Dr Julie Sigurdardottir

Neuroscientist at KCL. Neonatal brain diffusion/placenta #MRI | Maternal health in #DOHaD. Mother of 3. #Epi #coffee 🇮🇸🇫🇷

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

In vivo tractography of human neonatal white-matter pathways underlying hypothalamic and reward functions to study predispositions ... https://t.co/HkRkliA5OI #biorxiv_neursci

[Dafnis Batallé @dafnisbatalle]

Come work with us! We are recruiting a neuroimaging and data analysis postdoc for our new Gen2020 project. We will explore the effects of early exposure to COVID-19 on brain development using neonatal and paediatric MRI (including at 7T!), dMRI, fMRI, ...

https://t.co/qkworae7RM

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

Very exciting years ahead of us. The emphasis on formulating such holistic approach to study neurodevelopment following COVID exposure in pregnancy will be a real asset to the field. 🧠🤰

[Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @KingsIoPPN]

Brain Health in Gen2020 is an exciting new project being led by Dr @KatieRLong and Prof. Grainne McAlonan.

This £14m, six-year research programme will investigate the effects COVID-19 on children.

Follow for more👇

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

📃🔔Becoming a well rounded scientist is not easy, especially when ultimately aiming to translate evidence into public policies.
We explored how DOHaD scientists could create and/or support such career trajectories.
Led by Elizabeth O'Leary and @KC0nn0r
https://t.co/5vQkHUyVtw

[Dr Alexandra Lautarescu @AleLautarescu]

We are recruiting parents/parents-to-be for a co-produced survey on perinatal mental health. If interested, you will have to email me for a survey link (as our public link was very quickly attacked by bots). Please help disseminate this within your networks.

[Maternal Mental Health Alliance @MMHAlliance]

'More than 30,000 women who are pregnant or have newly given birth are on waiting lists for mental health support, according to NHS England data analysed by Labour, with the party saying many of them were being left to “suffer in silence”' @peterwalker99 https://t.co/Cw0F4WbImj

[Tim Spector MD (Prof) @timspector]

New study - Long-term aspartame and saccharin intakes assoc with obesity in 20 year CARDIA study. If 3000 people. I wonder when guidelines will change and govt stop promoting them? https://t.co/HfBg1UbCaG

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

@saranevessilva @MagResMed @JordinaAviles @TomiTricot @janahutter Congrats, really excellent and exciting research Sara 👌👌😊

[Sara @saranevessilva]

My first-ever paper, "Real-time fetal brain tracking for functional fetal MRI" has officially been accepted for publication by @MagResMed! 🥳 Wouldn't have been possible without the efforts of this wonderful team @JordinaAviles @TomiTricot @janahutter and many others!

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

👋 What does the public think perinatal mental health research should focus on? Please share 🫡

[Dr Alexandra Lautarescu @AleLautarescu]

I am looking for a few volunteers to take part in a series of focus groups about perinatal mental health research, over the next few months. To find out more and complete a short eligibility survey, follow this link https://t.co/VolWGN0leR

[Chenying Zhao @chenying_zhao]

We are SO excited to share our NeuroImage paper about ModelArray! ModelArray is an R package for statistical analysis of fixel-wise data (and beyond!) 🧵 https://t.co/tcTZHeFrP0 1/n

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

@safiyyahsultana I love the documenting how your journey made you feel. Lots of wonderful people here at Kings open to discuss and find solutions thankfully.

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

@Aaron_Barron1 @KingsCollegeLon @KingsImaging Thanks Aaron, soon it will be you!

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

Aaaand that's a wrap...!

I wore the gown 😍

So grateful to graduate with a #PhD from @KingsCollegeLon and for the friends made along the way!

@KingsImaging
#ForeverKings

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

@CarienvanReekum @KingsCollegeLon @KingsImaging Carien you are one of the coolest supervisors I have had, thanks a lot!

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

@safiyyahsultana @KingsCollegeLon @KingsImaging Safiyyah mashaAllah, results! well done! 🌷

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

@JackieMatthewJM @KingsCollegeLon @KingsImaging You're next sis! 💪

[Toby Wise @toby_wise]

🚨 I’m looking for a postdoc! 🚨

This post will be focused on building computational models of pathological worry, and you’ll be able to develop skills in computational psychiatry and neuroimaging 🧠

✉️Feel free to get in touch with any questions!

https://t.co/FESoWFlBVA

[Katie Long @KatieRLong]

Our work on human fetal brain haemorrhage and SARS-CoV-2 is out in @Brain1878! We show that cortical haemorrhages in the fetal brain are associated with the presence of SARS-CoV-2, reduced blood vessel integrity and increased immune cell infiltration https://t.co/yYTpbBMaeu 1/3

[Dr Julie Sigurdardottir @brainiacJulie]

"This perinatal period is sensitive to traditional risk factors (such as alcohol and tobacco), but also to socioeconomic and political determinants of health. This issue of The Lancet Public Health sheds light on some of these public health issues."
https://t.co/rhSLzk0Zeq