labwhitworth.bsky.social
Research group at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge. Interested in all things neurodegeneration, mitochondrial dysfunction, in vivo genetics, Drosophila, mitophagy, mtDNA, calcium, gut-brain axis etc
👤 Joined on 17 November 2024
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@labwhitworth.bsky.socialJust rewatched our droso4schools project movie and feel inspired again. Resources are used on 6 continents but Covid took out momentum. Have a look on our webpage (droso4schools.wordpress.com/about/) and watch the film (heads-up @flybase.bsky.social & @fly-eds.bsky.social): youtu.be/DQKFtt3p2C8?...
Show PostReally grateful to receive this funding from @pfresearchteam.bsky.social which will allow us to use novel methodologies to understand how environmental exposures affect neurons in Parkinson’s at scale. The project was made possible by work from amazing students Sarah Franks and Millie Smith
Show PostThanks @labwhitworth.bsky.social, let’s catch up indeed. Really nice! And thanks @mitoworld.bsky.social for these intriguing thoughts and highlighting our work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Show PostHere we describe step-by-step how to visualise dopaminergic release in acute brain slices, using the fluorescent false neurotransmitter 200 (FFN200). This protocol can be used with other FFNs, and explains steps from imaging🔬 to data analysis✅
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