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Krystal K. Laing, MS

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Translational Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate University of Edinburgh (@edinunineuro.bsky.social) 👩🏾‍🔬APOE 🧬 BBB 🧠 CT/NYC ➡️ EDI https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=BvnB_kIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F7NgMtWh06

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Apr 14

Procrastinated over the weekend and made a bunch of Neuroscience word puzzles. 😂

DM me for a sample set.

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Aug 13

Perhaps the geneticists were more open minded 😅

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Aug 13

From what I’ve read, in the early days after his discovery he was ostracized for his finding, and unable to garner adequate funding for quite some time - due to the controversy and divergence from amyloid focus.

Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Aug 13

Happy 32nd Birthday to ApoE in Dementia research🎈

On this day in 1993, Dr. Allen D. Roses (et al.) published that the presence of APOE4 genotype reliably predicts risk of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Needless to say the AD research community was skeptical.

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Apr 23

It was a pleasure to visit St Andrews to deliver a TEDx talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJME...

The Neuroscience of Defeating Dementia | Prof Tara Spires-Jones | TEDxUniversityofStAndrews

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Apr 23

That’s a wrap on Neuroscience Day! 🥳

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Edinburgh Neuroscience @edinunineuro.bsky.social · Apr 23

Next up: Audrey Chagnot from @ukdri.ac.uk Montagne Lab: ‘From Decline to Resilience: New Perspectives on the Roles of Pericytes at the Blood-Brain Barrier’ 🧠🧠🧠

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Apr 14

Procrastinated over the weekend and made a bunch of Neuroscience word puzzles. 😂

DM me for a sample set.

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Danilo Negro @danineuro.bsky.social · Apr 14

Curious about how the brain might adapt to neurodegeneration? Come hear me talk about gold, guns and brain cells at @pintofscience.uk in Edinburgh! 🧠🍻 #pint25

The Resilient Mind: Fighting Against Dementia

Join us for an insightful event exploring the fascinating world of the brain. The first talk dives into the science of neurodegeneration, where brain cells…

pintofscience.co.uk

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hot off the press!!

Axel Montagne @axelmontagne.bsky.social · Jan 14

🚨 Latest contribution where we delve into the dementia-related snRNAseq data & spotlight the signature changes in #endothelialcells and #pericytes!

Proud of the effort led by Dr. Michael Sewell @pichaelmichael.bsky.social and Nela Fialova.

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Unraveling the transcriptomic landscape of brain vascular cells in dementia: A systematic review

INTRODUCTION Cerebrovascular dysfunction plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of dementia and related neurodegenerative disorders. Recent omics-driven research has revealed associations between...

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Søren Grubb @sorengrubb.bsky.social · Nov 22

Did you know that #neuronal #processes arrange perpendicular to #vascular direction around #penetratingarterioles and arterial end #capillaries? 🤔 I have speculated that this may enhance #neurovascularcoupling. Here I show examples in the #human #brain. 🧠 vb.bioscientifica.com/view/journal...

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Tal Nuriel, PhD @talnuriel.bsky.social · Nov 21

Since everyone else is doing it… Here’s a starter pack for researchers studying the most interesting allele in AD. go.bsky.app/PDtaUP6 Let me know if you want to be added (doesn’t have to be the sole focus of your research). Also, it turns out a lot of my favorite APOE4 folks aren’t on bluesky yet.

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi! I would love to be added 😊

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Nov 20

Is it too soon for the jumper? ❄️

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Listeria monicytogenes 😱🦠 @pkpd-babe.bsky.social · Nov 4

It will come as no surprise that I find amyloid antibodies to be dangerous, expensive, and not worth it, but WOW. Shouldn’t the ICF state that APOE genotype can impact risk and provide that info, if the participant wants?
Gift link via archive: archive.ph/Ixbyq
#BioEthics #Neuroscience #Dementia 🩺 🧪

The New York Times

What Drugmakers Did Not Tell Volunteers in Alzheimer’s Trials

Genetic tests showed that certain patients were predisposed to brain injuries if they took the drugs. That information remained secret.

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Rik van der Kant @rikvanderkant.bsky.social · Nov 16

For my first post, an invitation to join us in Miami! A lot of thing on ApoE and lipids are moving fast, catch up!

Abstract submission is now open!

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Listeria monicytogenes 😱🦠 @pkpd-babe.bsky.social · Nov 11

I know there are more of us here! If you’re a clinician or scientist in neurodegenerative disorders, let me know 👋🏽 #Neuroscience #Dementia #MedSky 🧪

go.bsky.app/Kd6i5Au

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Bryan D. James, PhD @bryandjames.bsky.social · Nov 15

Someone had to do it! I created a starter pack for #Alzheimer’s #dementia #ADRD researchers on Bluesky. Please let me know who I left out! Hoping more and more of us will join Bluesky

go.bsky.app/22DpUEy

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James Catterson @scotsfriction.bsky.social · Nov 11

UKDRI Starter Pack 🧠 (in progress)

Let me know and I can add you to the list (DM if you don’t want to comment) and also let me know if there are others I have missed
go.bsky.app/S6FfsTp

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Nov 15

Would love to be added as well please 😊

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Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social · Nov 15

🧠 barriers & neurovasculature starter pack - please reply here if you are not on it yet & would like to be added 😊 go.bsky.app/RB6RXKy

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Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Nov 14

Thank you!

Krystal K. Laing, MS @kklaing.bsky.social · Nov 14

This is so handy! 😊

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