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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats to Ian Holt, a Research Associate in our member Heidi Fuller's group, who won first prize at the Neuromuscular Study Group meeting in Stresa (Italy) for his poster on Characterising PMP22 proximal partners in a Schwann cell model of CMT1A. Well done!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats to our member Divya Chari who will be chairing the 2026 UK Multiple Sclerosis Society Career Development Awards round (PhD Fellowships & Early Career Fellowships)!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 8d

Our members Sharon Owen & Heidi Fuller were at the Neuromuscular Study Group meeting in Stresa (Italy) last week where Sharon delivered an excellent flash talk presentation on using omics to identify severity-specific differences in spinal muscular atrophy!

Research meeting attendees facing speaker Sharon Owen at the podium and title presentation slide.

Research meeting attendees facing speaker Sharon Owen at the podium and introduction slide on spinal muscular atrophy.

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 9d

Great to see our member Melissa Bowerman engaging with the SMA community to share research updates and exchange important topics for individuals living with SMA and their families!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · 9d

This weekend I had the honour of attending the SMA UK's Big Weekend: Forty & Forward to update families on current pre-clinical research priorities in SMA. Clinical trials, exercise, newborn screening, access to education, sex & relationships were also discussed, showing there is still a lot to do!

KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 13d

Great to see another successful graduate student from our member's group Melissa Bowerman. All the best to Katie as she pursues her medical career!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · 13d

A huge congratulations to Katie, who has successfully passed her MPhil! Her research was aimed at understanding the role of authophagy in SMA and its potential as a therapeutic target. It was a real joy having her join our lab and we already miss her!

KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 13d

Great to see our member Melissa Bowerman share her research on biomarkers in SMA at the Ottawa International Conference on Neuromuscular Disease and Biology at the beginning of the month!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · 26d

Excited to be presenting our research on the potential of muscle-specific extracellular vesicles as SMA biomarkers. In collaboration with Stephanie Duguez @florage.bsky.social & funded by @afm-telethon.bsky.social !

KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 22d

What an exciting oppotunity to join our member's (Melissa Bowerman) research group as a Research Assistant to work on spinal muscular atrophy project!
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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · 26d

Well done to our member Heidi Fuller who was an invited speaker at the Ottawa NMD 2025 meeting where she presented thoughts on precision medicine for SMA.

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Sep 7

Great to see our member Melissa Bowerman sharing her research on the rare skeletal dysplasia Acrodysostosis Type 2 at this internationally recognised meeting on bone research!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Sep 6

After the Pre-Meeting, the official @asbmr.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Seattle begins! Our poster was selected for the plenary session. Come see & discuss our results showing sex-specific effects of an Acrodysostosis Type 2 causing mutation!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Sep 3

Well done to our member Hady Atef who has been awarded the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) Widening Participation Award to present a poster on end-of-life care at the CSP Conference in Newport this November. We can't wait to hear how it goes!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Sep 2

Huge congrats to our member Hady Atef who was recently awarded a @nihr.bsky.social NIHR PASF fellowship for a 1-year research project to investigate the sleep impact on the rehabilitation management plans. Well done!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Aug 31

Our member Jenny Shin is hosting the 13th annual meeting of Mercia Stem Cell Alliance @keeleuniversity.bsky.social on December 3rd 2025. The one-day stem cell meeting will be held at Keele Hall. More info on the event, abstract submission & registration found here: estore.keele.ac.uk/conferences-...

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fantastic to see our member Melissa Bowerman present her SMA research programme in Kunming China!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Last day of the International Conference on KLF Transcription Factors & Human Diseases in Kunming China: I presented our 7-year journey of evaluating KLF15 as a therapeutic target for spinal muscular atrophy! Had an amazing time! Miss it already!

Slide showing my title: targeting Klf15 for the treatment of SMA.

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Aug 13

Huge congratulations to our member Melissa Bowerman for receiving this prestigious & competitive funding to support her research on metabolism defects in spinal muscular atrophy!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Aug 13

Excited & grateful that we received a 2-year research grant from @afm-telethon.bsky.social to study the role of brown adipose tissue in metabolic defects in spinal muscular atrophy!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our members Melissa Bowerman, Divya Chari, Chris Adams and Stuart Jenkins, along with other colleagues from the @keeleuniversity.bsky.social School of Medicine, welcome medical students from RCSI-Bahrain to join their research labs for the summer! Hope you all have an amazing time!

Keele University School of Medicine in the background. Students and staff in the foreground.

KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congratulations to our members Divya Chari and Chris Adams who have been awarded a place on the Innovate-UK funded iCURe Exploit scheme and are now one step closer to getting their "BrainMix" research commercialised!
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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations to our member Erminia Albanese and her team for winning best poster at the Awake Craniotomy Symposium in Bristol!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Jun 28

Great to see our member Melissa Bowerman sharing her research on muscle and metabolism in SMA to SMA families and people living with SMA!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Jun 28

My favorite part of the Cure SMA Annual Research & Clinical Meeting is definitely the Family Friendly poster session. Thanks to all who stopped by to chat about diet and metabolism in SMA. ❤️

KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Jun 27

Exciting to see our member Melissa Bowerman get the opportunity to present her research on SMA and skeletal muscle internationally!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Jun 27

Was a pleasure to present our Cure SMA-funded research on defining the role of muscle in metabolic defects in SMA at the Cure SMA Annual Research & Clinical Meeting!

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Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Jun 26

First day of the 2025 Cure SMA Annual SMA Research & Clinical Care Meeting was full of exciting new research and discussions with academics, clinicians & individuals living with SMA! Looking forward to day 2!

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1st International Clinical Care Symposium on SMA

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Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Jun 18

We are pleased to inform you that registration and abstract submissions for @sma-europe.bsky.social 5th International Scientific Congress on SMA, taking place in Budapest from 11 to 14 March 2026, are now open!
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Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Last chance to register (attend online or in person) and/or submit an abstract to @sma-europe.bsky.social 1st International Clinical Care. Deadline is June 15th!
Registration: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....
Abstract submission:
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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Jun 4

Huge congratulations to our member Melissa Bowerman for her promotion to Professor! Well done!

Melissa Bowerman @bowermanlab.bsky.social · Jun 4

I am very pleased to share that I have been promoted to Professor of Neuromuscular & Skeletal Disorders! I am very grateful to lab members, colleagues, supervisors, mentors and funders (past & present), who have supported & encouraged me along the way!

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KeeleNeuro @keeleneuro.bsky.social · Jun 3

Our member Jenny Shin recently shared her exciting research on "Fine-tuning of SHH and WNT signalling to generate Parvalbumin-expressing cortical interneurons from human pluripotent stem cells" at the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King’s College London! Well done!

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