Dr Soraya M
@sorayam.bsky.social
Post doc at UKDRI/UniOfEdinburgh. Dementia researcher. Electrophysiology. She/Her. Field hockey enthusiast. @drsorayam on the bad place
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Dr Soraya M
@sorayam.bsky.social
· Nov 10
I find intros so cringe aha, but here we go. Big electrophysiology fan, working in human brain slice models at the minute to model dementia, ex in vivo patcher and other forms of ephys. Currently employed as a post doc with Dr Claire Durrant at the University of Edinburgh.
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Congratulations to all the finalists in the #WiNUKAwards 2025! 👏
Fantastic to see so many familiar faces across the categories - best of luck to everyone who is nominated 🤞
@soyonhonglab.bsky.social @sorayam.bsky.social @clairedurrant1.bsky.social
Fantastic to see so many familiar faces across the categories - best of luck to everyone who is nominated 🤞
@soyonhonglab.bsky.social @sorayam.bsky.social @clairedurrant1.bsky.social
The countdown is on for the WiNUK Awards 2025! 💜✨
An evening of inspiration, celebration & connection awaits — from our opening introductions to award presentations, keynote talks by Prof. Selina Wray & Dr. Carole Torsney, and networking with brilliant neuroscience minds. 🧠🌟
An evening of inspiration, celebration & connection awaits — from our opening introductions to award presentations, keynote talks by Prof. Selina Wray & Dr. Carole Torsney, and networking with brilliant neuroscience minds. 🧠🌟
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Congratulations to all the finalists in the #WiNUKAwards 2025! 👏
Fantastic to see so many familiar faces across the categories - best of luck to everyone who is nominated 🤞
@soyonhonglab.bsky.social @sorayam.bsky.social @clairedurrant1.bsky.social
Fantastic to see so many familiar faces across the categories - best of luck to everyone who is nominated 🤞
@soyonhonglab.bsky.social @sorayam.bsky.social @clairedurrant1.bsky.social
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Should dementia research funding shift from biomedical science to social care? Watch Nancy Brown and Soraya Meftah debate the motion and see how opinions changed. 🎥
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
October 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Should dementia research funding shift from biomedical science to social care? Watch Nancy Brown and Soraya Meftah debate the motion and see how opinions changed. 🎥
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
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Should dementia research funding shift from biomedical science to social care?
Join our live debate with Nancy Brown & @sorayam.bsky.social on 22 Oct, 8pm BST.
Vote live & see if opinions change.
#Dementia #SocialCare #BiomedicalResearch
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
Join our live debate with Nancy Brown & @sorayam.bsky.social on 22 Oct, 8pm BST.
Vote live & see if opinions change.
#Dementia #SocialCare #BiomedicalResearch
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
Dementia Researcher Salon Debate - Biomedical vs Social Care Research
Dementia Researcher Salon Debate - Biomedical vs Social Care Research
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Should dementia research funding shift from biomedical science to social care?
Join our live debate with Nancy Brown & @sorayam.bsky.social on 22 Oct, 8pm BST.
Vote live & see if opinions change.
#Dementia #SocialCare #BiomedicalResearch
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
Join our live debate with Nancy Brown & @sorayam.bsky.social on 22 Oct, 8pm BST.
Vote live & see if opinions change.
#Dementia #SocialCare #BiomedicalResearch
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
super excited to release this. nearly 7 years ago, we set out to investigate whether FMRP regulates excitability of neurons in living human brain tissue. we find loss of FMRP in adult neurons leads to elevated excitability, corrected by PDE4D inhibition.
super excited to release this. nearly 7 years ago, we set out to investigate whether FMRP regulates excitability of neurons in living human brain tissue. we find loss of FMRP in adult neurons leads to elevated excitability, corrected by PDE4D inhibition.
FMRP regulates adult human cortical excitability via cyclic-AMP signalling
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a common inherited neurodevelopmental condition, resulting from loss of Fragile X Messenger Ribonuclear Protein (FMRP). Rodent models of FXS display cellular hyperexcitabil...
www.biorxiv.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
super excited to release this. nearly 7 years ago, we set out to investigate whether FMRP regulates excitability of neurons in living human brain tissue. we find loss of FMRP in adult neurons leads to elevated excitability, corrected by PDE4D inhibition.
super excited to release this. nearly 7 years ago, we set out to investigate whether FMRP regulates excitability of neurons in living human brain tissue. we find loss of FMRP in adult neurons leads to elevated excitability, corrected by PDE4D inhibition.
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Know your imposter moments:
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Know your imposter moments:
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
Chuffed to have been awarded this! Privileged to be doing what I do, with the people that support me. :)
Well done to Soraya for winning the Scientific Advancement Award! We are looking forward to seeing how your career progresses! @edinunineuro.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chuffed to have been awarded this! Privileged to be doing what I do, with the people that support me. :)
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Well done to Soraya for winning the Scientific Advancement Award! We are looking forward to seeing how your career progresses! @edinunineuro.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Well done to Soraya for winning the Scientific Advancement Award! We are looking forward to seeing how your career progresses! @edinunineuro.bsky.social
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Woop woop, @sorayam.bsky.social! Already a trailblazer. That's some stiff competition, too. 🤩
Well done to Soraya for winning the Scientific Advancement Award! We are looking forward to seeing how your career progresses! @edinunineuro.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Woop woop, @sorayam.bsky.social! Already a trailblazer. That's some stiff competition, too. 🤩
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As course leader, it's been a stressful wait, but pleased to see our Biomedical Science course RETAIN 2nd place in the Guardian University Guide 2026!
There's been many challenges over the past 12 months so this is a great achievement for the team! 🎉
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
There's been many challenges over the past 12 months so this is a great achievement for the team! 🎉
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
Best UK universities for biomedical science – league table
The study of life, from molecules to populations. Includes biochemistry and virology
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September 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
As course leader, it's been a stressful wait, but pleased to see our Biomedical Science course RETAIN 2nd place in the Guardian University Guide 2026!
There's been many challenges over the past 12 months so this is a great achievement for the team! 🎉
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
There's been many challenges over the past 12 months so this is a great achievement for the team! 🎉
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
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In vivo single-cell gene editing using RNA electroporation reveals sequential adaptation of cortical neurons to excitatory-inhibitory imbalance
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In vivo single-cell gene editing using RNA electroporation reveals sequential adaptation of cortical neurons to excitatory-inhibitory imbalance
The balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission is fundamental for normal brain function, yet the adaptation of individual neurons to disrupted excitatory-inhibitory balance is not wel...
www.biorxiv.org
September 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
In vivo single-cell gene editing using RNA electroporation reveals sequential adaptation of cortical neurons to excitatory-inhibitory imbalance
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🚨WiNUK Day 2026 is coming to Birmingham this April!🚨
This year’s theme is neurodiversity🧠🌈
🗓️ Happening during #AutismAwarenessMonth 🗣️ Open call for talks, posters & panels (all genders welcome!) 📅 Deadline: Sun 14 Sept
#WiNUKDay2026 #Neurodiversity #WomenInSTEM
This year’s theme is neurodiversity🧠🌈
🗓️ Happening during #AutismAwarenessMonth 🗣️ Open call for talks, posters & panels (all genders welcome!) 📅 Deadline: Sun 14 Sept
#WiNUKDay2026 #Neurodiversity #WomenInSTEM
September 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨WiNUK Day 2026 is coming to Birmingham this April!🚨
This year’s theme is neurodiversity🧠🌈
🗓️ Happening during #AutismAwarenessMonth 🗣️ Open call for talks, posters & panels (all genders welcome!) 📅 Deadline: Sun 14 Sept
#WiNUKDay2026 #Neurodiversity #WomenInSTEM
This year’s theme is neurodiversity🧠🌈
🗓️ Happening during #AutismAwarenessMonth 🗣️ Open call for talks, posters & panels (all genders welcome!) 📅 Deadline: Sun 14 Sept
#WiNUKDay2026 #Neurodiversity #WomenInSTEM
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Cooperative actions of interneuron families support the hippocampal spatial code: science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In vivo optogenetics of interneurons + ephys recordings shows tIme division control of place fields of pyramidal cells: PV first half, Sst and Id2 the second half.
In vivo optogenetics of interneurons + ephys recordings shows tIme division control of place fields of pyramidal cells: PV first half, Sst and Id2 the second half.
September 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Cooperative actions of interneuron families support the hippocampal spatial code: science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In vivo optogenetics of interneurons + ephys recordings shows tIme division control of place fields of pyramidal cells: PV first half, Sst and Id2 the second half.
In vivo optogenetics of interneurons + ephys recordings shows tIme division control of place fields of pyramidal cells: PV first half, Sst and Id2 the second half.
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Longitudinal neuroimaging in three adults, followed before and up to 5 years after arm amputation, reveals that amputation does not trigger large-scale cortical reorganization
@hunterschone.bsky.social @cibaker.bsky.social @plasticity-lab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@hunterschone.bsky.social @cibaker.bsky.social @plasticity-lab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Stable cortical body maps before and after arm amputation - Nature Neuroscience
Longitudinal neuroimaging of participants with planned arm amputations shows that the cortical body map remains stable after amputation, with no evidence of hand or face reorganization, thus challengi...
www.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Longitudinal neuroimaging in three adults, followed before and up to 5 years after arm amputation, reveals that amputation does not trigger large-scale cortical reorganization
@hunterschone.bsky.social @cibaker.bsky.social @plasticity-lab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@hunterschone.bsky.social @cibaker.bsky.social @plasticity-lab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Last chance to register for Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference on 11 September, sponsored by Rothesay & Lilly.
Don’t miss expert keynotes, panels & the latest in dementia care. Registration closes 4 September - secure your place now! #ASAC25
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Don’t miss expert keynotes, panels & the latest in dementia care. Registration closes 4 September - secure your place now! #ASAC25
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September 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Last chance to register for Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference on 11 September, sponsored by Rothesay & Lilly.
Don’t miss expert keynotes, panels & the latest in dementia care. Registration closes 4 September - secure your place now! #ASAC25
spkl.io/63328AOtZE
Don’t miss expert keynotes, panels & the latest in dementia care. Registration closes 4 September - secure your place now! #ASAC25
spkl.io/63328AOtZE
I have discovered that my PhD thesis is the perfect size and weight to kill a spider. Finally have a practical use for it! 😂
August 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I have discovered that my PhD thesis is the perfect size and weight to kill a spider. Finally have a practical use for it! 😂
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Inducible NMDA receptor knockdown reveals a maintenance phase in dendritic refinement of barrel cortex neurons
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Inducible NMDA receptor knockdown reveals a maintenance phase in dendritic refinement of barrel cortex neurons
Neuroscience; Molecular Biology; Developmental Biology
www.cell.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Inducible NMDA receptor knockdown reveals a maintenance phase in dendritic refinement of barrel cortex neurons
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Layer-specific changes in sensory cortex across the lifespan in mice and humans
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Layer-specific changes in sensory cortex across the lifespan in mice and humans - Nature Neuroscience
The principal layer architecture of the sensory cortex is altered with aging. The authors show that overall thinning of the primary somatosensory cortex is driven by deep layer degeneration but that l...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Layer-specific changes in sensory cortex across the lifespan in mice and humans
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A stimulating two days at the @alzheimersresearchuk.org Scotland Network meeting. Of course a trip to Dundee cannot be done without a visit to F&D (if you know you know).
August 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A stimulating two days at the @alzheimersresearchuk.org Scotland Network meeting. Of course a trip to Dundee cannot be done without a visit to F&D (if you know you know).
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From fellowship heartbreak to rewriting success — stories of resilience in research funding on this week’s podcast. With Fiona McLean, Kate Harris, Dayne Beccano-Kelly & @sj-marzi.bsky.social
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Dementia Researcher: Failing Forward: What My Grant Rejection Taught Me
Grant rejection is part of every researcher’s journey — and it never stops, no matter your career stage. In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast, host Dr Fiona McLean (Alzheimer’...
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August 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
From fellowship heartbreak to rewriting success — stories of resilience in research funding on this week’s podcast. With Fiona McLean, Kate Harris, Dayne Beccano-Kelly & @sj-marzi.bsky.social
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🌟 Don't miss out on this opportunity for a position as Science Portfolio Manager in the UK DRI Core team 🌟
🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 September
📍Based at our office in London / Hybrid
Find out more & Apply 👉 lnkd.in/epEaTr22
🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 September
📍Based at our office in London / Hybrid
Find out more & Apply 👉 lnkd.in/epEaTr22
August 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌟 Don't miss out on this opportunity for a position as Science Portfolio Manager in the UK DRI Core team 🌟
🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 September
📍Based at our office in London / Hybrid
Find out more & Apply 👉 lnkd.in/epEaTr22
🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 September
📍Based at our office in London / Hybrid
Find out more & Apply 👉 lnkd.in/epEaTr22
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✨WiNUK Awards 2024 = 100% positive feedback and 92% found our categories meaningful!
🌍 100+ nominations from 16 UK institutions 🙌
💜 Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating women in neuroscience!
📅 WiNUK Awards 2025: 7th Nov
📝 Nominations close 17th Aug – get yours in! 👩🔬💫
🌍 100+ nominations from 16 UK institutions 🙌
💜 Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating women in neuroscience!
📅 WiNUK Awards 2025: 7th Nov
📝 Nominations close 17th Aug – get yours in! 👩🔬💫
August 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
✨WiNUK Awards 2024 = 100% positive feedback and 92% found our categories meaningful!
🌍 100+ nominations from 16 UK institutions 🙌
💜 Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating women in neuroscience!
📅 WiNUK Awards 2025: 7th Nov
📝 Nominations close 17th Aug – get yours in! 👩🔬💫
🌍 100+ nominations from 16 UK institutions 🙌
💜 Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating women in neuroscience!
📅 WiNUK Awards 2025: 7th Nov
📝 Nominations close 17th Aug – get yours in! 👩🔬💫
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🚨 Deadline for nominations extended! 🚨
You have one week to nominate someone doing exceptional neuroscience work! 🧠
Whether they’re in the lab, behind the scenes, or amplifying science through communication—nominate them now before the window closes 👩🔬 👨🔬
You have one week to nominate someone doing exceptional neuroscience work! 🧠
Whether they’re in the lab, behind the scenes, or amplifying science through communication—nominate them now before the window closes 👩🔬 👨🔬
August 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨 Deadline for nominations extended! 🚨
You have one week to nominate someone doing exceptional neuroscience work! 🧠
Whether they’re in the lab, behind the scenes, or amplifying science through communication—nominate them now before the window closes 👩🔬 👨🔬
You have one week to nominate someone doing exceptional neuroscience work! 🧠
Whether they’re in the lab, behind the scenes, or amplifying science through communication—nominate them now before the window closes 👩🔬 👨🔬
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Last month, the UK DRI's Dr Nathasia Muwanigwa & Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly, alongside Dr Moïse Roche (UCL), led a discussion on dementia with 60+ attendees from Black African & Caribbean communities.
Nathasia reflects on the experience in this excellent blog post👉 buff.ly/PQ6KXUf
Nathasia reflects on the experience in this excellent blog post👉 buff.ly/PQ6KXUf
August 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Last month, the UK DRI's Dr Nathasia Muwanigwa & Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly, alongside Dr Moïse Roche (UCL), led a discussion on dementia with 60+ attendees from Black African & Caribbean communities.
Nathasia reflects on the experience in this excellent blog post👉 buff.ly/PQ6KXUf
Nathasia reflects on the experience in this excellent blog post👉 buff.ly/PQ6KXUf