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tspiresjones.bsky.social
Neuroscientist. 🧠 Professor at the University of Edinburgh Current President of the British Neuroscience Association FENS-Kavli Network Alumna Mom to 2 teens, a cat, and a rescue dog. 🐈‍⬛🐕🐾 SciFi/fantasy nut - book recommendations welcome! 👽🚀🛸
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🎬 Behind the Science Spotlight - Part 2 with @britishneuro.bsky.social President Prof Tara Spires-Jones What do fly experiments, negative data & media exposés have in common? They’re all part of @tspiresjones.bsky.social’s story.

Fabulous talk by the lovely @emmayhnell.bsky.social hwre at @edinunineuro.bsky.social talking about teaching and engaging students with lots of fun tidbits and ideas to consider. Think about your strengths, different modes or medias and maybe make it personal!

Learn how to prepare during your postdoc, apply for faculty roles, secure your first grant, and set up your own lab Now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPa... #Electrophysiology #EarlyCareerResearcher #Neuroscience #Research #postdoc #PrincipalInvestigator #Scientifica

Join @tspiresjones.bsky.social alongside an esteemed panel of experts including @alzheimersresearchuk.org who will share cutting-edge insights and diverse perspectives. www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/... #DementiaResearch #Neuroscience #Neurobiology #CPD #Neurodegeneration #BrainResearch #Alzheimers

Microscope, check. Pint, check. It’s time for Edinburgh Pint of Science! If you’re in town join us at Monkey Barrel Comedy 7:30-9:30 latecomers welcome and some tickets left!

In-person | CPD accredited | Open to all | Spaces limited 🎟️: bna.org.uk/mediacentre/... #Dementia #Neuroscience #Neurodegeneration #Alzheimers #Vasculardementia #FrontoTemporalDementia #MixedDementia #DementiaLewybodies #PosteriorCorticalAtrophy #YoungOnsetDementia #Memory #Agnosia #Cognition

In her fantastic TEDx talk, Prof @tspiresjones.bsky.social describes how science has brought us the first treatments that can slow the cause of Alzheimer's - and where we go from here👏 Watch now ⬇️

Greetings and good morning it’s the May Day farm rush hour with Chris 😊

The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is delighted to share that The #BNA2027 International Festival of Neuroscience, will be held in the vibrant city of #Belfast @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @nramnani.bsky.social Register your interest at bna2027.org.uk www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

Our paper in Nature Comms is now online! Summary below but in short we use living human brain slice cultures in a number of different ways to model dementia processes. Big team effort led by myself, @robertmcgeachan.bsky.social and @clairedurrant1.bsky.social rdcu.be/ej647

I have absolutely loved my time as President of @britishneuro.bsky.social . And what an epic end giving a speech in the gorgeous Liverpool cathedral under an installation art piece of the sun. Thank you to CEO and buddy Laura Ajram and excellent exec team.

You’ll be brilliant @nramnani.bsky.social Prof President! @britishneuro.bsky.social is in very good hands.

Excited to start my role as @britishneuro.bsky.social BNA President at #BNA2025! Thanks @tspiresjones.bsky.social for serving as President over the last two years. A hard act to follow! Thx also for your service as Immediate Past President for the next two years. 🙏

Fantastic to see this work from @clairedurrant1.bsky.social group out in print! Important results using living human brain tissue to study Alzheimer’s disease www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Face-to-Face Networking at BNA2025. Tuesday's Highlights🧠

Day 3 at #BNA2025: At the @brain1878.bsky.social & @braincomms.bsky.social booth in between sessions! 👋🏼

Amazing to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron of Race Against Dementia to our lab! An incredible opportunity to showcase our work with living human brain slice cultures and the importance of investing in dementia research. We are very lucky to have her support.

Mad venue for the #BNA2025 gala dinner

What a venue!! At the #BNA2025 Gala dinner 😍

The inspirational prof Julie Williams, @britishneuro.bsky.social president-elect delivering an excellent plenary lectuee

The British Neuroscience Association is delighted to announce senior figure in the field of #Alzheimer 's disease (AD) research and a Founding Director of the @ukdri.ac.uk at @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social - Professor Julie Williams as our new President-Elect. www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

Professor @nramnani.bsky.social steps into his Presidency at the British Neuroscience Association - the UK's largest organisation dedicated to representing and promoting #neuroscience and #neuroscientists. bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

Another fantastic poster session #BNA2025

A dream to be supported by so many wonderful women at #BNA2025 🤗 Hear more about @womeninneurouk.bsky.social at our session (Tue 9:30-11:15am, room 11B)- all genders & career stages welcome ‼️ Then don’t miss our stand (46) for cute freebies & insightful chats 🧠🌟 @britishneuro.bsky.social

Back-to-back plenary and public lecture on the protective nature of reading for mental health! Hosted by the Queen’s reading room @britishneuro.bsky.social #BNA2025 💜

What an amazing first day at #BNA2025! Day two here we go! #ScienceConference #neuroscience #Innovation #Research #STEM

Desert island papers was a very fun session!

@braincomms.bsky.social booth at #BNA2025 is busy come say hi!

Tickets are available for this evening's Public Lecture hosted by The Queen's Reading Room here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queens... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Great day for posters! #bna2025

Beautiful data from @franzgbb.bsky.social examining the complex relationships between amyloid beta, synaptic hyperactivity and astrocytes

Meet the editors-in-chief of @brain1878.bsky.social and @braincomms.bsky.social today at 1pm at our booth (stand 22) #bna2025 @tspiresjones.bsky.social @masudhusain.bsky.social 😀

If you’re at #BNA2025 pop by the Brain booth to meet Masud Husain, editor of Brain and myself, editor of Brain Communications today at 1pm

It is not too late to join @britishneuro.bsky.social and Queens Reading Room for a public lecture about reading and the brain! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-queens...

It was an honour to be asked to open #BNA2025 alongside President @tspiresjones.bsky.social Please come by our stand, G4 in the exhibition space today and meet 2 of our key partners in the BYOB #PublicEngagement programme - The Brain Charity & Minds Reimagined artist, Helen Lydon.

@britishneuro.bsky.social has partnered with the Queens Reading Room! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Fascinating and important work by Prof Sir Adrian Bird explaining molecular mechanisms and reversibility of Rett syndrome #BNA2025

Here we go the first plenary about to begin after intro from the amazing chief exec of @britishneuro.bsky.social @laura-ajram.bsky.social

Enjoyed a warm and welcoming #BNA2025 kick-off with these brilliant minds. Looking forward to tomorrow's programme! @britishneuro.bsky.social @tspiresjones.bsky.social @ejneuroscience.bsky.social @johnfoxe.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @landreae.bsky.social @shubhatole.bsky.social

🌟 #BNA2025 has officially begun! 🚀 We’ve kicked-off the Festival in style with a performance from the Halcyon Syncopators. Delegates gathered and connected over drinks while @tspiresjones.bsky.social officially opened the Festival alongside @susannahcwalker.bsky.social.

🙌 #BNA2025 incoming! Excitement level currently 9.5/10! bna2025.org @tspiresjones.bsky.social @tsememorylab.bsky.social @rhens.bsky.social @susannahcwalker.bsky.social

Gain valuable insights on writing and publishing from the experts: Prof Adrian Bird @edinunineuro.bsky.social , Prof Shubha Tole @tifrscience.bsky.social, and Prof John Foxe @urochester.bsky.social 🧠 Chaired by Dr. Kate Baker @kbgenesbrains.bsky.social meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/bna2...

🧠 Can we defeat dementia? This week, BNA President @tspiresjones.bsky.social took the TEDx stage to explore the powerful neuroscience that could help us do just that. 🎥 Watch her talk here: youtu.be/hJMEAd9ODis #TEDx #Neuroscience #Dementia #BNA

It was a pleasure to visit St Andrews to deliver a TEDx talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJME...

Hear from our President @tspiresjones.bsky.social on how important the in-person aspects of #BNA2025 are. Still time to register - we can't wait to see you in Liverpool! meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/bna2... @parkinsons.org.uk @brain1878.bsky.social

Exploring the science of synapses and the power of persistence - @tspiresjones.bsky.social shares her journey through neurodegeneration research, leadership at the @britishneuro.bsky.social , and why inclusive, well-supported science matters. #Neuroscience #WomenInSTEM #OpenScience #NBA

Exploring the science of synapses and the power of persistence - @tspiresjones.bsky.social shares her journey through neurodegeneration research, leadership at the @britishneuro.bsky.social , and why inclusive, well-supported science matters. #Neuroscience #WomenInSTEM #OpenScience #NBA