Fitzy Lab

The Fitzgerald lab focuses on the mitochondrial biology of Parkinson's disease. Located at The Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research. @uni_tue

[Fitzy Lab @Fitzy_Lab]

Congratulations to Prof. Thomas Gasser for this well-deserved achievement. @HIHTuebingen, @DZNE_en, @uni_tue

[Breakthrough @brkthroughprize]

Congratulations to Thomas Gasser, Ellen Sidransky and Andrew Singleton, who win the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering key genetic risk factors for Parkinson's disease. https://t.co/uLhtm3bmHk
@NIHAging @NIH @genome_gov @DZNE_en @uni_tue

[Tassula Proikas-Cezanne @TassulaPC]

Join our research group in Tübingen, Germany! Open PhD position on #mitophagy from October 2023! DFG graduate school MOMbrane by @uni_tue and @WeizmannScience Check out the project and apply by email: https://t.co/5c14L8lROT
@WAutophagy #autophagy #mitochondria

[The Science of Parkinson's @ScienceofPD]

Required reading: @jbeck_PhD & colleagues "provide genetic information for professionals to use in their communication to patients & families who have experienced #Parkinsons"; Includes up-to-date info on PD variants, inheritance patterns, & ethical issues
https://t.co/I5IN9DbLtz

[Fitzy Lab @Fitzy_Lab]

Our fav Parkinson's blog by @ScienceofPD - https://t.co/8AjTTFzfWQ

One of many interesting stories about PD in simple words yet written so beautifully. Highlights the importance of studying metabolism in PD.

Here's the update to our fav story - https://t.co/LDUgqBOa9s

[Fitzy Lab @Fitzy_Lab]

a very interesting documentary summary thread - Putting up with Parkinson's. We highly recommend.

[MyLondon @myldn]

Jeremy Paxman says his doctor noticed he had Parkinson��s while watching him on University Challenge 👁️📺

[THREAD] 🧵

[Fitzy Lab @Fitzy_Lab]

If you guys received any strange activity/messages/tweets from our account in the past week, its because our account was hacked. Sorry :(

[Madeline Lancaster @mad_lancaster]

We've started a new Google group dedicated to Brain organoids. Check it out and join us! We want to create an open community to discuss methods, technical difficulties, and uses of organoids: https://t.co/S85mELk8Sm

[Ethics&GenomeEditing @GenomeEdit]

📢 We are hiring:
Position of Postdoctoral Researcher @GenomeEdit @uni_tue
➡️Focus on the ethics of genome editing 🧬
➡️Full-time position for 20 months (possibility of an extension +36 months) 📆
➡️ Application deadline: 30.09.2022 ⏰

Read more 👇
https://t.co/FjgQ78Y8vP

[Ethics&GenomeEditing @GenomeEdit]

🏆🏆🏆We have the winners of the #EGEOrganoid 🧠🧫 quiz powered by @Fitzy_Lab

1. @AndrewJBarnhart
2 @katherinebassil
3. Alice A. Chinaia

Congratulations 🍾

[Fitzy Lab @Fitzy_Lab]

who thought spooky frozen brains could be so delicious 😋the perfect brain in a dish model!
#brainfood #minibrains #science

[Fitzy Lab @Fitzy_Lab]

We had a very thoughtful scientific discussion with a panel of experts who care about the ethical, legal and social aspects working with cerebral brain organoids. Taking steps forward towards safer science!
#minibrains #Organoids #Parkinsons