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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 12d

This week we welcomed new team member Maisie Smedley on placement from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social BSc Neuroscience who will be working on tissue clearing and mapping hypothalamic networks. We were all busy in the lab this week! @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social
www.Dumbell-lab.com

L-R Maisie, Rebecca, Annabelle and Marwa working at the bench in the lab

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 19d

A great start to our joint journal club with @ntumeta.bsky.social, looking forward to more discussion and ideas between us... And maybe more cakes..?🎂🧠🔬🤓

Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 19d

Restarting neuro/metabolism #JournalClub with a cake! Will it turn into baking club? (I hope so)

@marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social

Homemade victoria sponge looking a little ...rustic after it was made quite late last night in between MSc thesis marking!

Marwa kicks us off with the paper she picked to present

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · 22d

This week @helferlab.bsky.social and I had a great and productive day visiting @mrcharwell.bsky.social to help get set up for my @acmedsci.bsky.social funded animal study. Really excited to be moving forward! 🐭🧠🍔🔬

Gisela Maria Rebecca and Tania in a selfie in front of the signage for the Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 26d

📸 Here’s #PhD student Jack from the Hulse Group presenting his poster at #NeuroDiab2025 in Bucharest!

🧬 His work focuses on the role of hypoxia in diabetic neuropathy — an exciting area with big implications for understanding disease mechanisms.

#Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch #NTU #SHiMR

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Jessica Bates @jessica-bates.bsky.social · 26d

🎤Honoured to present at the 35th Annual #NEUROdiab Meeting in Bucharest!
Explored how spinal cord vasculature contributes to diabetic neuropathy using spatial transcriptomics🧬
🙏Thanks to the organisers + my colleagues in the Hulse Group, #NTU & #SHiMR.
#NeuroDiab2025 #Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · 26d

🌍✈️The Hulse Group is heading to Bucharest for the 35th Annual #NEUROdiab Conference (Sept 11–14)!
Global leaders in diabetic neuropathy — from biomarkers & AI to emerging therapies. Excited to share our work + learn from the best.
🔗 2025.neurodiab.org
#NTU #SHiMR #Neuroscience #DiabetesResearch

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UK Biobank @ukbiobank.bsky.social · 27d

📢👩‍🔬Researchers, are you wondering how resources like UK Biobank can support your project?

This helpful guide from @natureportfolio.nature.com explains what biobanks are, how they work, and compares some of the global options available 🔽

Using biobanks to boost research: a how-to guide

Nature - From large national databases to bespoke sample collections, biobanks offer a wealth of avenues for scientific enquiry.

www.nature.com

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 4

The best meetings involve puppies! One of the perks of @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Comms meetings #DogsOfBluesky 🐶
@isadoracfurigo.bsky.social

BSN Comms monthly zoom call: clockwise from top L - Rebecca Dumbell Agnes Becker, Isadora Furigo and our virtual CEO Sue Thorn shows us two little puppies

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 3

Well done Sam! Great to see NTU neuroendocrinology highlighted and winning prizes 🏆 #BSNbradford2025 #NTUresearch @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social

British Society for Neuroendocrinology @bsneuroendo.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations to the poster prize winners @Tianyi Lu (Cambridge), Samuel Bennett (NTU) @ntumeta.bsky.social, @heleneachus.bsky.social (Aston) #BSNbradford2025

A tight competition and excellent work on all posters presented at the meeting!

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 3

What a great conference @bsneuroendo.bsky.social #BSNbradford2025 with team NTU (and Annabelle not in the photo). Showcasing Neuroendocrine NTU!
✔️three posters
✔️one poster prize 🏆
✔️one session chaired
✔️one presentation to the AGM
✔️a lot of curries eaten 🍛
✔️some crazy dancing
✔️Lots of cool science

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 2

The #DumbellLab on tour! #BSNbradford2025 left-right it's me, Bharat, Marwa @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social and Annabelle. Posters might be over but chat to us about our work here at the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting!

www.Dumbell-lab.com
@ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 2

In this afternoon's poster session come and meet Bharat Muthukumar talk about ZFHX3 #metabolic effects and Sam Bennett on mice divergently selected for metabolic differences and altered behavioural #rhythms.

#BSNbradford2025 #NTUresearch @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 2

A great session this morning, thank you to my co-chair Stephen Manchishi and all the speakers Jonathan Johnton, Beatrice Filippi, Chris Coyle and Szilvia Vas and great discussion from the audience. 🧠🎤🍔🕘🐭

Rebecca Dumbell holding a microphone to close the session. In front of a slide "thank you for your attention"

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British Society for Neuroendocrinology @bsneuroendo.bsky.social · Sep 2

An inspiration to women in science and scientists in general. @denisebelsham.bsky.social starts with a fitting tribute to Alison Douglas and her support for early career scientists #ShowUpAsYouAre #BSNbradford2025

Denise Belsham introduces her Alison Douglas memorial lecture on hypothalamic neurons and the trainees doing the research

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 2

Day 2 of #BSNbradford2025 I'm co-chairing session 1: #Rhythms and Hormonal interactions 9am. Looking forward to talks on #Chrononutrition, #astrocytes and metabolic control, retinal ganglion cell-> #SCN rhythms, and brainstem regulation of #GnRH pulse generator. 🕘🕥🍔🧠 @bsneuroendo.bsky.social

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Sep 1

Presenting her work on today's poster session @marwaalkhalidi.bsky.social talking about ZFHX3 and it's molecular action on energy balance neuropeptides @bsneuroendo.bsky.social @ntuneuro.bsky.social @ntumeta.bsky.social #BSNbradford2025

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Dr Rebecca Dumbell @rebeccadumbell.bsky.social · Aug 31

Great day to be travelling to Bradford for the @bsneuroendo.bsky.social annual meeting! See you there? 🤓😎🧠

Dr Rebecca Dumbell wearing sunglasses on a train with green scenery moving quickly in the background through the window

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congratulations to Gareth Banks and colleagues on their recent publication in @dmmjournal.bsky.social on a mouse knock-in model of frontotemporal #dementia / #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis #ALS & colleagues from @mrcharwell.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @utoronto.ca
journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...

Multi-modal comparative phenotyping of knock-in mouse models of frontotemporal dementia/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Summary: We report side-by-side behavioural and sensory phenotyping data of two knock-in next-generation mouse models of aspects of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia disease sp...

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · Aug 6

🧠 New Research Alert!

Dr. Gareth Banks' latest study in Translational Psychiatry highlights the role of the murine ATP-binding cassette transporter Abcc5 (MRP5/cMOAT) in memory consolidation, circadian rhythm regulation, and glutamatergic signalling.

📄 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s413...

The murine ATP-binding cassette transporter C5 (Abcc5/MRP5/cMOAT) plays a role in memory consolidation, circadian rhythm regulation and glutamatergic signalling - Translational Psychiatry

Translational Psychiatry - The murine ATP-binding cassette transporter C5 (Abcc5/MRP5/cMOAT) plays a role in memory consolidation, circadian rhythm regulation and glutamatergic signalling

doi.org

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · Jul 29

🧠🔬A new era of 3D imaging!
The Miltenyi BLAZE lightsheet microscope is transforming how we visualise large tissues with stunning clarity.
📸Image from the Hulse group shows spinal cord vasculature — a glimpse of how BLAZE advances neuroscience research.
#SHiMR #NTU #LightsheetMicroscopy #Neuroscience

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎓 Big congratulations to our amazing Neuroscience PhD graduates Laura and @jessica-bates.bsky.social today! 🧠
We're proud to be celebrating alongside our friends in @ntumeta.bsky.social

Here's to all who are graduating today—your hard work has paid off. 👏
#PhDGraduation#NTU#Neuro#ClassOf2025

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Cambridge Neuroscience @camneuro.bsky.social · Jul 25

🗓️Deadline NEXT FRIDAY (1st Aug) for the Poster Abstract Submission for the 8th Cam Neuro Symposium

🧠All neuroscience themes welcome!
🏅Don't miss out - generous prizes available!

📊Register and submit your abstract: bit.ly/46QQ1WG

More info: neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/camneuro-eve...

8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium - Interventions & Recovery

The 8th Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium – Interventions & Recovery is an international meeting, which will take place on September 10-11th 2025 at the West Road Concert Hall at the University of…

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Sano Centre for Computational Medicine @sanoscience.bsky.social · Jul 22

🧠 World Brain Day (July 22) raises awareness about neurological disorders and the importance of brain health. From nutrition to sleep to learning—today's global focus is all about the brain.
#WorldBrainDay #BrainHealth #Neuroscience

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Swiss Network for Dementia Research @swiss-dementia-network.ch · May 22

For more information about the challenge and the initiators behind the initiative, head to the official website 🔗 brainhealth-challenge.org

Brain Health Challenge: Boost Your Mind, Live Better

Brain Health Challenge: Boost Your Mind

brainhealth-challenge.org

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NTU Neuro @ntuneuro.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today is #WorldBrainDay! 🧠
This year’s theme: #Brain Health Across Ages — a reminder of how vital brain research is.
📸 Image by a former #PhD student showing increased brain permeability via red #immunofluorescence in ageing pathology
#Neuroscience #BrainHealth

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