Rachel Spicer PhD 🧬 🧠
@rachelspicer.bsky.social
Recent PhD Graduate from Cardiff University, studying genetic modifiers of Huntington’s Disease 🧠
Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt Medical Center, studying Alzheimer’s Disease and Sepsis 🧬
Big Country Music Fan & Hockey Umpire 🏑
Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt Medical Center, studying Alzheimer’s Disease and Sepsis 🧬
Big Country Music Fan & Hockey Umpire 🏑
A full house at the Christian Neuroscience Society Breakfast at #SfN25 🧠✝️ A huge thank you to Dr. William Struthers for a really interesting talk & great discussion!
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A full house at the Christian Neuroscience Society Breakfast at #SfN25 🧠✝️ A huge thank you to Dr. William Struthers for a really interesting talk & great discussion!
Landed in San Diego for #SfN25!
I’d love to connect for coffee ☕️ You’ll find me in the hat! 👒
Wednesday 8am-Midday PSTR381.01
“Peripheral Inflammation Alters Microglial Response to Amyloid Pathology and Indicates Advanced Cellular Aging in a Model of Alzheimer’s Disease”
I’d love to connect for coffee ☕️ You’ll find me in the hat! 👒
Wednesday 8am-Midday PSTR381.01
“Peripheral Inflammation Alters Microglial Response to Amyloid Pathology and Indicates Advanced Cellular Aging in a Model of Alzheimer’s Disease”
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Landed in San Diego for #SfN25!
I’d love to connect for coffee ☕️ You’ll find me in the hat! 👒
Wednesday 8am-Midday PSTR381.01
“Peripheral Inflammation Alters Microglial Response to Amyloid Pathology and Indicates Advanced Cellular Aging in a Model of Alzheimer’s Disease”
I’d love to connect for coffee ☕️ You’ll find me in the hat! 👒
Wednesday 8am-Midday PSTR381.01
“Peripheral Inflammation Alters Microglial Response to Amyloid Pathology and Indicates Advanced Cellular Aging in a Model of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Obligatory lab pic at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day 🥼
P.S. I won ‘Best Poster’ 🙌 🏆
P.S. I won ‘Best Poster’ 🙌 🏆
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Obligatory lab pic at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day 🥼
P.S. I won ‘Best Poster’ 🙌 🏆
P.S. I won ‘Best Poster’ 🙌 🏆
Excited to share a new publication! 🧠
Here, we report on the cognitive, motor, and metabolic phenotype of the zQ175 mouse model of Huntington's Disease, data of which supports its ability to recapitulate the features of disease progression #huntingtonsdisease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here, we report on the cognitive, motor, and metabolic phenotype of the zQ175 mouse model of Huntington's Disease, data of which supports its ability to recapitulate the features of disease progression #huntingtonsdisease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Excited to share a new publication! 🧠
Here, we report on the cognitive, motor, and metabolic phenotype of the zQ175 mouse model of Huntington's Disease, data of which supports its ability to recapitulate the features of disease progression #huntingtonsdisease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here, we report on the cognitive, motor, and metabolic phenotype of the zQ175 mouse model of Huntington's Disease, data of which supports its ability to recapitulate the features of disease progression #huntingtonsdisease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Today I got to present my first study as a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center! 🧠 And, what a beautiful spot… the Nelson Andrew’s Leadership Center! #VBI #VandyBrainInstitute
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today I got to present my first study as a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center! 🧠 And, what a beautiful spot… the Nelson Andrew’s Leadership Center! #VBI #VandyBrainInstitute
Happy to be the new co-chair for Scholarly Advancement on the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association Executive Board! 👩🔬
September 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Happy to be the new co-chair for Scholarly Advancement on the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association Executive Board! 👩🔬
August 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Spent the entire weekend at the lab, but this view isn’t so bad 🙏 🧠
July 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Spent the entire weekend at the lab, but this view isn’t so bad 🙏 🧠
Bringing my two favourite things together.. Music and Neuroscience 🧠
Music is So powerful! How do I get involved in this research?! 🙌🙊
#ADSNASH25
Music is So powerful! How do I get involved in this research?! 🙌🙊
#ADSNASH25
June 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Bringing my two favourite things together.. Music and Neuroscience 🧠
Music is So powerful! How do I get involved in this research?! 🙌🙊
#ADSNASH25
Music is So powerful! How do I get involved in this research?! 🙌🙊
#ADSNASH25
Day 2 at ADS 2025! 🧠
As a researcher, I don’t often get to see the perspective of those in the clinic. Really insightful discussion by Dr. Kirby Mayer, Brittany Work and Spencer Freeman about effective & individualized post-ICU treatment
♥️ ♥️ #ADS25NASH
As a researcher, I don’t often get to see the perspective of those in the clinic. Really insightful discussion by Dr. Kirby Mayer, Brittany Work and Spencer Freeman about effective & individualized post-ICU treatment
♥️ ♥️ #ADS25NASH
June 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Day 2 at ADS 2025! 🧠
As a researcher, I don’t often get to see the perspective of those in the clinic. Really insightful discussion by Dr. Kirby Mayer, Brittany Work and Spencer Freeman about effective & individualized post-ICU treatment
♥️ ♥️ #ADS25NASH
As a researcher, I don’t often get to see the perspective of those in the clinic. Really insightful discussion by Dr. Kirby Mayer, Brittany Work and Spencer Freeman about effective & individualized post-ICU treatment
♥️ ♥️ #ADS25NASH
Being new to the Delirium Research field, it’s a privilege to be part of the conversation at The American Delirium Society Conference!
Really enjoyed attending, and presenting my research at the Basic Science Workshop, this morning!
🧠 🧬 🎶 #ADS25
Really enjoyed attending, and presenting my research at the Basic Science Workshop, this morning!
🧠 🧬 🎶 #ADS25
June 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Being new to the Delirium Research field, it’s a privilege to be part of the conversation at The American Delirium Society Conference!
Really enjoyed attending, and presenting my research at the Basic Science Workshop, this morning!
🧠 🧬 🎶 #ADS25
Really enjoyed attending, and presenting my research at the Basic Science Workshop, this morning!
🧠 🧬 🎶 #ADS25
Edge for Scholars Grant Pacing Workshop was so helpful! Might just feel prepared to get this thing done 🙌
June 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Edge for Scholars Grant Pacing Workshop was so helpful! Might just feel prepared to get this thing done 🙌
Really enjoyed moderating this session with Dr. Patrice Cuff and Dr. Allie Greenplate 🧬 🦠
@upenn.edu
@upenn.edu
May 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Really enjoyed moderating this session with Dr. Patrice Cuff and Dr. Allie Greenplate 🧬 🦠
@upenn.edu
@upenn.edu
Looking forward to attending the ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium at Vanderbilt University 🧑🎓
I’ll be moderating the ‘Academic Pathways in Teaching-Related Institutions’ Panel 🧬 🧑🏫
I’ll be moderating the ‘Academic Pathways in Teaching-Related Institutions’ Panel 🧬 🧑🏫
May 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Looking forward to attending the ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium at Vanderbilt University 🧑🎓
I’ll be moderating the ‘Academic Pathways in Teaching-Related Institutions’ Panel 🧬 🧑🏫
I’ll be moderating the ‘Academic Pathways in Teaching-Related Institutions’ Panel 🧬 🧑🏫
Great seminar this afternoon at Vanderbilt Medical Center on AI and Medicine… fascinating, terrifying or both? 👀 🧠
#AIandscience
#AIandscience
April 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Great seminar this afternoon at Vanderbilt Medical Center on AI and Medicine… fascinating, terrifying or both? 👀 🧠
#AIandscience
#AIandscience
Hello to all my new Bluesky Connections! 🦋
I’m Rachel, a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center 🇺🇸 I’m interested in how peripheral inflammation impacts Alzheimer’s Disease progression 🧠 🧬
Here’s a picture of me in Oslo because it’s the most recent photo of me that I have 🇳🇴
I’m Rachel, a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center 🇺🇸 I’m interested in how peripheral inflammation impacts Alzheimer’s Disease progression 🧠 🧬
Here’s a picture of me in Oslo because it’s the most recent photo of me that I have 🇳🇴
February 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Hello to all my new Bluesky Connections! 🦋
I’m Rachel, a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center 🇺🇸 I’m interested in how peripheral inflammation impacts Alzheimer’s Disease progression 🧠 🧬
Here’s a picture of me in Oslo because it’s the most recent photo of me that I have 🇳🇴
I’m Rachel, a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center 🇺🇸 I’m interested in how peripheral inflammation impacts Alzheimer’s Disease progression 🧠 🧬
Here’s a picture of me in Oslo because it’s the most recent photo of me that I have 🇳🇴
First day as a postdoctoral fellow! Super excited to start researching again 🇺🇸 #neuroscience #VUMC
@vanderbiltuni.bsky.social
@vanderbiltuni.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
First day as a postdoctoral fellow! Super excited to start researching again 🇺🇸 #neuroscience #VUMC
@vanderbiltuni.bsky.social
@vanderbiltuni.bsky.social
My husband and I made the jump! We have arrived in Nashville. Spent most of today buying ‘stuff’ for our new home! 🇺🇸
December 18, 2024 at 11:51 PM
My husband and I made the jump! We have arrived in Nashville. Spent most of today buying ‘stuff’ for our new home! 🇺🇸
VISAs approved! ✅ See you soon, Vanderbilt! 🇺🇸
December 4, 2024 at 11:04 AM
VISAs approved! ✅ See you soon, Vanderbilt! 🇺🇸
VISAs approved! ✅ See you soon, Vanderbilt! 🇺🇸
December 4, 2024 at 10:58 AM
VISAs approved! ✅ See you soon, Vanderbilt! 🇺🇸
Don’t know about you, but sometimes you just need a last minute getaway! In Norway for the weekend 🇳🇴
November 22, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Don’t know about you, but sometimes you just need a last minute getaway! In Norway for the weekend 🇳🇴
Too early to be in the Christmas spirit? I think not! 😍⛄️ #christmasmarket
November 15, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Too early to be in the Christmas spirit? I think not! 😍⛄️ #christmasmarket
November 13, 2024 at 4:14 PM