Ben Hall

Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience at the University of Sheffield.

34th #alsmndsymp Communications Ambassador.

Views are my own.

[Readable Research @ReadableR]

Ben is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at SITraN examining changes in metabolism for those living with MND/ALS in an attempt to discover treatments for the condition.

📺 He talks us through his day in our latest Lab Lives story at https://t.co/fzPubTS6Uz

[MND Research @mndresearch]

Great to see @drbenpchall talking about his research!

Earlier this year he also wrote a guest blog discussing the importance of using models of #MND #ALS to help find out what goes wrong in the disease. 🧫

Read his blog to find out more ⬇️

https://t.co/zX5iGAHYW6

[MND Research @mndresearch]

Why become a Symposium Communications Ambassador?

Hear why @drbenpchall became an Ambassador last year, and why you should apply ⬇️

More info: https://t.co/CK3uDRL2DA

#alsmndsymp #MND #ALS #sciencecommunication #researchskills

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Well, I won’t be expecting the call from @bbcstrictly any time soon! 😂

But I somehow got through it and it was all for a wonderful person and a vital cause: the Rob Burrow Centre for MND @LeedsHospitals.

Any final donations very gratefully received 🙏🏻👇🏻
https://t.co/RKRhfEG9u7

[Ben Hall @drbenpchall]

@PLAYMATE408 @mndresearch A crystal ball would be pretty useful as well though 😅

[Ammar Al-Chalabi @AmmarAlChalabi]

Was very good to be interviewed by @GabbyLogan with @JillADouglas on the #Midpoint podcast and to be able to talk about #ALS #MND and the search for an effective treatment.

@MNDoddie5 @mndassoc @MNDScotland

[MND Research @PremiumXRemark]

#Researcherspotlight 💡

Dr Tobias Moll from @neuroshef is investigating how communication breaks down between motor neurons.

He aims to test a new potential treatment strategy and hopefully reduce damage to nerve cells.

More info: https://t.co/p49fuZLXLW

[Ben Hall @drbenpchall]

Go check out this blog I wrote about my time at the most recent #alsmndsymp where I talk about @DrMarianneKing's great work!

[MND Research @PremiumXRemark]

To find out what goes wrong in #MND #ALS researchers will often use models of the disease.

One way to do this is to grow cells in a dish. 🧫

@Drbenpchall discusses how researchers are now able to create 3D models in our new blog ⬇️

https://t.co/ahvFJvne0z

[MND Research @PremiumXRemark]

📢 The International Symposium on #ALS #MND is back for its 35th year! 📢

📆 6 – 8 December 2024
📍 Montreal, Canada
✍️ Abstract submission opens 7 May
💻 Virtual option (incl. selected live-streamed sessions)

More info ⬇️ #alsmndsymp

https://t.co/G3fnZYaWHi

[*#ScottAllen @ScottAllen38]

Janette Allen has started her 1 in 300 challenge to raise money for MND Research at SITraN. You can find the details below. Please share!
@neuroshef @mndresearch @sheffielduni
https://t.co/lU7CaMJdzr

[Sarah Roscoe @Sarah_Roscoe_]

Really enjoyed hosting @Fred_Steyn @AmberGreen67157 @JerynChang and Sally Neville in Sheffield! Great to discuss research ideas and exciting opportunities for future collaborations!

Thanks @FoH_RSA for awarding me and @drbenpchall a Career Development Award to host this event!

[Hannah Bailey @Hannah_Bailey00]

Had such an amazing time at #alsmndsymp hearing about the most exciting ALS/MND research and meeting fellow researchers.
Was a really great experience for my first international conference, and I was so grateful to be able to present a poster of my research!

[MND Research @PremiumXRemark]

Over the past 3 days over 1600 people from the #MND #ALS community came together to share the most exciting and promising research.

We heard over 100 talks and saw almost 400 posters.

Thank you for participating.

Together we can create a world free of MND. 💚

#alsmndsymp

[Ben Hall @drbenpchall]

First session of the day over, great talk by Rachel Hodgson from @TS_Lab_ on modelling DPR aggregation using optogenetics

[MND Research @PremiumXRemark]

It’s the final day of #alsmndsymp!

In the last two days we’ve heard over 85 presentations from researchers around the world and there’s still more to come! 🌍

Today we’ll hear more about models used to study #MND in the lab and ways to improve clinical trial design. 🔬

[Ben Hall @drbenpchall]

Privileged to have been given the opportunity to share my research at the #alsmndsymp in Basel. Proud to represent @EndMND as well!

[Ben Hall @drbenpchall]

Ready for the session on TDP-43 - TDP-43 is a protein that aggregates in ALS and is one of the unifying pathologies across almost all ALS.

#alsmndsymp

[MND Research @PremiumXRemark]

We heard from @LauraFerraiuolo how star shaped brain cells, called astrocytes ⭐, might not work properly in #MND.

She shared how restoring the function of astrocytes may help protect motor neurons.

This could be a potential target for future therapy development.

#alsmndsymp

[Ben Hall @drbenpchall]

Looking forward to @LauraFerraiuolo's talk on astrocyte-neuron interactions in disease, on in five minutes!

[Ben Hall @drbenpchall]

Good luck Kev!

[MND Research @PremiumXRemark]

As Kev starts his final day of the #7in7in7 challenge, the latest and exciting research is being presented at #alsmndsymp.

The scale and momentum of #MND #ALS research is greater than ever!

The money raised by Kev will help continue this momentum. We can’t thank Kev enough 💚