Laura Winchester
@winchesterl.bsky.social
Dementia researcher @ Oxford University | Working on multiomics & bioinformatics
Mum | runner | cat owner
She / her
Mum | runner | cat owner
She / her
Joint DEMON network working group this month discussing female specific lipid expression in #Alzheimer’s. Please pm me or @saobettencourt.bsky.social for more details. #academicsky ⬇️
🚨Join our next @DEMONNetworkUK #Genetics and #Omics joint with #Biomarkers meeting on THURSDAY 6th November at 2.30 PM (UK Time). Delighted to have Asger Wretlind as invited speaker – “Unsaturated #Lipid Deficits: A #Female Specific #Alzheimer's Signature”
Join the network or DM for more info!
Join the network or DM for more info!
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Joint DEMON network working group this month discussing female specific lipid expression in #Alzheimer’s. Please pm me or @saobettencourt.bsky.social for more details. #academicsky ⬇️
Enjoying the skeleton hard at work in his lab in this year's local Halloween trail.
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Enjoying the skeleton hard at work in his lab in this year's local Halloween trail.
Last training run yesterday before the Oxford half on Sunday. Running for Alzheimer’s Research UK and still looking for sponsors. And please have a look at all the other ARUK researchers running this weekend. @arukthamesv.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
October 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Last training run yesterday before the Oxford half on Sunday. Running for Alzheimer’s Research UK and still looking for sponsors. And please have a look at all the other ARUK researchers running this weekend. @arukthamesv.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
This is an interesting one for potential reviewers. The authors used the NHANES cohort publications to count the copycats.
'In a preprint posted on medRxiv on 12 September1, researchers identified more than 400 such papers published in 112 journals over the past 4.5 years'.
Link to preprint: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Link to preprint: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Journals infiltrated with ‘copycat’ papers that can be written by AI
Tools such as ChatGPT can be used to generate almost-identical research papers that pass standard plagiarism checks. Hundreds are thought to have been published.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is an interesting one for potential reviewers. The authors used the NHANES cohort publications to count the copycats.
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Big news!
I loved researching and writing this book, which is all about shedding the shame, and getting really curious about urges to pick, pull and bite.
I can't wait to share it with you! It's out on April 2nd, and is available to pre-order now.
#bfrb #bfrbs #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors
I loved researching and writing this book, which is all about shedding the shame, and getting really curious about urges to pick, pull and bite.
I can't wait to share it with you! It's out on April 2nd, and is available to pre-order now.
#bfrb #bfrbs #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors
September 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Big news!
I loved researching and writing this book, which is all about shedding the shame, and getting really curious about urges to pick, pull and bite.
I can't wait to share it with you! It's out on April 2nd, and is available to pre-order now.
#bfrb #bfrbs #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors
I loved researching and writing this book, which is all about shedding the shame, and getting really curious about urges to pick, pull and bite.
I can't wait to share it with you! It's out on April 2nd, and is available to pre-order now.
#bfrb #bfrbs #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors
Enjoying this as a distraction this morning as well...
In the first seven days since I launched this new game, almost ten thousand people from 82 countries have played it. (Top cities so far: New York City, Zurich, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm)
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
Dataguessr
Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.
dataguessr.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Enjoying this as a distraction this morning as well...
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Who’s ready for Manchester 2026? 🧠
AAIC Neuroscience Next is free, global, and packed with chances to present your work. Abstracts open 22 September – are you in? #AAICNeuro
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AAIC Neuroscience Next is free, global, and packed with chances to present your work. Abstracts open 22 September – are you in? #AAICNeuro
pod.fo/e/329e2b
Dementia Researcher: The Road To AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast, host Adam Smith discusses the upcoming AAIC Neuroscience Next Conference with guests Tricia Nicholson, Dr Amanda Heslgrave, and Kalli Mavr...
pod.fo
September 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Who’s ready for Manchester 2026? 🧠
AAIC Neuroscience Next is free, global, and packed with chances to present your work. Abstracts open 22 September – are you in? #AAICNeuro
pod.fo/e/329e2b
AAIC Neuroscience Next is free, global, and packed with chances to present your work. Abstracts open 22 September – are you in? #AAICNeuro
pod.fo/e/329e2b
Starting the training runs for Oxford half from the beach this morning. Will be looking for sponsorship when I get home ... www.justgiving.com/team/aruk-ru...
August 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Starting the training runs for Oxford half from the beach this morning. Will be looking for sponsorship when I get home ... www.justgiving.com/team/aruk-ru...
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AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
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Just came across this graphical abstract for a paper. No idea what they were going for with the whale and rainbow, but at least it is very calming
August 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Just came across this graphical abstract for a paper. No idea what they were going for with the whale and rainbow, but at least it is very calming
Big day for @neuroproteome.bsky.social All proteomic data released at neuroproteome.org and publications in print. Lots to read on AD, PD, FTD and ALS.
July 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Big day for @neuroproteome.bsky.social All proteomic data released at neuroproteome.org and publications in print. Lots to read on AD, PD, FTD and ALS.
Looking for a new PhD student interested in Alzheimer’s disease and informatics starting in October. Details below.
🎓 Join the University of Oxford for a fully funded DPhil in Psychiatry, studying neuroinflammatory pathways in dementia using big data and AI. Supervised by @winchesterl.bsky.social & Prof Alejo Nevado-Holgado - Apply by 25th July
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-infl...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-infl...
PhD: Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
Oxford DPhil in Psychiatry: study neuroinflammation in dementia using large datasets, bioinformatics & machine learning with Dr Winchester & Prof Nevado-Holgado
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looking for a new PhD student interested in Alzheimer’s disease and informatics starting in October. Details below.
For the June DEMON Biomarker working group we are pleased to host Dr Ehsan Pishva who will be presenting his work on DNA methylation and environmental exposures in Parkinson’s disease. Wednesday 11th June 10am BST. Please message for joining links.
June 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
For the June DEMON Biomarker working group we are pleased to host Dr Ehsan Pishva who will be presenting his work on DNA methylation and environmental exposures in Parkinson’s disease. Wednesday 11th June 10am BST. Please message for joining links.
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🚨Calling all ECRs working on dementia biomarkers! 🚨
Are you interested in helping us shape the scientific programme for a one-day conference in February 2026?
Find out more & register your interest 👉 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/help-design-...
Are you interested in helping us shape the scientific programme for a one-day conference in February 2026?
Find out more & register your interest 👉 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/help-design-...
Help Design a Pioneering Dementia Biomarkers Conference - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Are you an ECR working on dementia biomarkers? Help shape a major 2026 conference & UK AAIC hub bid. Volunteer by 11 May to get involved!
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚨Calling all ECRs working on dementia biomarkers! 🚨
Are you interested in helping us shape the scientific programme for a one-day conference in February 2026?
Find out more & register your interest 👉 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/help-design-...
Are you interested in helping us shape the scientific programme for a one-day conference in February 2026?
Find out more & register your interest 👉 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/help-design-...
Reposted by Laura Winchester
Reposted by Laura Winchester
A benchmarking crisis in biomedical machine learning www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧬🖥️🧪
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A benchmarking crisis in biomedical machine learning www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧬🖥️🧪
In this month's DEMON Biomarker working group we are looking forward to hearing from @sanasuri.bsky.social who will be discussing her work on predicting dementia risk factors related to the heart and brain. 📅 Wed 9th April 10am (BST). Please message for joining details
April 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In this month's DEMON Biomarker working group we are looking forward to hearing from @sanasuri.bsky.social who will be discussing her work on predicting dementia risk factors related to the heart and brain. 📅 Wed 9th April 10am (BST). Please message for joining details
Sharing on a Friday without the need for any further comment.
A map of procrastination' by contemporary UK illustrator, Gemma Correll #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
March 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Sharing on a Friday without the need for any further comment.
Lovely paper on cat coat genetics.
How did Coati get their stripes? Not yet known ... but we know how another Carnivore loses them! 3 mutations in gene TAQPEP changes a cat from tabby striped to blotchy #RIP #2025MMM www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Lovely paper on cat coat genetics.
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Thanks to global immunisation efforts, an estimated 154 million lives have been saved over the past 50 years 🌎 🤝
That’s equivalent to 6 lives every minute.
#CelebrateVaccines
That’s equivalent to 6 lives every minute.
#CelebrateVaccines
March 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Thanks to global immunisation efforts, an estimated 154 million lives have been saved over the past 50 years 🌎 🤝
That’s equivalent to 6 lives every minute.
#CelebrateVaccines
That’s equivalent to 6 lives every minute.
#CelebrateVaccines
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We're excited to have @dorsaabdolkarimi.bsky.social from @preventiveneur1.bsky.social at our monthly DEMON Biomarkers WG meeting, on Wednesday, 12th March, @ 10am GMT presenting on "Identifying a Signature of Inflammatory Proteins Predicting Dementia." DM me or @winchesterl.bsky.social for details
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We're excited to have @dorsaabdolkarimi.bsky.social from @preventiveneur1.bsky.social at our monthly DEMON Biomarkers WG meeting, on Wednesday, 12th March, @ 10am GMT presenting on "Identifying a Signature of Inflammatory Proteins Predicting Dementia." DM me or @winchesterl.bsky.social for details
Had a brilliant time in Birmingham this week but I do have to say the Early Careers Day was my favourite this year even if i am biased. Fantastic talks from both early career researchers and our invited experts. #arukconf25
What’s next for dementia research? Experts from Edinburgh, Loughborough & Kings College London explore the future of the field. Where do you see dementia research heading? #ARUKConf25
February 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Had a brilliant time in Birmingham this week but I do have to say the Early Careers Day was my favourite this year even if i am biased. Fantastic talks from both early career researchers and our invited experts. #arukconf25
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I did a list of #WomeinSTEM working in #metabolomics & #lipidomics and #datascience please join or share with others, use it for conferences, media & networking, mentoring, supporting, anything that helps, 300+ women have joined
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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LIST “WOMEN IN METABOLOMICS, LIPIDOMICS, PROTEOMICS AND RELATED DATA SCIENCE”
NAME INSTITUTION COUNTRY Dr. Maria Eugenia Monge CIBION-CONICET Argentina Prof. Elaine Holmes Murdoch University- Imperial College London Australia- UK Dr Ruey-Leng Loo Murdoch University, Au...
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January 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I did a list of #WomeinSTEM working in #metabolomics & #lipidomics and #datascience please join or share with others, use it for conferences, media & networking, mentoring, supporting, anything that helps, 300+ women have joined
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Next week the DEMON biomarkers working group are hosting Dr Sofia Toniolo who will be talking about the opportunities and pitfalls from digital and plasma biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease. 📅 Thursday 6th Feb 10am GMT. All welcome - PM for details.
January 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Next week the DEMON biomarkers working group are hosting Dr Sofia Toniolo who will be talking about the opportunities and pitfalls from digital and plasma biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease. 📅 Thursday 6th Feb 10am GMT. All welcome - PM for details.