Arts. Tickets available now.

www.ticketsoxford.com/events/haydn...
Haydn’s Nelson Mass | Tickets Oxford
The City of Oxford Choir, in collaboration with Instruments of Time and Truth, invites you to experience the rich choral soundworlds of Haydn, Mozart and B
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March 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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📢 It's concert day! 📢

'Unearthed' is a choral celebration of palaeontology in Oxford, inspired by the @morethanadodo.bsky.social exhibition 'Breaking Ground'. Including two world premieres and works by Pearsall, Ireland, Weelkes, Nystedt, and more, this promises to be an unforgettable experience. 🧵
March 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Our concert tomorrow in @morethanadodo.bsky.social features the world premiere of 'Monster' by @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social. Here's a snippet from our final rehearsal earlier this week. Amazing venue, amazing music, not to be missed! 🦕🦖

www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail...
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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An exciting collaboration with @morethanadodo.bsky.social, 'Unearthed' is a choral celebration of palaeontology in Oxford, exploring themes from the Breaking Ground exhibition. With the world premiere of 'Monster' by @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social, this is a concert millions of years in the making! 🦕🦖
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Our next roar-some concert, Unearthed, is on Friday 28 March. A dino-mite selection of music from Weelkes, Nystedt, Whitacre, Pearsall, and more promises to make this a pter-rific evening not to missed.

oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/city-o...
March 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🦖🦕🦖 Singing with dinosaurs? Yes please!

Tickets on sale for 'Unearthed', a performance on Friday 28 March inspired by the @morethanadodo.bsky.social exhibition 'Breaking Ground'. Featuring a premiere by our competition winner @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social.

oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/city-o...
City of Oxford Choir - Unearthed
Join us and the City of Oxford Choir as we follow in the footsteps of Mary Morland, tracing the history of the Megalosaurus through our dedicated programme of choral music.
oumnh.ox.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I always wanted to sing at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and now it’s happening on Friday 28th March! Do come along for a mix of palaeontology and choral music, tickets available now:

www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/city-o...
February 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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📢 Tickets now on sale for our concert in the amazing @morethanadodo.bsky.social on 28 March. 'Unearthed' includes Monster, a new commission by our competition winner @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social, alongside works by runners up Mel McIntyre and @georgeparris.bsky.social.

oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/city-o...
City of Oxford Choir - Unearthed
Join us and the City of Oxford Choir as we follow in the footsteps of Mary Morland, tracing the history of the Megalosaurus through our dedicated programme of choral music.
oumnh.ox.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Join us for an exciting series of concerts in 2025. It's a big year.
January 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Come and hear The City of Oxford Choir sing on Sat 7 Dec at University Church Oxford, including this gem from Eric Whitacre - Lux Arumque. 5pm relaxed performance & 7:30 full concert 🎶
December 5, 2024 at 5:42 PM