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PD-MitoQUANT research presented at Synuclein Meeting 2022 by Dr O’Sullivan, DZNE

pdmq_admin2022-01-03T11:49:16+00:00January 3rd, 2022|News|

A poster authored by Sinéad A. O'Sullivan, Ayse Ulusoy, Shirley SL Lee, Benjamin Jevans, and Donato A. Di Monte of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) will be presented at the Synuclein Meeting 2022. The poster illustrating PD-MitoQUANT findings is entitled: Decreased mitochondrial Complex-I within dopaminergic neurons is negatively correlated with alpha-synuclein over time. It will be presented by Dr Sinéad O'Sullivan, Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow. The Synuclein Meeting is known to foster interactive scientific discussions between early-stage and [...]

Researcher Shruti Desai reflects on a career first: interfacing with a PPI audience at Neuronet’s public event

pdmq_admin2021-12-06T16:46:18+00:00December 6th, 2021|News|

Dr Shruti Desai, a postdoctoral researcher at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUMC) facilitated an online talk during a session entitled "From bench to bedside: preclinical research in Innovative Medicines Initiative neurodegeneration projects" at the 2021 Neuronet public event as part of the 31st Alzheimer Europe conference. The meeting aimed to enable a mixture of researcher, patient and carer delegates to share their experience and knowledge, assembling all types of people who are affected by dementia: those who are living [...]

PD-MitoQUANT research presented by Mr Chenna, RCSI at IEEE BIBM 2021 meeting

pdmq_admin2022-06-13T14:36:15+01:00December 2nd, 2021|News|

Sandeep Chenna The IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM) 2021 provides a leading forum for disseminating the latest research in bioinformatics and health informatics. It brings together academic and industrial scientists from computer science, biology, chemistry, medicine, mathematics and statistics. We solicit high-quality original research papers (including significant work-in-progress) in any aspect of bioinformatics, genomics, and biomedicine. Mr Sandeep Chenna of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland will present a short paper entitled 'Phenomenological equations for [...]

MIMETAS hosts free, online 3D-cember meeting, December 3, 2021

pdmq_admin2021-11-18T11:51:48+00:00November 18th, 2021|News, Partner in the Spotlight|

MIMETAS recently reported that their 3D-cember event is coming right up on December 3rd, 2021. This online event is a celebration of 3D biology, focusing on new developments and applications in 3D cell culture. 3D tissue culture technologies and systems have come a long way over the last ten years. More and more scientists and physicians want to tap into the enormous potential of 3D tissue culture for drug development, patient care, and fundamental science. New biological applications and rapid [...]

ICM researchers will present PD-MitoQUANT research at AD/PD22

pdmq_admin2021-11-04T10:47:01+00:00November 4th, 2021|News, Partner in the Spotlight|

Dr Patrick Michel, ICM Noemi Asfogo, PhD candidate Dr Patrick Pierre Michel of the Institut du Cerveau – Paris Brain Institute (ICM) will present "MODELLING ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN AGGREGATION AND NEURODEGENERATION WITH FIBRIL SEEDS IN PRIMARY CULTURES OF DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS" and Noemi Asfogo, PhD candidate at the ICM will present "STUDYING MITOPHAGY IN NEURONAL MODELS OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEINOPATHY WITH THE FLUORESCENT MITOROSELLA REPORTER" at the upcoming AD/PD22: 16th International Conference on Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases taking place online and in Barcelona, [...]

Dr Desai will present PDMitoQUANT at Neuronet public event of 31st Alzheimer Europe conference

pdmq_admin2021-10-21T10:22:47+01:00October 21st, 2021|News|

Dr Shruti Desai Dr Shruti Desai, a researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUMC) will present PD-MitoQUANT research during a session entitled "From bench to bedside: preclinical research in Innovative Medicines Initiative neurodegeneration projects" at the 2021 Neuronet public event that is part of the 31st Alzheimer Europe conference. Dr Desai's talk is entitled: PD-MitoQUANT: QUANTIFICATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL MORPHOFUNCTION IN NEURONAL CELLS. The online conference will be held between November 29th and December 1st. Under the theme "Resilience [...]

PD-MitoQUANT research at DZNE and CNRS Published in Cell

pdmq_admin2021-09-23T16:35:37+01:00September 23rd, 2021|News, Publication|

"Microglia jointly degrade fibrillar alpha-synuclein cargo by distribution through tunneling nanotubes," a published research study conducted by the team of Hannah Scheiblich, Cira Dansokho, Dilek Mercan, Susanne V. Schmidt, Luc Bousset, Lena Wischhof, Frederik Eikens, Alexandru Odainic, Jasper Spitzer, Angelika Griep, Stephanie Schwartz, Daniele Bano, Eicke Latz, Ronald Melki, and Michael T. Heneka appeared in the journal. Cell, (ISSN: 0092-8674, Vol: 0, Issue: 0 (2021)) on September 22nd, 2021. To break down toxic proteins more quickly, immune cells in the [...]

Warm welcome to Dr Isabela Aparicio of the RCSI

pdmq_admin2021-09-02T11:40:21+01:00September 2nd, 2021|News, Partner in the Spotlight|

Dr Isabela Aparicio PD-MitoQUANT welcomes Dr Isabela Aparicio, and her expertise! Based at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland- University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr Aparicio is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she obtained a degree in Genetics and later was awarded an M.Sc. in Biophysics. After working as a Lecturer in Human Physiology and as a Qualified Patent Attorney, Dr Aparicio moved to Ireland on a doctoral fellowship at UCD, where was awarded [...]

PD-MitoQUANT research presented at upcoming Neuroscience Ireland 2021 meeting

pdmq_admin2021-09-07T11:22:07+01:00August 26th, 2021|News|

PD-MitoQUANT research will be presented by postdoctoral researcher Dr Niraj Khemka of the RCSI by way of a poster at the virtual Neuroscience Ireland 2021 meeting. The poster entitled "Multi-omics profiling of fibril-induced alpha-synuclein aggregation in primary neurons as model for Parkinson’s disease" will be presented on September 9th and 10th. The meeting programme features two poster sessions, four themed symposia, three plenary lectures and the Tom Connor Distinguished Investigator Award Prize Lecture.

The August 2021 PD-MitoQUANT newsletter is out!

pdmq_admin2021-08-12T10:44:03+01:00August 12th, 2021|News, Partner in the Spotlight|

Just out! Read the latest PD-MitoQUANT news in our just-published August 2021 newsletter. Coordinator Prof. Jochen Prehn provides an overview of the progress-to-date. Learn about three of our partners and their roles through our spotlight pieces on the University College London, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Neuroscience Institute of the National Research Council (CNR). There's a dissemination round-up and much more! Download the August PD-MitoQUANT newsletter here.