Jen Ogbeta

PhD student @UniveristyLeeds examining the capability of the fruit fly to model AHC disease🪰🧠. Salsa/Bachata/Kizomba enthusiast💃🏾.

[The National Centre for the 3Rs @NC3Rs]

We had @JenOgbets presenting her work using fruit flies to replace mice for research into a rare neurodevelopmental disorder in children. Jen shared some amazing videos of how she can induce paralysis in flies to mimic patients’ symptoms. #PintOfScience

[The National Centre for the 3Rs @NC3Rs]

We had a fantastic evening in Leeds last night @PintofScience! Thanks to the team @ScienceLeeds for hosting us, the audience for their enthusiasm and curious questions and our speakers for sharing their work on non-animal alternatives in research. #PintOfScience

[Emily Rose Churchill @emilyrosech]

Well done @JenOgbets on your fantastic #pint23 talk last night! Super cool work on the use of flies in neuroscience 🪰🧠

[Jen Ogbeta @JenOgbets]

Had a fab time and learned so much at #Neurofly2022 🪰. A big thank you to #DMM_Journal for #DMMgrant and to the organisers of Neurofly!!!

[Zantiks Ltd @_zantiks]

The ferry arrived - and @JenOgbets was straight to the conference! #neurofly #sainttmalo It only starts this afternoon but we are keen!

[Jen Ogbeta @JenOgbets]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/lI3K5LBqvW

[The National Centre for the 3Rs @NC3Rs]

As part of her NC3Rs-funded PhD at @ScienceLeeds, Jen Ogbeta is developing a Drosophila model that could replace mouse models of alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a #RareDisease that manifests in the first 18 months of life: https://t.co/JTf4d9LB24 #BSW21