Ida Barlow

Post-doc interested in all things behaviour + genes + drugs 🐛 🧬 💊 | coder 👩🏼‍💻 | experimenter 👩🏼‍🔬 | baker 👩🏼‍🍳 | runner 🏃‍♀️ | wine drinker 🍷

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@andrewpannu RNA, thank you!

[Andre Brown @aexbrown]

This is the worm tracker I've dreamt about since before starting my lab. We now routinely do thousands of experiments per day where we readout high-dimensional behavioural phenotypes.
https://t.co/juUvRWejHn

[The Rihel lab @realRihellab]

The Rihel lab is happy to announce former PhD student Ida Barlow's new BioRxiv paper is now live: "A genetic screen identifies dreammist as a regulator of sleep" https://t.co/GwxYp8fuLF 1/n

[Pepita Barlow @pepitabarlow]

Just over a week ago me and @maizie333 spoke to @jamieoliver’s team about what history tells us are the implications of bad US trade deals for diets & health inequalities - watch him spell out the crux of the issue here ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Andre Brown @aexbrown]

We’re hiring a postdoc! We’re going to find novel neuroactive natural products using synthetic biology and behaviour quantification. I’m super excited about this new direction in collaboration with @krnsrksn. Apply here:
https://t.co/JtYxYW0T3j

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@erenkad @MRC_LMS Great Q! I wish I’d done more of the courses/exchanges/internships offered by the university. I feel like there’s less time now and during my PhD there was so much on the doorstep

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS In the process you learn how to communicate and break problems down effectively. Also the excitement is contagious as their interest in your work sparks new enthusiasm

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS It’s fun teaching them how do molecular biology or write a bit of code; seeing their excitement at getting something to work; watching them learn

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @xshivanisinghx @ericvazquez90 @CroBeaver Have actually had fewer students! Probably cos we’re not on main campus. I miss having a student actually!

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @CroBeaver @xshivanisinghx @ericvazquez90 Academia is so international with collaborations happening globally. SM is a nice way of feeling like you’re in touch with colleagues even if they are thousands of miles away

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @ericvazquez90 @xshivanisinghx @CroBeaver Twitter is great for staying up to date with recent papers from favourite scientists.

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS I’ve looked into scientific consulting and data science. By attendeding @OneNucleus and @science_eclub events i’ve meet people who have made the transition. It’s fun seeing what’s out there- London is a great place to be as there are tons of biotech startups!

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @CroBeaver @xshivanisinghx @ericvazquez90 The computational expertise of the lab was what drew me to the group. And my expectations of what I would learn has so-far definitely been surpassed! 👩🏼‍💻

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @xshivanisinghx @ericvazquez90 @CroBeaver I’ve learnt tons, but have decided for the next step will try something different outside academia. It’s exciting to see where I will be able to apply my science skills but nonetheless scary to enter a different job market 🤞

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @xshivanisinghx @ericvazquez90 @CroBeaver Throughout my PhD I loved the thrill and challenge of doing experiments & analysing data so postdoc was a no brainer. However I was aware of the attrition rate from PhD->PI and so for my postdoc chose a lab where I could work on exciting projects and learn transferable skills.1/

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @xshivanisinghx @ericvazquez90 @CroBeaver Don’t want to miss the opportunity to get clicks on our website either! https://t.co/aSnzVWykSm

[Ida Barlow @ida_barlow]

@MRC_LMS @xshivanisinghx @ericvazquez90 @CroBeaver Hi, I’m Ida and I’m a postdoc in the Behavioural Genomics group. I’m interested in identifying patterns in how drugs and genes regulate behaviour in the small nematode (super) worm 🐛 C elegans.

[Marcus Ghosh @MarcusGhosh]

Having heard the news, Jason (PI) went back to helping a summer student with her lab work. I’m so happy that this @wellcometrust grant will let Jason continue to share his passion for #science, & his quest to uncover how #genes & #neurons regulate sleep 🐟💤 @ZebrafishRock

[Marcus Ghosh @MarcusGhosh]

#BehaviourAtScale - computational analysis of larval #zebrafish behaviour across multiple 24-hour day/night cycles. Excited to share my first #preprint https://t.co/oBTiziS1rZ @realRihellab @UCL_MBPhD @ViewpointBehav @ZebrafishRock