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Alex Fellows
@alexfellows1.bsky.social
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Post-doc in the Carter lab MRC-LMB, Schiavo lab alumni, #Axonaltransport #Neurons 🧠 #Singlemolecule 🔬
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Alex Fellows @alexfellows1.bsky.social · Nov 19
I meant to do this last week but hi everyone, I'm Alex. I love all things neuronal and spend most of my time trying to image motor proteins and organelle movement in the axon.
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 16d
Do you know an outstanding cell biologist? Nominations are open for our 2026 medals:

🔬Hooke Medal for outstanding contribution in cell biology
👩‍🔬Women in Cell Biology medal
🧫 Postdoctoral Researcher medal
🔬Raff PhD medal award

Deadline 1st November
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Dan Bose @danbose.bsky.social · 2d
Great review of the super #NeuroBioUK2025 meeting in September. Well done to everyone who organised it @exdrososcientia.bsky.social @alexfellows1.bsky.social and @dozenoaks.bsky.social for putting together such a great meeting for the community! 👏🧠🔬 tinyurl.com/4jn7yrmt roll on next year!
NeuroBio UK 2025: Insights, Innovation, and Inspiration in Neuroscience - FocalPlane
NeuroBio UK 2025: Insights, Innovation, and Inspiration in Neuroscience -
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(GIRISH)MALI LAB @dyneinassembly.bsky.social · 9d
Happy to share the inaugural paper from the lab. We describe a molecular mechanism for the activation of outer dynein arm motors that power the vital motion of cilia.

Open access link below:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Here's a cool animated summary
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Sarah Cohen @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social · 21d
Wonderful to see our paper on the #organelle signatures of #neurons and #astrocytes out in final form - congratulations, Shannon Rhoads and team!🎉 t.co/BPxKlbU6Ou
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 26d
Poster boards are ready and waiting for #NeuroBioUK - let’s get this science party started 🥳
The poster hall at the National STEM learning centre with astronauts suspended from the ceiling.
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Alex Fellows @alexfellows1.bsky.social · 27d
In York for #NeuroBioUk25! As you can tell from my face..I'm excited!
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Women in Neuroscience UK @womeninneurouk.bsky.social · Sep 8
🚨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
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James N. Sleigh @jamessleigh.bsky.social · 29d
Beautiful data from @dvillarroelc.bsky.social showing a key role for TBK1 in #AxonalTransport of signalling endosomes:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@uclqsion.bsky.social @mndassoc.bsky.social #ALS #MND
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Sep 3
Our new collection offers cell biologists practical, expert-driven guidance and best practices in the design, execution, and analysis of experiments, and the subsequent communication of their results to their peers. 👉 rupress.org/jcb/collecti...

#Reproducibility
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Aug 28
The programme is up for #NeuroBioUK25 - take a look! And don’t forget to register by the 3rd of September…. neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/programme
NeuroBioUK - Programme
9 AM Arrival, registration & coffee Session 1: Organelle and synaptic signalling Session Chair: 9:45 AM Introduction 9:50 AM Sally Horton, The Francis Crick Institute, "CDKL5 in synaptic formation,...
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Alex Fellows @alexfellows1.bsky.social · Aug 18
Do you love the brain? So do we!

Poster and registration deadline is the 3rd September for NeurobioUK 2025. We have an awesome line up of speakers this year. Come and join us in York!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration
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James N. Sleigh @jamessleigh.bsky.social · Aug 12
It's an honour to become a Professor at such a wonderful institution @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social. The @uclqsneuromuscular.bsky.social is an amazing place to work and I couldn't have done it without my fantastic team, mentors and collaborators:

www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
Senior Academic and Early Career Promotions 2024-25
Huge congratulations to the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology staff who have been awarded a promotion in this year's promotions round.
www.ucl.ac.uk
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Carter Lab @carter-lab.bsky.social · Aug 5
Excited to share our latest work with @simonbullock11.bsky.social! We looked at how diverse mRNAs get selected for subcellular localization and it turns out that a single protein can recognize different RNA elements using shared features that weren’t apparent before.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Simon Bullock @simonbullock11.bsky.social · Aug 5
Our latest work, in collaboration with the terrific @kashishsingh.bsky.social in the Carter lab @mrclmb.bsky.social is out. So proud of this study and everyone involved...
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bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · Aug 2
Cryo-EM structures of Egl-BicD-RNA complexes reveal how diverse mRNAs are selected for subcellular localization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.02.668268v1
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Martin Pacesa @martinpacesa.bsky.social · Aug 1
Great talk by @sami-c.bsky.social about the proper use and caveats of AlphaFold2/3 predictions, highly recommended to watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7vy...
Structure Prediction and Design using AlphaFold – Sami Chaaban
YouTube video by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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Fran Bottanelli @franbottanelli.bsky.social · Jul 9
Full lineup now announced for the 2026 #JCSimaging! Everything from #cryo #CLEM #superresolution #ExM #tissueimaging and more! Save the date and spread the word!
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · May 19
After the success of our 2023 Imaging Cell Dynamics conference, we’ll be hosting a second #JCSImaging meeting in 2026, organised by @franbottanelli.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social‬, @drmichaelway.bsky.social‬ & Giulia Zanetti.
To register your interest: www.biologists.com/meetings/jcs...
Journal of Cell Science Meeting 2026 Imaging Cell Dynamics Date: 11 – 14 May 2026 Venue: Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain Register your interest
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Ana Dorrego Rivas @adorrego.bsky.social · Jul 8
Really, really amazing conference. We went last year and the scientific programme and atmosphere were incredible! I 100% recommend attending + submitting an abstract for a talk - spread the word! 🧠
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6
Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration
An image montage advertising NeuroBioUK - 12th of September 2025 in York. The image is York cathedral superimposed over a fluorescent cortex mouse section coloured to look a bit like a dawn sky.
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Alex Fellows @alexfellows1.bsky.social · Jul 8
Neurobiologists 🧠!! If you want to give a talk at NeurobioUK this year, the deadline is the 1st August. Don't miss your chance to be part of an absolutely awesome meeting.
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6
Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration
An image montage advertising NeuroBioUK - 12th of September 2025 in York. The image is York cathedral superimposed over a fluorescent cortex mouse section coloured to look a bit like a dawn sky.
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6
Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration
An image montage advertising NeuroBioUK - 12th of September 2025 in York. The image is York cathedral superimposed over a fluorescent cortex mouse section coloured to look a bit like a dawn sky.
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Nicol Birsa @nicolbirsa.bsky.social · Jun 18
Very excited to share our latest preprint! We looked at loss and gain of function, innervation, reinnervation, and in vivo axonal transport in a FUS-ALS mouse model!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@uclqsion.bsky.social @beccasimkin.bsky.social @andrewtosolini.bsky.social @frattalab.bsky.social
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Mothers in Science @mothersinsci.bsky.social · Jun 10
We’ve been quietly working on something BIG… Launching June 16th! 🎉 If you’re a father in STEMM (or know one) who wants to make change & promote caregiving inclusion in the workplace, get in touch!
#FathersWhoCare #StrongEnoughToCare #AcademicDads
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Ines Hahn @exdrososcientia.bsky.social · Jun 6
Registration is open for the third #NeuroBioUK!! @dozenoaks.bsky.social @alexfellows1.bsky.social and I are excited to see you again in York!
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · Jun 6
Registration is now open for NeuroBioUK 2025!
This year we're looking forward to hearing from our plenary speaker @cathyabbott.bsky.social. As ever, all other talks chosen from submitted abstracts so get submitting - we can't wait to see you there!

neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration
An image montage advertising NeuroBioUK - 12th of September 2025 in York. The image is York cathedral superimposed over a fluorescent cortex mouse section coloured to look a bit like a dawn sky.
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · May 19
After the success of our 2023 Imaging Cell Dynamics conference, we’ll be hosting a second #JCSImaging meeting in 2026, organised by @franbottanelli.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social‬, @drmichaelway.bsky.social‬ & Giulia Zanetti.
To register your interest: www.biologists.com/meetings/jcs...
Journal of Cell Science Meeting 2026 Imaging Cell Dynamics Date: 11 – 14 May 2026 Venue: Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain Register your interest
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jwelburn.bsky.social @jwelburn.bsky.social · May 13
This year's poster winners with the Microtubule meeting organizers. Well done to all poster presenters for showcasing some great science!
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Ferdos Abid Ali @abidalilab.bsky.social · Apr 24
Great to see our story on dynein & kinesin co-dependence published www.nature.com/articles/s41..., and absolutely chuffed that it's made the front cover (thanks NSMB!). A brilliant News & Views too by Steven Markus www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Collab between @carter-lab.bsky.social & Straube lab🔬
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