I'm going to be at SfN later this week! Who else is going? What events should I check out etc?

A silence switch for cancer + fungal networks as bio-interfaces – meet the 8 new Creator seeds we're funding in Scalable Neural Interfaces.

Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.

Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...

SUPER excited that my first ever *real* neuroscience paper is published today in Nat Comms!🥳

We combined two-photon voltage imaging ⚡️and optogenetics 🔦to probe synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum of awake behaving mice. 🧵

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we scale neurotech.

Current approaches (e.g. DBS for PD) aren’t meeting the need. Emerging ones may fare even worse.

That’s why I’m scoping a new @aria-research.bsky.social programme to develop neurotech built for scale.

Check out my post +share feedback!👇

What if we could engineer the innate immune system for broad, long-lasting resilience?

Our latest thesis, Sustained Viral Resistance, proposes using AI, synthetic biology + materials chemistry to catalyse a new era of innate immunotherapies.

Dive in/give feedback: link.aria.org.uk/sii-progthes...

wait... fungi display action potentials?!🤯

"Two types of spiking activity are uncovered: high-frequency (period 2.6 min) and low-frequency (period 14 min) .."

is this well known in biology? like, if I actually studied it at school would I know this? so cool!

We've been selected by @aria-research.bsky.social to develop a network of neural devices designed to monitor and regulate mental and cognitive states without brain surgery. The UK-based program led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social is contributing £69M to unlock the full potential of #neurotech.

🚨 hey hey everyone interested in non-invasive precision #neurotech for neuropsych disease: ARIA's Precision Neurotechnologies Program teams announced!

Kudos to PD @jacquescarolan.bsky.social for putting together an amazing group👏👏👏 Excitedly watching this space 👀🍿

www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...

It’s so exciting to see all the newly funded ARIA Precision Neurotechnologies projects get announced!
A full list can be found here:
www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...

🚨I’m super excited to announce the teams we’re funding as part of our Precision Neurotechnologies programme.🚨
They’ll work on the next-gen tech that’ll allow us to understand + treat a wider range of brain disorders than ever before. Read more below (1/3) @aria-research.bsky.social

There are LOTS of exciting ARIA-Neurotech opportunities closing in the next month 🤯
🧠Cambridge NeuroWorks 17/01
🧠UK FROs 07/02
🧠 ARIA Seeds Call 13/02
🧠 FiftyYears UK Cohort 17/02
Wild time to be building Neurotech. Don't sleep!
Links 🔽

In advance of our upcoming seeds call (deadline 13/02/25) we're launching our **teaming platform** to help match scientists with diverse expertise. ⚽️🏀🏈

You can sign up with the link below and register your expertise along with the expertise you are looking for!

I'm convinced that FROs are one of the most consequential mechanisms for making progress in the neurotechnology space. The fact that Convergent are setting up this programme in the UK is SO exciting 🤯
Ya'll should:
1. Apply
2. Tell the single most incredible person you know to apply.

What is or isn't a "BCI"?

We argue in Nature BME today that if the tech stimulates or records brain activity AND does computation, it's a BCI.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

But we still need a way to discuss different types of BCI separately... 🧵

#BCI #BrainComputerInterface

Oh the awkward first post 😬 here goes...
I'm a Programme Director at ARIA where I lead the Precision Neurotechnology programme. Interests: {neurotechnolgy, neuroscience, photonics, improv comedy, climbing, record collecting}. Excited to connect with folks interested in any combination of the above!