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Anna Williams @annawilliamslab.bsky.social · 1d

And he won the Ian Wilmut Prize! Hurray!

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Rana Fetit @ranafetit.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing talk by Karl from our @annawilliamslab.bsky.social (who was also nominated for the Wilmut Prize) about his PhD work on Oligodenrocyte Progenitors and their differentiation potentials at the CRM away day.

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Anna Williams @annawilliamslab.bsky.social · 22d

The Edinburgh participants at dinner at VasCog!

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Anna Williams @annawilliamslab.bsky.social · 24d

Ronja gets the top abstract prize at Vascog!!

Anna Williams @annawilliamslab.bsky.social · Sep 1

Trials are happening in MS right now- to find out if it really works in people with MS. They should report fairly soon....🙂

Anna Williams @annawilliamslab.bsky.social · Aug 31

The lab is having a good few months for publications with this one as well in case you missed it: doi.org/10.1016/j.ym...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

(Thank you Themis and Francesca, and all!)

The lncRNA MYRACL regulates human oligodendrocyte maturation and myelination

Recent studies have described disease-associated expression patterns of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) associated with neurodevelopment and neurodegen…

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Anna Williams @annawilliamslab.bsky.social · Aug 31

Our new paper on metformin, myelin, mitochondria and metabolism is now out at rdcu.be/eDbFD
Thanks to Nina and all of the team!

Metformin alters mitochondria-related metabolism and enhances human oligodendrocyte function

Nature Communications - Metformin is under clinical trial for brain neuroprotection but how it may work is poorly understood. Here, the authors show that metformin helps myelin formation by human...

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Themis Tsarouchas @t-tsarouchas.bsky.social · Aug 15

Now out in Molecular Therapy! With Francesca Vacante, we describe MYRACL, a novel candidate lncRNA driving human oligodendroglia differentiation & myelination. Grateful to our amazing co-authors & mentors @annawilliamslab.bsky.social & Andrew Baker!

Read more👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Institute for Regeneration and Repair @edinuni-irr.bsky.social · May 14

On National Receptionist's Day we would like to thank our fantastic reception team for all they bring to our Institute. They are the friendly face of IRR and help make our staff, students and visitors feel so welcome. Thank you! #NationalReceptionistsDay

Our reception team smiling at the camera in front of IRR South Reception

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lyons-lab.bsky.social @lyons-lab.bsky.social · May 14

For those who want a distraction and/ or are interested, here's the latest from the group, led by Phil Braaker

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

Activity-driven myelin sheath growth is mediated by mGluR5 - Nature Neuroscience

Employing pharmacology, genetics and all-optical approaches in zebrafish, Braaker et al. find that neuronal activity influences the growth of myelin sheaths along axons by signaling through metabotrop...

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Sally Lowell @cellysally.bsky.social · May 8

EDINBURGH AXOLOTLS!

Super-excited to hear my wonderful colleague @aidarodrigo.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 talking about the axototl colony she has established in our institute @edinuni-irr.bsky.social 😃

Available on BBC sounds: Aida's section starts at 23.37

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

BBC Inside Science - How vulnerable is our power supply? - BBC Sounds

Massive power cuts brought parts of Spain, Portugal and France to a standstill this week.

www.bbc.co.uk

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#NeuroDegeneration preprints @prepub-neurodegen.bsky.social · Apr 18

Genetic subtypes predict multiple sclerosis severity and response to treatment #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠
http://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.04.15.25325853v1

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Calton Consort @caltonconsort.bsky.social · Mar 28

📣 Open call for early-career composers. 📣

The successful applicant will be invited to collaborate with the choir in a composition, and receive £1000 upon completion of the work.
🔹Deadline: 25th April 2025
🔹Details: caltonconsort.org.uk/compose/

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Rana Fetit @ranafetit.bsky.social · Mar 19

Today I met @rodtmitchell.bsky.social at our Fringe bootcamp. We will be representing the @edinuni-irr.bsky.social at the @edfringe.bsky.social this year! Super excited. Lot's of thought-provoking talks by amazing academics - stay tuned!

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Rana Fetit @ranafetit.bsky.social · Mar 18

"Neurons are like trees with roots and branches that talk!" was my favourite comment from a 4-year old from my last workshop for #BrainAwarenessWeek at the Little Muslims children's group. Thanks @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and @edinunineuro.bsky.social for the support!

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Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · Mar 18

The findings from my focus group project on #dementia and #multimorbidity are now available to download as an infographic

Thanks to the Global Brain Health Institute and @nrs-ndn1.bsky.social for supporting this work. It was an enjoyable and illuminating process!

www.gbhi.org/projects/exp...

Exploring the Priorities of People with Dementia and Multiple Conditions | Global Brain Health Institute

Most people with dementia have at least two further health conditions. However, research usually studies dementia on its own. People with several co-existing conditions are often excluded from drug tr

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Rana Fetit @ranafetit.bsky.social · Mar 14

"Your brain is your superpower!" was the takehome message of my second workshop for #BrainAwarenessWeek2025. So glad to represent @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and @edinunineuro.bsky.social again at Danderhall Primary School.

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Calton Consort @caltonconsort.bsky.social · Mar 13

Book now at www.ticketsource.co.uk/calton-consort
#choral #whitacre #tallis #liveperformance #edinburgh #acappella #sadmusic

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Rebecca Sherrard Smith, PhD @rebeccakssmith.bsky.social · Mar 8

It’s international woman’s day! Well we have a lot of amazing women in our group to celebrate from our fierce leader @annawilliamslab.bsky.social to our PhD students, postdocs, bioinformaticians, and everyone in between💪🏻 Thank you ladies for being amazing scientists, colleagues and friends 💜💙🩵

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Aida Rodrigo @aidarodrigo.bsky.social · Mar 5

📢 We are hiring! 📢

We are looking for a postdoc to help us work out why mice cannot regenerate the spinal cord but spiny mice *can*.

More info and how to apply: tinyurl.com/4m6yzbef

Get in touch if interested!

Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our group at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine (CRM) and the Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR), The University of Edinburgh.

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Calton Consort @caltonconsort.bsky.social · Feb 26

Book your tickets in advance at www.ticketsource.co.uk/calton-consort
7:30pm Saturday 22nd March
Canongate Kirk

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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · Feb 19

Delighted to announce @rikeshrajani.bsky.social as the first Group Leader to join our flagship vascular dementia research centre with @thebhf.bsky.social 🎉👏

The Rajani Lab will investigate how the protective myelin sheath around brain cells is damaged in small vessel disease👉 buff.ly/4hIGaVM

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Lida Zoupi @lidazoupi.bsky.social · Feb 11

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Hot off the press! We find changes in oligodendrocytes that lack FMRP! An excellent collaboration supported by @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social .

The Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1 Regulates the Morphology and Maturation of Human and Rat Oligodendrocytes

Loss of FMRP impairs human and rat oligodendrocyte (OL) morphology in vitro. FMRP-deficient OLs show impaired maturation when engrafted in hypomyelinated mice. Rat Fmr1 knockout OLs show a delay in m...

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Garyfallia Gouna, PhD, 🏳️‍🌈 @garyfalliagouna.bsky.social · Feb 10

I was thrilled to receive this news—I’ve been awarded the #MSCAPostdoctoralFellowship for my project, PHOS-SVD! Extremely grateful for the support of @annawilliamslab.bsky.social, @nadlerlab.bsky.social and my colleagues for their feedback. Excited to begin the journey into membrane lipid research!

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Erin Gibson @erinmgibson.bsky.social · Feb 6

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snRNA-seq stratifies multiple sclerosis patients into distinct white matter glial responses

Macnair and Calini et al. analyze 632,000 snRNA-seq profiles from multiple sclerosis and control brain samples, identifying distinct cellular responses in white and gray matter. They stratify MS patie...

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Calton Consort @caltonconsort.bsky.social · Feb 5

Book now at www.ticketsource.co.uk/calton-consort

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Enrica Boda & team @enricaboda-team.bsky.social · Feb 3

⚠️Useful!⚠️

Protocol for assessing myelination by human iPSC-derived oligodendrocytes in Shiverer mouse ex vivo brain slice cultures

by Themistoklis Tsarouchas, @erinmgibson.bsky.social @lidazoupi.bsky.social
@annawilliamslab.bsky.social

#neurosky

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Protocol for assessing myelination by human iPSC-derived oligodendrocytes in Shiverer mouse ex vivo brain slice cultures

Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived oligodendrocytes are a powerful tool for studying aberrant myelination in neurodegenerative and neu…

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Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic @annerowlingclinic.bsky.social · Feb 3

Soon we'll be starting a new research study looking at #MRI imaging of spinal cord in people with multiple sclerosis #MS

Congrats @rozannameijboom.bsky.social from our imaging team on being awarded @mssocietyuk.bsky.social funding for this important study.

www.annerowlingclinic.org/about/news/n...

New funding for spinal cord imaging research study

Jan 2025: Congratulations to Dr Rozanna Meijboom and colleagues from the MS imaging group, who have recently been awarded funding for a research study to examine changes in the spinal cord of people w...

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Calton Consort @caltonconsort.bsky.social · Jan 24

The weather may have been lamentable today here in Edinburgh thanks to #eowyn, but the good news is that tickets are now on sale for our next performance:
Lamentations - A choral programme of ancient and contemporary perspectives on love, loss, and faith.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/edi...

Lamentations at Canongate Kirk

Tickets are now available for Lamentations at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh on Sat 22 Mar 2025 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

www.ticketsource.co.uk

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alzsocresearch.bsky.social @alzsocresearch.bsky.social · Jan 24

This week we met with the researchers from our VIDA Doctoral Training Centre!

It was a fantastic opportunity to network, discuss future ideas and collaborations, and enjoy research talks from the students and their supervisors.

Learn more about the VIDA DTC: www.alzheimers.org.uk/research/our...

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