Scientific Researcher at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) studying microglial phagocytosis. Also a kayaking, hiking and climbing enthusiast. Views my own.
Jennifer Palmer
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Ecstatic to share that I have formally finished my PhD! Very grateful to my supervisor Prof David Rubinsztein, examiners Profs Felix Randow and Ian Ganley, and the friends and labmates (esp. @thecimr.bsky.social and @corpuscambridge.bsky.social) who have made it a very enjoyable experience!
🧠Sharing this Starter Pack again as the list has now reached 80 people! A great mix of Profs/PIs/Post-docs/PhDs/Technicians.
Please re-post so it can reach a wider audience as I'm sure there are more of us out there ☺️🦋
go.bsky.app/S6FfsTp
@ukdri.ac.uk #Connectome day 1 highlight: a fantastic keynote by Prof Malcolm Macleod on improving the quality and usefulness of our science, including this example of neural correlates in a dead fish
Wednesday's highlights: a brilliant keynote from Christian Haass about protective roles of microglia in AD, Sarah Tabrizi sharing the AMT-130 topline results in HD (what an incredible result) and a truly moving talk by Charles Sabine about his experiences with Huntington's.
Belated #Connectome day 2 post as there was too much fantastic science and great fun to post at the time! Highlights on Tuesday include an incredible keynote by Erin Schuman, Rory Cellan-Jones discussing his experiences and giving us scientists a good grilling, and a wonderful conference dinner!
What are the consequences of autophagy loss in microglia? How do ageing/neurodegenerative diseases affect microglial autophagy? And what is the difference between autophagy and LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) / endocytosis (LANDO)? Please check out our new review: www.sciexplor.com/geromedicine...
First grant! 🎉
Extremely grateful to the Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) for supporting this research. Also very grateful to my supervisor, David Rubinsztein, for his support (including a lot of feedback on my proposal, teaching me how to work out a budget, and letting me stay a bit longer).
P.S. the Dr. title is their addition, not mine! My application did state that I am still a PhD student - thesis submitted; viva to come in January.
An enjoyable day yesterday at the UK-Japan Neuroscience Symposium, including showing Michisuke Yuzaki (Keio University), Sharifah Anoar (UCL), and Kenji Doya (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) around Cambridge, followed by an engaging poster session.
I'll be following up on some findings from my PhD regarding a potential physiological role of Huntingtin. With the recent incredibly exciting success of Huntingtin-targeting genetic therapies for Huntington's disease, understanding these physiological roles is even more important!
