BrainInflammationGrp
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Brain Inflammation Group (BIG), University of Manchester. Researching the role inflammation plays in brain disorders, such as stroke.
Manchester, UK
Joined July 2011
Our latest publication in collaboration with researchers from @unige_en unpicks the cellular origins of metabolic dysfunction in #AlzheimersDisease using in vivo metabolic imaging and ex vivo measurement of FDG-uptake in sorted cell populations
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RT @GJBrainResearch: 🧬🔬@RoyNgLab is developing nanoparticles to treat glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive brain cancers. If successful…
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BIG congratulations to Dr @GraceGregory_ for passing her viva on Friday!! 🎉 Grace's PhD, which was funded by @nf2biosolution1, aimed to help people with the rare disease #NF2. @GJBrainResearch
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Check out this new paper from @_LowriEvans, alongside other members of the BIG group. Congratulations to all involved, starting 2025 strong!
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Congrats to all involved for this amazing accomplishment! 🧠
Wow, proud is an understatement. Just found out our work has won a @TheBHF Heart Hero Award for ‘BHF Research Story of the Year 2024’. Thank you to everyone who voted! You’ve made a young scientist very happy (and slightly emotional) #hearthero
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RT @HaselPhilip: PhD opportunity: If you're interested in how astrocytes and the meninges talk to each other and how this is affected in de…
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RT @AxL_Montagne: Interested in pursuing a PhD with @dickie_ben, @HAT_Pritchard, and me to explore the role of mural cells in Alzheimer’s d…
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RT @HAT_Pritchard: We have a @alzheimerssoc VIDA DTC PhD studentship using the UK Biobank and physiological techniques to study the links b…
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RT @demrescommunity: 🧠 Blood flow & immune response are key to understanding dementia. The @alzheimerssoc funded VIDA DTC unites 4 UK insti…
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See all the projects here - excellent supervisory teams across the four sites, bespoke training programs and development opportunities available! Application deadline 20 December ❄️
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RT @KasherLab: Two more excellent talks from Manchester by @nima_geemon and Abigail Bennington at #neuroprotection conference!! @BIG_resea…
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RT @ComorbidCath: Brilliant talks from the Manchester group at #neurorepair2024 #neuroprotection
@KasherLab @KieronSouth @EmzMcM @victor_ta…
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RT @GJBrainResearch: We're delighted & very proud to see @sccrilly nominated for this Rising Star award🌟Siobhan was a PhD student, post doc…
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Another fantastic PhD opportunity with our group, investigating the mechanisms behind haemorrhagic stroke damage and repair 🧠
Check out the link below for a exciting PhD opportunity at the University of Manchester with ourselves & @KasherLab and @adrianpj1
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RT @BillieJMatchett: I had a wonderful time attending #EMBOInflammasomes24 this week, hearing about the exciting science happening in our f…
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Come see our very own @drjackpgreen talking about his latest work on “Studying cerebral malaria using single cell RNA-sequencing”.
The next Methods in Neuroscience Seminar takes place on 24th October, featuring @drjackpgreen and @JoaoPau33542646. More details on poster! . . (@AghilehE @A_Pantiru @victor_tapia_o) #neuroscienceseminar #neuroscience #manchesterneuroscience
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Another exciting PhD project available with our group, investigating disease models of stroke in zebrafish with @KasherLab @adrianpj1 and @stu_art_here 🐟🧠 @UoM_MRC_DTP
Interested in translational stroke research and/or zebrafish disease modelling?? Check out our exciting MRC DTP studentship with @adrianpj1 @stu_art_here in the @BIG_research @DNS_UOM @GJBrainResearch
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Searching for a PhD in ischaemic stroke? Look no further! Great opportunity in our group working alongside @MosneagIoana @stu_art_here @cjsmithdr 🧠
🚨 Exciting PhD opportunity with @stu_art_here, @cjsmithdr and myself! Join us to investigate novel acute treatments for ischaemic stroke in the @BIG_research at @OfficialUoM🧠 #PhD #PhDposition @GJBrainResearch @FBMH_UoM
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RT @douglaspdyer: Delighted that the first co-supervised student from the lab passed her viva with flying colours and is sporting the new l…
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