Ian Harrison
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social
Principal Research Fellow @UCL studying the glymphatic system in dementia | Hubby to Laura | Dad to Emilie and Ayla | Coffee addict and writer of lists
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Meet the new @alzsocresearch.bsky.social Fellows! £4.9m in funding will back research into tau clearance, diagnosis of mixed dementias, vascular damage, and more. #Alzheimers
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/meet-the-new...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/meet-the-new...
Meet the new Alzheimer’s Society’s Fellows - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Alzheimer’s Society awards £4.9m to 13 projects, including 10 led by early career researchers, advancing diagnosis, treatment and care in dementia research.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Meet the new @alzsocresearch.bsky.social Fellows! £4.9m in funding will back research into tau clearance, diagnosis of mixed dementias, vascular damage, and more. #Alzheimers
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/meet-the-new...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/meet-the-new...
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🚨 Just released! @ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social & @davidebrunophd.bsky.social discuss transitioning from researcher to research leader in this Salon session.
🎥 First aired in the Dementia Researcher Community – join live every Wednesday or catch up later.
Watch Now: youtu.be/UDPCYiELO-Y
🎥 First aired in the Dementia Researcher Community – join live every Wednesday or catch up later.
Watch Now: youtu.be/UDPCYiELO-Y
Transition to Independence
YouTube video by Dementia Researcher
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June 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🚨 Just released! @ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social & @davidebrunophd.bsky.social discuss transitioning from researcher to research leader in this Salon session.
🎥 First aired in the Dementia Researcher Community – join live every Wednesday or catch up later.
Watch Now: youtu.be/UDPCYiELO-Y
🎥 First aired in the Dementia Researcher Community – join live every Wednesday or catch up later.
Watch Now: youtu.be/UDPCYiELO-Y
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🎙️ Live from #BNA2025! Learn how to boost your academic visibility with Dr Emma Yhnell and guests in this special podcast episode. 📺 Watch now or listen tomorrow:
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
Make Your Mark: Elevating Your Academic Visibility - BNA2025 Festival of Neuroscience
YouTube video by Dementia Researcher
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May 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎙️ Live from #BNA2025! Learn how to boost your academic visibility with Dr Emma Yhnell and guests in this special podcast episode. 📺 Watch now or listen tomorrow:
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
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Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad.
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taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
Wow, these spam emails are getting interesting! 😂
March 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Wow, these spam emails are getting interesting! 😂
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Next weeks Salon Webinar is all about "Transitioning to Independence" with guest speakers @davidebrunophd.bsky.social & @ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social
Join us at 12pm on Wednesday 12th March
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/tra...
Join us at 12pm on Wednesday 12th March
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/tra...
Dementia Researcher Salon Webinar - Transition to Independence
Dementia Researcher Salon Webinar - Transition to Independence
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Next weeks Salon Webinar is all about "Transitioning to Independence" with guest speakers @davidebrunophd.bsky.social & @ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social
Join us at 12pm on Wednesday 12th March
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/tra...
Join us at 12pm on Wednesday 12th March
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/tra...
Me to new lab members: "It's sooooo important to maintain a good work-life balance. Make sure you take care of yourself!"
Also me: Doing my lab walk-around tasks on a Saturday morning because I was too busy during the week. 🫣
#PILife
Also me: Doing my lab walk-around tasks on a Saturday morning because I was too busy during the week. 🫣
#PILife
March 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Me to new lab members: "It's sooooo important to maintain a good work-life balance. Make sure you take care of yourself!"
Also me: Doing my lab walk-around tasks on a Saturday morning because I was too busy during the week. 🫣
#PILife
Also me: Doing my lab walk-around tasks on a Saturday morning because I was too busy during the week. 🫣
#PILife
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Dr Amanda Heslegrave @ajh1269.bsky.social is seeking a Research Assistant to join her team workin in the UK DRI / UCL Fluid Biomarker Lab on 'UK-TBI REpository and data PORTal Enabling discoveRy' @ukdri.ac.uk - Closing date: 9th March
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Assistant: Fluid Biomarker Lab
Dr Amanda Heslegrave is seeking a Research Assistant to join her team workin in the UK DRI / UCL Fluid Biomarker Lab on 'UK-TBI REpository and data PORTal Enabling discoveRy'
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Dr Amanda Heslegrave @ajh1269.bsky.social is seeking a Research Assistant to join her team workin in the UK DRI / UCL Fluid Biomarker Lab on 'UK-TBI REpository and data PORTal Enabling discoveRy' @ukdri.ac.uk - Closing date: 9th March
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Back at work today after an amazing ARUK Research Conference, feeling even more fired up to find a cure. Such an honour and a privilege to be awarded this year's David Hague award and join the list of amazing scientists to have received the award in previous years. Now the work begins.. #foracure 🧠
February 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Back at work today after an amazing ARUK Research Conference, feeling even more fired up to find a cure. Such an honour and a privilege to be awarded this year's David Hague award and join the list of amazing scientists to have received the award in previous years. Now the work begins.. #foracure 🧠
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One week left to get your applications in for this exciting PhD studentship fully-funded for students eligible for UK fees.
Deadline: 31st January 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: 31st January 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
January 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
One week left to get your applications in for this exciting PhD studentship fully-funded for students eligible for UK fees.
Deadline: 31st January 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: 31st January 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Addicted! Sandwich loaf for lunches and a mini loaf for soups. Love the house smelling of freshly baked bread on working from home days! 🍞
January 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Addicted! Sandwich loaf for lunches and a mini loaf for soups. Love the house smelling of freshly baked bread on working from home days! 🍞
In my #sourdough era! Today's bakes...
January 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In my #sourdough era! Today's bakes...
A great opportunity with an amazing scientist and boss! Message Yvonne if you're interested!
December 19, 2024 at 1:04 PM
A great opportunity with an amazing scientist and boss! Message Yvonne if you're interested!
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Clearance of beta-amyloid and tau aggregates are size-dependent and altered by an inflammatory challenge
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Clearance of beta-amyloid and tau aggregates are size-dependent and altered by an inflammatory challenge
Fertan et al. show that inflammation can initiate an Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology in a stem-cell model without prior disease phenotype and worsens th
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December 18, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Clearance of beta-amyloid and tau aggregates are size-dependent and altered by an inflammatory challenge
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academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
What fresh hell is this?!
December 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
What fresh hell is this?!
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This is a significant move for UK institutions towards Bluesky.
The UK Parliament has arrived here today! 🦋
Accounts are verified.
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
The UK Parliament has arrived here today! 🦋
Accounts are verified.
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 8:40 PM
This is a significant move for UK institutions towards Bluesky.
The UK Parliament has arrived here today! 🦋
Accounts are verified.
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
The UK Parliament has arrived here today! 🦋
Accounts are verified.
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
Back to my old stomping ground today for a collaborative project, 10 years to the day since picking up my thesis from the printers here! Where has the time gone?!
December 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Back to my old stomping ground today for a collaborative project, 10 years to the day since picking up my thesis from the printers here! Where has the time gone?!
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Hello everyone, happy to share my first post here on BSky. I've moved over from Twitter and looking forward to seeing and discussing interesting science here. Please give me a follow if you're interested in #Lewy body diseases or #lysosomal storage disorders.
Thank you!
Thank you!
December 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Hello everyone, happy to share my first post here on BSky. I've moved over from Twitter and looking forward to seeing and discussing interesting science here. Please give me a follow if you're interested in #Lewy body diseases or #lysosomal storage disorders.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Our lab's first Biorxiv deposition is live!
We show that two commercially-available "aquaporin-4 inhibitors" do not inhibit aquaporin-4 as previously described.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that two commercially-available "aquaporin-4 inhibitors" do not inhibit aquaporin-4 as previously described.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
AER-270 and TGN-020 are not aquaporin-4 water channel blockers
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is the most abundant water channel protein in the brain. It controls water homeostasis, facilitates glymphatic function and is a drug target for brain edema following injury or stro...
www.biorxiv.org
December 5, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Our lab's first Biorxiv deposition is live!
We show that two commercially-available "aquaporin-4 inhibitors" do not inhibit aquaporin-4 as previously described.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that two commercially-available "aquaporin-4 inhibitors" do not inhibit aquaporin-4 as previously described.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Welcome @dave-mri.bsky.social!! Good to see you on here! 🥳
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Welcome @dave-mri.bsky.social!! Good to see you on here! 🥳
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Do you know someone looking for a PhD opportunity in London?
Here's a project from a future leader! Anna Hadjihambi researches how liver disease causes brain decline. Interdisciplinary and important topic for an ageing population.
Please repost
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Here's a project from a future leader! Anna Hadjihambi researches how liver disease causes brain decline. Interdisciplinary and important topic for an ageing population.
Please repost
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Restoring brain health in steatotic liver disease at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Restoring brain health in steatotic liver disease at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Do you know someone looking for a PhD opportunity in London?
Here's a project from a future leader! Anna Hadjihambi researches how liver disease causes brain decline. Interdisciplinary and important topic for an ageing population.
Please repost
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Here's a project from a future leader! Anna Hadjihambi researches how liver disease causes brain decline. Interdisciplinary and important topic for an ageing population.
Please repost
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Self care Sunday. Though questionable having to play on this many flats! 😓
November 24, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Self care Sunday. Though questionable having to play on this many flats! 😓
Rainy Saturday afternoons in my house...
November 23, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Rainy Saturday afternoons in my house...
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Tau filaments are tethered within brain extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer’s disease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Tau filaments are tethered within brain extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Neuroscience
Using cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and proteomics, this study identifies the tethering of pathological tau filaments within defined brain extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer’s disease, shining l...
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November 21, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Tau filaments are tethered within brain extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer’s disease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...