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Jo Ng 伍仲昕
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UCL QS IoN Gene Therapy AAV 🧠
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🏊‍♂️ I’m joining #TeamGOSH for the October Swim 8K challenge! If you can, any donation would mean the world to me, the children & the families please! @greatormondst.bsky.social Charity is a precious partner for our research on rare paediatric neurological diseases
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October 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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We are pleased to share an exciting new clinical PhD opportunity for a clinician with a neurology background to join the London Mitochondrial Team, focusing on innovative MRI techniques in mitochondrial disease:
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
July 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Exciting Research Professorship Position in Stem Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Leuven. Amazing research ecosystem, great colleagues, high quality of life, tenure track. For those interested in joining us, please see below:
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
July 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🚨 We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Research Assistant to work on an in vivo model of genetic juvenile Parkinsonism and AAV gene therapy🧬🧠! Come join us at the @uclqsion.bsky.social as part of @profjng.bsky.social’s team working with myself, Ms Vallve and Dr Jarvis👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬
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July 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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🌈 Truly *proud* and honoured to be part of this initiative 🏳️‍⚧️

Pride Month 2025: LGBTQI+ Diversity and Inclusion at @ucl.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences 🧠

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Pride Month 2025
LGBTQI+ Diversity and Inclusion at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
www.ucl.ac.uk
July 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Postdoc positions open in my lab (Francis Crick Institute) to study

1. initiation of DNA replication.

2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance.

Great for biochemists, biophysicists and cryo-EM/cryo-tomography scientists.

Deadline 3 August 2025.

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June 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Join the Bartels Lab in the @ukdri.ac.uk at University College London to study myelination and α-synuclein in Parkinson’s using CLEM and cutting-edge neurodegeneration research methods. Closing date: 16th June

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Fellow: Myelination in Parkinson’s disease
Join the Bartels Lab in the UK DRI at UCL to study myelination and α-synuclein in Parkinson’s using CLEM and cutting-edge neurodegeneration research methods.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Join the UKDRI at UCL in the Salih Lab to explore how glial-specific longevity genes affect ageing and Alzheimer’s, using iPSC models, genomics, and molecular biology @ukdri.ac.uk @dervissalih1.bsky.social Closing date: 26th June

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Fellow: Immune system and Cognitive function
Join the UKDRI at UCL in the Salih Lab to explore how glial-specific longevity genes affect ageing & Alzheimer’s using iPSC models, genomics & molecular biology
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
May 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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We're open 10am-6pm this bank holiday Monday! Come and visit #EverythingisConnected at the Crafts Council, a exhibition celebrating @UCLIoN ground-breaking neurological research bit.ly/43gGV2k
May 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The @ucl.ac.uk IoN GTAC AAV team had a wonderful time at #ASGCT25! Thank you everyone for the inspiring work and enlightening discussions! @profjng.bsky.social Rebeca Gil Hester Chu Camila Vallve Kristina Zhelcheska 🧬
@asgct.bsky.social New Orleans, LA
May 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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May 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Join the Schiavo Lab at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL as a Research Assistant to explore tau-driven Golgi fragmentation in neurons. Apply your imaging and cell biology skills. Closing date: 11th May

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Assistant: Role of Tau in promoting Golgi fragmentation in Axons
Join the Schiavo Lab at UK DRI UCL as a Research Assistant to explore tau-driven Golgi fragmentation in neurons. Apply your imaging and cell biology skills.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Check out the March 2025 edition of the #HD Clinical Trials Update, now available online in the Journal of Huntington's Disease @profwild.bsky.social 🔓 Open access link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @ucl-hd.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Do you know the common drugs associated with osteoporosis and osteopenia? Bone loss is twice as common in Parkinson, even in men? Be proactive and ask your doc for a bone scan. Have a plan www.pdplan.org
Check out great drug related information on this topic at www.uspharmacist.com/article/over...
April 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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#Hiring soon for a research assistant with a BSc in #pharmacology, #physiology or #biochemistry.

Looking for someone young and eager to learn, pre-PhD.

Job advert will go live in a few weeks

#newPI #Sheffield #neuroscience #brainbloodflow #CBF #science
April 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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April 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University are looking for volunteers to participate in a postgraduate research project exploring the barriers faced - from a carer’s perspective - when trying to obtain a young-onset dementia diagnosis. 

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April 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Be like Dolly.
April 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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What are the key differences between the two new Parkinson's stem cell trials just published in Nature? Small preliminary studies. Both stem cell approaches were safe and revealed some signal for improvement in clinical outcome(s). No 'runaway dyskinesia. Immunosuppression needed for one approach.
April 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Yesterday we were proud to join the launch of the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases - a major step forward in mito research

We led a workshop on making complex science clear – because involving patients is key to success

#mitochondrialdisease #mitoresearch #patientvoice #raredisease
April 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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We are proud to announce that Physiotherapy & occupational therapy clinical guidelines have been published in the European Journal of Paediatric Neurology 🙌 developed by Anna Mayhew from the JWMDRC and DMD Care UK's physiotherapy and occupational therapy working group.

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Delivery of physiotherapy and occupational therapy standards of care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Key recommendations based on UK web-based survey
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular disorder which has benefited from the implementation of key management strategies embedded in International Standards of Care. This study was prompted by...
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April 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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I recenty did a podcast about our work in the lab @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social to understand the mechanisms that cause FTD/ALS check it out here: SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/xs6j9EcMbTRW...
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Genetic Causes of ALS/FTD with Prof. Isaacs
In this episode of our Neuroscience Research series, hosts Filippo Dall'Armellina and Michael Cearns welcome Professor Adrian Isaacs (UCL), who investigates the molecular and cellular mechanisms under
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April 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM