Congratulations to the @aims2trials.bsky.social team who have been awarded a EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Black Pearl Award for Patient Engagement, for their commitment to involving patients as equal partners in research. ๐ ๐ง
Read more here: lnkd.in/eiFDxQnq, as we mark this year's #RareDiseaseDay
๐ง Fascinating day at 2026 MRC CNDD symposium on how environment shapes neurodevelopment.
๐ Inspiring talks on cannabis & psychosis, maternal COVID-19, influence of environment in autism & epilepsy, and immuneโbrain links, among more!
๐คHuge thanks to speakers, attendees and organisers!
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Weโre excited to share that CDN has achieved My Green Labยฎ Certification at the Platinum level! ๐
๐ฃ This globally recognised certification reflects our commitment to measurable, science-based improvements that reduce the environmental footprint of our research.
#MyGreenLab #SustainableScience
๐ฃ Weโre hiring! Research Strategy Manager - Maternity Cover
The appointee will work closely with Director Prof Oscar Marรญn, to contribute to scientific & strategic decision-making & oversee the Centre's public profiles.
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Fixed term contract May 26โJanuary 27
๐ฉ Apply by 22 Feb: lnkd.in/eRZPgh2v
๐ Join us for the MRC CNDD Symposium 2026! ๐
๐ Friday 13 February 2026 | 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
๐ Great Hall, Strand Campus, London
๐ง Shaping the Brain: Environmental Influences on Neurodevelopmental Conditions ๐ง
Reserve your spot and take a look at the exciting programme here: tinyurl.com/mu6mbe5p
New organoid research with input from CDN's Benedikt Berninger shows that the โinactiveโ X chromosome in female brain cells can be dynamically reactivated during development, helping protect against X-linked neurological disorders. Take a look! ๐ง โ๏ธhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-68428-x
Congratulations to CDN Managing Director Robert Hindges for winning the 2025 Supervisory Excellence Award for the faculty @kingsioppn.bsky.social! ๐
๐ Read more about the award here: devneuro.org/cdn/news-det...
A handful of neurobiologists, 2,000 volunteers ๐ and tens of thousands of segmented synaptic boutons ๐ฌ ๐งซ
Take a look at CDN researchers Guilherme Neves and Juan Burrone's journey into citizen science - read more about the project here: ๐ devneuro.org/cdn/news-det...
Canโt be happier seeing Richard starting this. His original angle to an old problem ( ๐) has great potential for success.
Fascinating to see how findings in dev. neuro. leads to insights in age-related degenerative disorders!
@houartlab.bsky.social @devneuro.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr Richard Taylor for being awarded the Race Against Dementia Fellowship ๐
๐ Read more about the prestigious 5-year award and Richard's research into synapse resilience and neuroprotective mechanisms in healthy ageing and dementia: tinyurl.com/2s39mcma
Our Neureka! Seminar Series is back ๐ง
Weโre very pleased to welcome Professor Nicky Clayton from the University of Cambridge, who will be presenting the first seminar of the academic year, hosted by Alexi Mery.
Join us at 1pm today in the Large Meeting Room to hear about her exciting research!
Huge congratulations to Dr. Leigh Wilson who recently won the award for Innovative and Inclusive Practice at the @vitae-news.bsky.social Impact, Culture and Engagement Awards! ๐
@devneuroacademy.bsky.social
@devneuro.bsky.social
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
We're very pleased to welcome Professor Thomas Reh from the University of Washington, who is visiting the CDN to present an external seminar hosted by Professor Benedikt Berninger.
Join us at 1pm today in the Large Meeting Room to hear all about his exciting research!
Weโre delighted to welcome Prof. Dimphna Meijer from the Delft University of Technology, who will be presenting an external seminar today, hosted by Prof. Robert Hindges.
Join us at 1pm in the Large Meeting Room to hear her talk!
1/10 Our latest research, led by Monika Moissidis, identifies a mechanism regulating the maturation of PV interneurons in the #cortex. This is the story @cellcellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... โฌ๏ธ thread @devneuro.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Sneak peek of the exhibition happening today๐๐ค
Happy Friday and Day 4 of DNA CREATE!!!
Today the students will be presenting their projects at the Science Gallery ๐ผ๏ธ๐ฅผ
Day 3 has been busy, busy, busy!!!
Students are focused working on their group projects! Excited for the exhibition tomorrow
Day 1 of DNA CREATE is off to a great start!
We started the morning with some introductions, ice breakers and reflection as we created our own self portraits๐
Good morning and happy Wednesday from the DNA Create team!
Todayโs morning session is all about brains (literally) ๐ง
Our students are diving into neuroanatomy and getting a firsthand look at neuroscience research, thanks to our incredible researchers at @devneuro.bsky.social ๐ค๐ค๐ค
Poster with illustration of pregnant person dressed in green. Text reads: Vaccination in pregnancy, your voice matters: share your thoughts by completing our survey. Supported by Tommy's. Logo of King's College London on bottom right.
Dr. Katie Long is leading vital research, funded by an MRF award, to learn how pregnant people feel about vaccines during pregnancy. We want your views! Take this short survey: tinyurl.com/vaccines-in-...
For more information on vaccines in pregnancy visit tommys.org/vaccinations-pregnancy
We're #hiring! We're looking for an experienced and dynamic Research Strategy Manager to join our vibrant Centre. More details in link. Deadline 09 July
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/118025-...
We're #hiring for a new role as Senior #ExecutiveAssistant to our fantastic Director and Managing Director! Deadline 23 June
@marinlab.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/116505-...
New paper from Julie Jรฉzรฉquel and the Rico lab
on role of cadherins in neuronal inhibition out now in Nat Comms! @natureportfolio.nature.com rdcu.be/el18f
@houartlab.bsky.social first time at the comparative neuro conference. Fantastic #ECCN2025 meeting! The mix of โoldโ and new technologies brings the field a new edge and the potential for new understanding of brain evolutionary mechanisms. Exciting!
Dkk genes dynamically expressed in the zebrafish nervous system, some in very discreet brain populations (watch this space for brain images).
Malik Missaoui is using genetics to follow behaviour of endogenous proteins and crack their local functions.
@mrc-cndd.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
10/10 Hereโs the paper @nature.com if you want to dig in www.nature.com/articles/s41... Thatโs it. Thanks for sharing! @devneuro.bsky.social @mrc-cndd.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
9/10 In sum, our findings identify a previously unknown form of interneuron plasticity and strengthen the idea that neuropeptide signalling plays crucial roles in maintaining neural circuit stability. Funded by the magnificents @erc.europa.eu and Rosetrees Trust
8/10 Importantly, this mechanism also regulates the connectivity of PV interneurons during learning, for example, in a fear-conditioning paradigm
