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Dr Jo Jackson
@jojacksonhere.bsky.social
Group leader: synapse loss in AD | multi-'omics atlas project http://map-ad.org | @UKDRI @imperialbrains | love brains, synapses and microscopes | views=mine
A great week at #AAIC25. Thanks to @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social and @alzassociation.bsky.social for the opportunity!
August 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Was fun...and hot 🥵
And they’re off! 🏃🏿‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏽‍♂️‍➡️🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️ This morning, #AAIC25 attendees are enjoying stunning waterfront views as they make their way down Toronto’s scenic Martin Goodman Trail during our AAIC 5K Run/Walk.
July 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Come and hear about how the synaptic protein, SV2a, is not always found at synapses. To find out where else it is, come and see our group's poster #384 today. #AAIC25
July 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#AAIC25 Come and hear about synaptic proteomic changes over disease progression presented by the amazing Tatiana Georgiades in work funded by @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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We have a new paper alert🎉

This work compiles all reported protein changes in the cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer’s patients across studies using mass spectrometry, Olink, and SomaScan platforms.

Check it out here:
academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

#Alzheimers
A compilation of reported alterations in the cerebrospinal fluid proteome in Alzheimer's disease
de Geus et al. report that a compilation of CSF proteomics studies in Alzheimer’s disease identified 61 consistently altered proteins across mass spectrome
academic.oup.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Super proud of my PhD student, Tatiana, for being chosen as an @istaart.bsky.social Ambassador!
Delighted to welcome our new class of ISTAART Ambassadors for 2025! This year's 43 Ambassadors represent 27 countries across the globe. They'll work with us at #AAIC25 Toronto & online & we'll be mentoring them over the next year!

Meet them at alz.org/ISTAARTambassadors

@alzassociation.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
really looking forward to speaking in this session!
Join us at the @britishneuro.bsky.social Festival of Neuroscience 2025 (#BNA2025) where we'll deliver a joint workshop with @physoc.bsky.social on breakthroughs in treating #neurodegeneration!

Register now: meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/bna2...
April 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is looking for a new Head of Brain Sciences. Please repost and/or consider applying!!

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
www.imperial.ac.uk
March 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Congratulations to my first Imperial PhD student Eleonore Schneegans! It's been a pleasure supervising you with Nurun Fancy and Paul Matthews. And thanks to the amazing examiners @sj-marzi.bsky.social and @ppetra.bsky.social. Pretty much an all woman dream team 😍
March 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
Dr Nurun Fancy at Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is seeking a PhD Student to explore the role of LRRK2 in cellular senescence in Parkinson's Disease. Closing date: 15th March #PhDPosition

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-role...
PhD: Role of LRRK2 in cellular senescence in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Nurun Fancy at Imperial College London is seeking a PhD Student to explore the role of LRRK2 in cellular senescence in Parkinson's Disease
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
I don’t think many of my American scientist friends will leave the US despite the recent political changes affecting the NIH.

But if they were interested, they should apply to become centre director here in Cardiff!

www.ukdri.ac.uk/vacancies/ce...
Centre Director, UK DRI at Cardiff
The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), principally funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), and Cardiff University are seeking to appoint an outstanding established academic to a new Chair ...
www.ukdri.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Big week for the Jackson synaptics lab last week... 1st Imperial PhD thesis submitted, presented new data at Japan-UK neuroscience meeting and we have a new preprint out...a 🧵1/6
A synaptic-astrocytic proteomic signature associated with synaptopathy in Alzheimer's Disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.23.634408v1
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Pleased to play a small part in this study. Congrats to everyone involved!
Very excited to share our latest publication in @NatureGenet! Our manuscript shows how Mendelian Randomization (MR) isolates putatively causal links between cell-type specific gene expression & brain phenotypes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tweetorial below 👇
January 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
Why do 95% of new drugs fail? Often, it's the wrong drug target.

Researchers from @imperialbrains.bsky.social mapped how genes worked in 2.3M+ brain cells. The result? Dozens of promising new drug targets for brain conditions like #Alzheimers and #Parkinsons.

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/259876/...
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A great thread 🤩
Here are *some* of my favorite studies on dendrites and spines from 2024 👀 - feeling very excited and inspired about the field! 🔥 Happy new year y'all!
January 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
Meet our amazing leader👩‍🔬
She will be sharing her journey of starting a new lab and much more. Stay tuned to know more about her experience!
#Dementia
January 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One official year in (after many official years) of the Jackson lab and celebrated with a 'sip n paint' neon masterclass. Looking forward to the year ahead and pleased to have the best team on board. Watch this space for our work coming out in the synaptic multi-'omics space in 2025
December 21, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
'women leave academia overall at higher rates than men at every career age, in large part because of strongly gendered attrition...

...women leave or consider leaving because of workplace climate more often than work-life balance'

New study:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#womenInStem #PalAss24
Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty
Women faculty are more likely to leave their jobs than men, most often due to workplace climate, rather than work-life balance.
www.science.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
How to thank your lab mates: eight ways to show gratitude at the end of year - from Nature, feat. insights and pics from @prof-tregoning.bsky.social's lab!

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to thank your lab mates: eight ways to show gratitude at the end of year
Alongside secret Santas and seasonal parties, many laboratories develop traditions to show appreciation to colleagues — from sweets and mulled wine to quizzes and ice-skating trips.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by Dr Jo Jackson
One week left to apply for this job!!

I'm looking for a research tech to come and work on Alzheimers and ApoE! If you love cell culture, astrocytes, APOE or just fun science with fun people then come do science with us in beautiful Dundee!
tinyurl.com/a33kjn49

Seriously the sunsets are on point!
November 20, 2024 at 8:30 AM
I've created a synapse starter pack, let me know if you want to be added go.bsky.app/GD1JwCq #neuroskyence
November 11, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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Hello World! New here, and a little bit scared of having to rebuild the Twitter network, but here we go:

I'm a group leader at UK DRI and @kingsioppn.bsky.social. My lab works on #epigenetics in neurodegenerative diseases, to understand non-coding genetic and environmental risk factors 🧬🧠
November 11, 2024 at 9:45 AM
nice to see so many people coming over from the other side...welcome! 👋

I'm Jo, a group leader @ UKDRI @ Imperial studying all things synapses in neurodegeneration. Tweet about synapses, multi-'omics, human 🧠 tissue, 🔬imaging and EDI #WomenInSTEM

Anyone have a synapse starter pack? #neuroskyence
November 11, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Happy to be named an Alzheimer's Society Dementia Research Leader and the first recipient of their Carol Jennings Fellowship supported by the Hamilton Neal Fund. My group will continue our work on targeting the synapse in neurodegeneration...watch this space! #alzheimers ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
February 22, 2024 at 10:04 AM