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Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
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Neuropharmacologist @svimedicalresearch.bsky.social. Developing small molecules for neurodevelopmental & neurodegenerative diseases. Expertise in GPCRs & cell signalling; now working on innate immune and intracellular protein targets.
Despite strict prompts and apparent constraints to use only uploaded information, LLMs continue to generate complete BS......
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Reposted by Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
Writing is thinking

"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Late breaking abstract for #wcp2026 are now open!
📢 Late breaking abstract submissions are now open for #WCP2026!

Submit your latest research and present to a global audience.

🗓 Closes: 16 Feb 2026
🔗 wcp2026.org/late-breaking/

#IUPHAR #ASCEPT
January 18, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Reposted by Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
Samsung smartwatches should soon be able to display early signs of dementia. Other top manufacturers, such as Amazfit, will probably follow suit soon
uk.pcmag.com/wearables/16...
Samsung-Smartwatches sollen bald auf erste Anzeichen von Demenz hinweisen können
www.derstandard.de/story/300000...
Samsung Brain Health Feature Could Show the Early Warning Signs of Dementia
The feature would analyze data such as gait patterns, changes in the user’s voice, and various sleep metrics to detect potential changes in cognitive function, which could indicate dementia.
uk.pcmag.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.
Most researchers miss out on innovation grants while medical fund sits on $25b
Nine in 10 Australian researchers had their “ideas grant” applications rejected last year, even as Australia’s medical investment fund sits on $5 billion more than it was designed to hold.
www.theage.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Reposted by Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers.
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Reposted by Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
📢 Late-breaking abstracts for #WCP2026 open 19 Jan 2026! Share your newest research with a global audience. Portal closes 16 Feb 2026. Start preparing now!

🔗 wcp2026.org

#IUPHAR #ASCEPT
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
2025 Student and ECR virtual symposium. Thursday, 21st August, between 11am - 3pm AEST. Register for FREE: linktr.ee/ASCEPTDDNRIS...
August 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Reposted by Dr Emma T van der Westhuizen
Dr Emma van der Westhuizen from the Structural Biology Lab has secured a grant to advance a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body Dementia and related dementias.

Find out about the new boost for brain health: www.svi.edu.au/news-events/...
July 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The ASCEPT Drug Discovery, Neuropharmacology and Respiratory & Inflammation SIGs have joined forces this year to bring you the 2025 virtual symposium on August 21st 2025, 11am-3pm AEST. Registrations and abstract submissions now open via QR code below.
July 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM