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The Science of Parkinson's @scienceofpd.bsky.social · Jun 29

New research from @kunathlab.bsky.social & colleagues reports G51D mutagenesis of the endogenous Snca rat gene caused reduced synaptic localisation of #Parkinsons-associated α-synuclein, proteomic evidence of early synaptic dysfunction, & ⬆️ propensity for α-syn path
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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Jun 26

I’m really pleased the brilliant work by Stephen West and Ammar Natalwala - 2 very talented PhD students - is now out in @braincomms.bsky.social

Brain Communications @braincomms.bsky.social · Jun 25

West and Natalwala et al. report on the first Parkinson’s α-synuclein mutation rat model. A single glycine-to-aspartic acid change at codon 51 in the Snca gene reduced localisation of αSyn to synapses and increased Lewy pathology acquisition. Read at buff.ly/INqAMcL
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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Apr 18

I'm so proud that Andrew Chai passed his viva with flying colours :-) Huge thanks to Prof Roger Barker and @clairedurrant1.bsky.social for being exceptional examiners 🙏

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Apr 4

The first Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist role in the UK was created 35 years ago. Thank you Liz Craig and the army of amazing Parkinson’s nurses past and present.

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Apr 4

A group of rats is called a mischief. Happy World Rat Day. 🐀

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

This was the most fun I’ve had in a while. Kuhan and Dave were so lovely to chat with 😃@2parkiesinapod.bsky.social

2 Parkies in a Pod @2parkiesinapod.bsky.social · Mar 24

Dave’s knickers, Kuhan’s brain surgery, velcro, ukuleles, rollercoasters, lip biting, freezing cockroaches, dolly the sheep, stem cell therapy, reversing #parkinsons, pedicures, laughter & a few tears …it must be a new episode of 2parkiesinapod.com ! with Prof @kunathlab.bsky.social #2parkiesinapod

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Wish I was there. Super-proud of Pleasie Mill @cilialab.bsky.social 🥰

Sally Lowell @cellysally.bsky.social · Mar 25

So proud of my dear friend Pleasantine Mill @cilialab.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @bsdb.bsky.social Wolpert medal

She gives an impassioned speech on the importance of community & connection, particularly during these precarious times

If you can't read her slide, do see alt text

#biologists100

Pleasie Mill showing a quote from Wolpert: "I regard it as ethically unacceptable and impractical to censor any aspect of trying to understand the nature of our world"

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Mar 21

Great to catch up with Simon Stott @cureparkinsons.org.uk in
Pisa at Spark NS meeting

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Cure Parkinson's @cureparkinsons.org.uk · Feb 20

Get ready for our Spring Research Update Meeting! 🔬

Taking place at BMA House, home of the British Medical Association in London on 24 March, the event will focus on updates from the phase 3 clinical trial for Ambroxol, AsPro-PD, which begins this spring.

Book your place: https://buff.ly/42W11jW

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Mar 3

Thanks to @cureparkinsons.org.uk for brilliant behind-the-scenes work to make the webinar a huge success 😀

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Mar 3

Multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) platforms allow multiple therapies to be tested simultaneously. Georgia Mills (EJS ACT-PD), Kuhan (@2parkiesinapod.bsky.social), Haris Charalampos Tzoulis (Bergen), Emma Gray (MS Society) discuss MAMS for Parkinson’s.
youtu.be/D5Qacc6WJNY?...  ejsactpd.com
#Parkinsons

Webinar: Advancing Parkinson's trial designs

YouTube video by Cure Parkinson's

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Feb 18

Dave and Kuhan are awesome @2parkiesinapod.bsky.social
I had so much joy doing the podcast with them 🙏

2 Parkies in a Pod @2parkiesinapod.bsky.social · Feb 18

In an upcoming episode of 2 Parkies in a Pod, we find out what hope stem cells offer for #Parkinsons with Professor Tilo Kunath @kunathlab.bsky.social a leading expert in regenerative medicine and neurobiology (not a basketball player) 2parkiesinapod.com

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Aligning Science Across Parkinson's @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org · Jan 15

📢 Exciting news: Our call for LOIs is OPEN for the CRN 2025 Scientific Track!

This #FundingOpportunity focuses on dissecting the mechanisms that can contribute to PD heterogeneity.

Be part of a global network pushing the boundaries of #ParkinsonsResearch.

Submit your LOI: bit.ly/3DXOBxt

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Feb 11

My new work clothes 😊

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Institute for Regeneration and Repair @edinuni-irr.bsky.social · Dec 18

Transcription factors find and activate their target genes by recognising how DNA is packaged inside the nucleus of cells.

New research from Dr Abdenour Soufi & colleagues published in Nature.

#RegenerativeMedicine #CRM

regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/news/irr-new...

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Dec 7

Three great PhD student talks for Parkinson’s UK ERIG
Faidra Batsaki ( Prof Chris Coxon)
Marc Forndt (Prof Mathew Horrocks)
Zhijun Wang (Prof Tilo Kunath)
Congrats to Marc for winning the Ken Bowler Travel Award 🥇 😃

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Nov 29

Congrats to Emily Prescott for successfully defending her thesis. First PhD student of Suman De at SITraN at the University of Sheffield.

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Bowles Lab @bowleslab.bsky.social · Nov 25

Abstract submission for Stem Cell Models of Neurodegeneration 2025 is open until January 31st 2025! Come register and share your work with us!

scmnd.com

We look forward to hosting you in Edinburgh next year :-)

#neuroscience #iPSC #neurodegeneration #stemcells #dementia #organoids

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Nov 15

Emerging from a dawn redwood

Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Nov 15

Here is a nice mushroom

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Nov 14

INTR 2024 joint with 34th NECTAR

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Nov 14

Anne Rosser & Clive Svendsen … in Singapore 😊

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · May 5

Here are some nice mushrooms

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Bungo Akiyoshi @bungoakiyoshi.bsky.social · Mar 24

For people in Edinburgh: I will give an IEE seminar at 2pm on upcoming Wednesday (27 March) discussing two big questions in biology: 1) Where is the position of the root of the eukaryotic tree of life? 2) What is the evolutionary origin of mitosis/meiosis?

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Kunath Lab @kunathlab.bsky.social · Mar 15

Hermitage of Braid #fungifriends 😃

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