A night at the museum! Celebrating the winner of the LONGITUDE PRIZE on AMR. Congrats to SYSMEX ASTREGO for making history with a groundbreaking diagnostic system. This innovation will save lives by enabling targeted antibiotic use and reducing hospitalizations. The tool will be

King’s MND Care and Research Centre proudly welcomed Steve Arnott, CEO of Perron Institute, and John Langoulant, Agent General for Western Australia, marking a significant milestone in our collaboration with the Perron Institute and the Australian Government. MND Genetic Therapy Lab

Yesterday, our co-director Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi spoke at the Light the Way launch, where he talked about the unmet need of supporting those who are at risk of #MND . This program is focused on supporting individuals who carry genes linked to ALS/MND.

Such a beautiful tribute from Ed Slater to Rob Burrow CBE and such a testament to his own tremendous strength of character and wonderful family. We all dare to dream of that world without #MND #ALS

I am pleased to share our latest publication detailing the Genotypes and Phenotypes of people with MND in Scotland. Special thanks to the individuals with MND and families who contributed as well as supporters at MND Scotland, MND Association and CSO(Health)Scotland
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

5 #MND #ALS treatment trials are recruiting across the UK! 🔬

Head to our website to find out more about the trials including:

📍 where they are recruiting
💊 how the drug is thought to work
📰 latest updates from the trial

Find out more today: mndassociation.org/research/clini…

Anyone want to test their ALS knowledge? Here are the questions I came up with for our ALS Canada Research Forum 'The Showdown' trivia competition back in April. I decided to make it into a Pub Quiz style thing. I recorded the answers here the other day. vimeo.com/manage/videos/…

At the recent Target to Patient conference, we had the chance to introduce our new research programme, the Discovery Network, & share the work of the Foundation to leaders in therapeutic target discovery, drug development & science policy

Full story 👇
myname5doddie.co.uk/whats-on/artic…

Test for genes linked to motor neuron disease offered to relatives in UK | Work by ⁦Paul Wicks⁩ et al in the ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/society/articl…

So great to see this work with Sano Genetics come to the UK. Everyone at risk of genetic #ALS / #MND has the right to comprehensive genetic education, counseling, and testing. NHS is the right path for most, and we aim to strengthen this community to fight back against MND.

🚀 We've launched a new platform to bring MND ALS FTD research updates and insights to everyone, without the heavy scientific jargon. Stay connected with the latest from Patients United2EndMND UK MND Research Institute UK Dementia Research Institute King's MND Centre MND Research ALS/MND Alliance Oxford MND Research, The ALS Association UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology…

Thank you My Name'5 Doddie Foundation for your continued efforts on behalf of people with MND. I will be asking my neurologist about this and keeping my fingers crossed! 🤞

Early Career Researcher Stories is a podcast that delves into the world of researchers.

In the latest episode, Helen Devine 💙 who works with NHIP Academy, explores using stem cells to study MND, as well as her role improving clinical academic careers.
📢bit.ly/45bIdMt

The finished podcast - stem cells, MND research and clinical academic training.

How did I do Amy Ross Russell?!?

Do you calculate #polygenic scores?
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Thanks to BBC Surrey James Cannon for asking me to talk about immense influence of Rob Burrow CBE & family Geoff Burrow on #MND fundraising, awareness raising, care & research including setting up of UK MND Research Institute Thank you & RIP Rob. Listen at 3hrs 38mins in bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

If you watch one thing today, make sure it's this.

New Job opportunity to work at King's MND Centre We are looking for 2 postdocs in genomics to work on a new exciting collaborative project aiming to identify and validate potential targets for treatments for MND/ALS. Deadline 23rd June 🙂 Dr Ahmad Al-Khleifat Ammar Al-Chalabi MND Research

Research Associate in Bioinformatics Biostatistics & Health Informatics at KCL
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience Alfredo Iacoangeli King's MND Centre Dr Ahmad Al-Khleifat Ammar Al-Chalabi
kcl.ac.uk/jobs/090552-re…

New issue of Brain is now out with a wonderful cover photo from Ammar Al-Chalabi: Ostriches in the Namib desert run compulsively ahead of cars, but occasionally they stop - as here - to evaluate the situation, arbitrating between habitual and goal-directed actions