sam
lecrawf0.bsky.social
sam
@lecrawf0.bsky.social
cell scientist in the Wray Lab @UCLIoN
retired gio lo celso apologist
he/him
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A nice read and ICYMI here is our cited paper from the end of last year on the microglia contribution to Familial British Dementia:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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right wing talking point with no basis in reality makes it into law, tremendous

solidarity to trans siblings out there ✊🏳️‍⚧️
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that the definition of a woman refers to biological sex.
April 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Lab holiday photo 2024 ☺️☺️

Feat. @celarber.bsky.social @sophie0g.bsky.social @lecrawf0.bsky.social and many more not in the bluesky yet :)
December 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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Very happy to share our paper on Familial British Dementia (FBD) which is online today!

Using patient iPSC,we show the amyloidogenic peptide in this disease -ABri -is mainly produced by microglia…

Never heard of FBD? You won’t be the only one… explainer incoming!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Microglia contribute to the production of the amyloidogenic ABri peptide in familial British dementia - Acta Neuropathologica
Mutations in ITM2B cause familial British, Danish, Chinese, and Korean dementias. In familial British dementia (FBD), a mutation in the stop codon of the ITM2B gene (also known as BRI2) causes a C-ter...
link.springer.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM