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Sarah Harris
@saraheharris99.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow @edinunilbc.bsky.social. Interested in the genomics, proteomics and metabolomics of cognitive ageing and dementia.
I'm looking for a Project Administrator to support my NIH funded project "Longitudinal multi-omic biomarkers for neurocognitive decline prior to dementia onset". Based in the beautiful city of Edinburgh within
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Project Administrator
The Lothian Birth Cohorts Group within the Psychology Department, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking a Project Administrator on a part time (17.5 hours weekly), fixed te...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection
Brain metabolomics in dementia and neurological disease
I’m honoured to be serving as the collection’s Guest Editor
and eager to read your submission. #CallForPapers @natureportfolio.nature.com Learn more about the
collection: go.nature.com/41S5bI3
Brain metabolomics in dementia and neurological disease
This Collection invites original research using metabolomic platforms to explore the mechanisms of dementia and neurological disease or aid in its diagnosis ...
go.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Worrying times 😔
NIH site stating all NIH-funded research must include women and ethnic minorities has been taken down: orwh.od.nih.gov/toolkit/nih-...
January 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Closing date to apply for the post-doc position to work on my NIH funded project "Longitudinal multi-omic biomarkers for neurocognitive decline prior to dementia onset" is this coming Monday, January 13th.
January 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by Sarah Harris
I'm delighted to announce that the Pharma Proteomics Project will commence full-scale proteomic profiling of the UK Biobank in 2025. We have selected the Olink Proteomics Explore HT platform and Ultima Genomics UG 100 sequencers for this unprecedented study.

www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/learn-more-a...
Launch of world’s most significant protein study set to usher in new understanding for medicine
www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
January 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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The December issue of the Disconnected Mind Newsletter from Lothian Birth Cohorts is now available online with highlights of 2024 as well as our recent research and publications, and scientific and public engagement events from this Autumn:

edin.ac/3DeEOCR

@schoolofppls.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Reposted by Sarah Harris
Childhood vaccines have saved around 150 million children over the past 50 years.

Estimates from a paper by Shattock and colleagues: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

I wrote about it here:
ourworldindata.org/vaccines-chi...
December 13, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Reposted by Sarah Harris

Exciting grant news - @saraheharris99.bsky.social from @edinunilbc.bsky.social has been awarded a grant of around £3.7m to study blood-based protein biomarkers for early dementia detection in a joint project with Uni of Texas at Austin & @colorado.edu. Read more: edin.ac/4g7XC55
#psychology
Major grant for Psychology Research Fellow
The grant, totalling almost £3.7 million, has been awarded to Dr Sarah Harris of Lothian Birth Cohorts (LBC) to facilitate research into biomarkers for neurocognitive decline prior to dementia onset.
edin.ac
December 11, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Great PhD opportunity with fantastic supervisors.
🌟PhD Opportunity🌟
Investigate the links between opioids, other analgesics, and cognitive decline/dementia. Supervisors include researchers at Edinburgh and Glasgow University and the Karolinska Institute! Learn more about this Precision Medicine PhD and apply below!⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Chronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive decline
Precision Medicine Project - Chronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive decline
usher.ed.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Exciting post-doc position available working on my NIH funded project "Longitudinal multi-omic biomarkers for neurocognitive decline prior to dementia onset". Based in the beautiful city of Edinburgh within @edinunilbc.bsky.social elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Lothian Birth Cohorts Group within the Psychology Department, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking a PDRA on a full time, fixed term contract until 30th of June 2025 i...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Reposted by Sarah Harris
This year we celebrate two special anniversaries in the history of the Lothian Birth Cohorts studies: the 25th anniversary of the LBC1921 established in 1999 and the 20th anniversary of the LBC1936!

The cohorts' data have contributed to over 700 publications on cognitive, brain and general ageing!
November 20, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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“Lessons we learned from the Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936”:

edin.ac/3YMksHV

A new review of the main LBC findings on #brain and #cognitive #ageing (and much more!) by the founding and current Directors of the LBC1921 and LBC1936 Ian Deary and Simon Cox

@schoolofppls.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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Excited to announce that our podcast is back for it's 2nd season. To mark UK #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek in this week's episode PhD student Lucas Perry chats to @drmluciano.bsky.social about her work on the genetic links to dyslexia. Listen/Subscribe here: edin.ac/3YgfIeX
#psychology #genetics #dyslexia
October 8, 2024 at 11:55 AM