elizabeth simzer

she/her | PhD Student in the Spires-Jones lab at the University of Edinburgh 🧠

[CMVM Research Office @cmvm_research]

Congratulations to Declan King for winning the Student Support and Supervision Award🎉and well done to runner up Ying Sze @CDBSEdinburgh

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

It was fantastic to talk to @bbclysedoucet on @BBCr4today about the new Alzheimer's drug and progress in research.

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

Our new paper showing synaptic gene expression changes in frontotemporal dementia due to the MAPT 10 + 16 mutation is out now in Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology - well done team!! https://t.co/iogJwJoKOh

[Manuela Marescotti @ManuelaMarescot]

We will check the new applications monthly 😀, and if you have questions, please send us an email 📨 at [email protected] #scientificpublishing @braincomms @Brain1878 @OUPAcademic

[Dr Soraya M 🦋(SorayaM) @DrSorayaM]

Very proud to have been shortlisted for this award amongst other very high quality candidates, reflecting how great Scotland is for research 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[UK Dementia Research Institute @UKDRI]

Huge congrats to @TSpiresJones (UK DRI at Edinburgh) who has been elected as a Fellow of the @acmedsci today!👏

Prof Spires-Jones is one of 58 exceptional scientists recognised for their remarkable contributions to advancing biomedical & health sciences👉https://t.co/5I4P4Xw9ve

[British Neuroscience Association @BritishNeuro]

The Queen is looking at human hippocampus dentate gyrus through @TSpiresJones “travel” microscope.
#brainhealth #reading #neuroscience

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

Very glad to share these negative results beautifully presented by @ScotsFriction @ClaireDurrant1 and team. Fly neurons in our hands are very resistant to trans-synaptic spread of human tau! 🪰

https://t.co/QyTcBq2RbA

[elizabeth simzer @elizabethsimzer]

Still terrified of running 42 kilometres, but I completed my longest run so far today!

[elizabeth simzer @elizabethsimzer]

This May I’m running the Edinburgh Marathon fundraising for @alzscot. If you have the means to donate every pound makes a difference and would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! 🥰 https://t.co/MySgmtRZDt

[Dr Soraya M 🦋(SorayaM) @DrSorayaM]

Co-first paper from my work with @ClaireDurrant1 led with @Rob_McGeachan looking at physiological & pathological manipulation of Abeta in living human brain slices, and comparisons of patient characteristics and pathology w Abeta and tau.

@EdinUniNeuro

https://t.co/oPNS3OgoZW

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

Such cool data from the amazing @ClaireDurrant1 lab! Glad I was able to help a bit with this important work showing opposing roles of physiological and pathological amyloid-β on synapses in live human brain slice cultures
https://t.co/cZIZsNao2P

[Robert McGeachan @Rob_McGeachan]

Check out our work studying the affects of amyloid-β on living human brain slice cultures! This work was very much a team effort, so big thanks to everyone involved! @DrSorayaM @ClaireDurrant1 @TSpiresJones @ScotsFriction @L_W_Taylor

https://t.co/euzxn3eIN1

[Robert McGeachan @Rob_McGeachan]

Very excited to share our preprint investigating mechanisms of synapse loss and disease progression in progressive supranuclear palsy. This work wouldn't have been possible without the expert guidance of @TSpiresJones and @ClaireDurrant1

https://t.co/qZbym3gxYm

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

Check out our latest preprint from the brilliant @Rob_McGeachan co-led with my science buddy @ClaireDurrant1 Evidence for trans-synaptic spread of tau in PSP and live human brain slices! #TeamTau
https://t.co/BJocYsqBwl

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

Yay our latest paper is out! TMEM97 and abeta are close enough to generate a FRET signal in human synapses. Led by amazing Dr Marti Colom-Cadena and a great collaboration with colleagues @CogRx https://t.co/0J44IPSkwD

[UK Dementia Research Institute @UKDRI]

#ICYMI: A new study by @TSpiresJones (UK DRI at Edinburgh) has uncovered insight into how misfolded tau spreads through the #Alzheimers brain🧠

The research reveals clues as to how disease progression could be slowed👉https://t.co/LRHKWJYRVs

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

Very proud to share our latest paper out today showing oligomeric tau is a potential culprit in the spread of pathology through the brain in #Alzheimers - look at all of the lovely synapses! Strong work team! #tematau @NeuroCellPress https://t.co/5qUHLw9itg

[Edinburgh Neuroscience @EdinUniNeuro]

Publication from our researcher Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones on how toxic proteins- Tau spread through the brain in dementia. The team discovered clumps of tau in the synapses of people who died of Alzheimer's disease https://t.co/RZjz38x3rL
#DementiaActionWeek #dementia

[Prof Tara Spires-Jones @TSpiresJones]

Strong work by our scientific editorial team member @elizabethsimzer writing this excellent editorial on the #Brain meeting for @braincomms https://t.co/tCHdQvMXiP