Haley Geertsma

PhD Neuroscience candidate at uOttawa studying alpha-synuclein mislocalization in PD | MUN alumn 💪
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[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

Stay tuned for an ✨interactive atlas✨ that will enable a deep dive into aSyn intensity and density throughout the brain 👀 Of course, thank you to my amazing co-authors and funding sources that made the project possible 💪 @maximewc @MXHend @ASAP_Research

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

Check it out! 🧐 We used our recently developed Snca-NLS mouse to map alpha-synuclein topography throughout the adult mouse brain, spinal cord, retina, and gut. ✨Pretty images below: https://t.co/PPuZ76SkDk

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

Interestingly, aSyn was detected in ALL neurons in the myenteric plexus of the stomach and duodenum. Although some cells were quite bright whereas others were dim…

[Maxime Rousseaux @maximewc]

🚨Looking for a Research Assistant to join our vibrant team @uOttawaBMRI @OISB_IBSO @CNMDOttawa @uOttawaMed. Please spread the word! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🥼🧪

https://t.co/spgYzrRHCZ

[CMM/NSC GSA - uOttawa @CMMNSCGSA]

Join us curling Nov 25th! Early bird pricing (10$/person) before Nov 11th! Final deadline is Nov 18th! To secure a spot sign up and send your e-transfer to GSA email! Both sign up and email found in our bio! We also have a 50/50 raffle! Buy 1 ticket for 1$ or 5 tickets for 3$!

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

Looking for a postdoc? Check us out! 👇

[Maxime Rousseaux @maximewc]

🧠We are hiring! Are you a recent PhD grad 🎓👩‍🔬 with interests in #Parkinsons #ALS #Neurodegeneration #Mousemodels #Synuclein #TDP43? Join our vibrant team! We are actively seeking out postdocs to work on some really exciting projects in the lab. Please share broadly/RT!

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

Grateful to be a part on this work! Check out this preprint👇to learn more about in vivo #SUMOylation and, more specifically, #Sumo2 in the mouse 🧠

[Terry R Suk @TerryRSuk]

Excited to be able to share our preprint expanding the toolbox to study SUMOylation in vivo! Here our groups made knock-in mouse lines with and HA-epitope tag to study native Sumo2 in the mouse brain https://t.co/kVBwP71wh2

[CMM/NSC GSA - uOttawa @CMMNSCGSA]

Grad student or postdoc interested in science policy or communication? Join us June 23rd 11am in RGN1421 or on Zoom to hear Sarah Laframboise's journey into science policy/communication. We will be celebrating our first hybrid seminar with FREE PIZZA.
https://t.co/s9qrB4aQx0

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

Today's the day! Come check out my poster @CAN_ACN #70 to learn more about my work on nuclear #alphasynuclein in #Parkinsonsdisease 🧠 #CAN2022 #WomenInSTEM

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

On my way to Toronto for #CAN2022! Excited to share my work on Sunday 😁 Huge thank you to @CAN_ACN organizers, it's going to be a great weekend! 🧠

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

Couldn't think of a better way to end the #synuclein2022 conference than to hear I got a CGS-D scholarship from @CIHR_IRSC!! #WomenInSTEM

[Zoe Fisk @ZoeAFisk]

Such a pleasure presenting my data at #synuclein2022 this week! Incredibly exciting to exchange ideas with scientist from around the world! #WomenInSTEM

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

I have been having so much fun talking about #nuclearsynuclein this week at the #synuclein2022 meeting! Big thanks to everyone who made this possible! #WomenInSTEM 💪🧠

[CMM/NSC GSA - uOttawa @CMMNSCGSA]

Dear students, please see below for an exciting job opportunity for soon-to-be PhD graduates / postdoctoral fellows at the uOttawa GEM core. The deadline to apply is this Friday, April 15th.

[CMM/NSC GSA - uOttawa @CMMNSCGSA]

Dr. Martin Kampmann, a professor at UCSF, will be giving a seminar on March 22nd at 12pm and we are hosting a trainee-only meet and greet at 1pm. Join as a group to talk with Dr. Kampmann about his research or to ask any other questions! Sign up using the link sent to your email.

[CMM/NSC GSA - uOttawa @CMMNSCGSA]

The CMM GSA is excited to present the 2021 Halloween Party on October 29th! A barbecue will be between 11-1:30pm (mandatory sign up below for attendees) and there will be a Halloween party 1:30-3 pm in the RGN grad lounge and atrium. https://t.co/KbhicUnm3E

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

8/8 Thank you to everyone who helped with the paper! A huge thank you to all core facilities at uOttawa, OHRI, and Baylor College of Medicine! And thank you to the agencies that funded this research! #Parkinsons #synuclein #womeninstem

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

1/8 I am excited to announce the publication of my first research article in @bioRxiv! As such, here is my #tweetorial of the publication: https://t.co/zoyZjAJcCW

[Haley Geertsma @HaleyMGeertsma]

7/8 We then turned to mass spectrometry to analyze cortical proteins in our mice. Here, we found a significant decrease in proteins involved in dopamine signalling. This suggests that disrupted dopamine signalling pathways may underlie nuclear aSyn toxicity in PD.