Archived news from the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences 2020 Prof Richard Ribchester retires after 40 years service Professor Richard Ribchester retired from the University of Edinburgh on 30th September 2020 after 40 years of outstanding service at the University of Edinburgh. Congratulations to Valerio Francioni - winner of Alison Douglas prize 2020 (best PhD thesis) Huge congratulations! Stefan Lab awarded PhD grant from Medical Research Scotland New computational techniques project Medical Research Scotland Award for the Paxton Lab 4-year funding award from Medical Research Scotland (MRS) New grant award for the Cousin lab Understanding and treating DNM1 epilepsy Professor Sir Adrian Bird jointly awarded the 2020 Brain Prize Many congratulations from CDBS colleagues! EUSA 2020 student teaching awards - Kendell Teaching award winners Congratulations to Dawn Livingstone (Winner) and Jamie Davies (Runner Up) Prof Tom Gillingwater elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Congratulations to Professor Tom Gillingwater, who becomes a Fellow of The Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions across Anatomical research, education, engagement and wider knowledge exchange. 2020 Edinburgh Brain Bee promotes brain science to High School pupils A group of University of Edinburgh students and neuroscientists including Dr Dorothy Tse (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) organised the annual Edinburgh Brain Bee competition, which was held at the University of Edinburgh on 22 February 2020. Dr Jennifer Paxton, a lecturer in anatomy gave a talk on anatomy and tissue engineering. The event was funded by the Principal's Teaching Award Scheme at the University of Edinburgh and also supported by Edinburgh Neuroscience. New book by Prof Gareth Leng Congratulations to Professor Gareth Leng (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) and his son Dr Rhodri Leng (School of Social Sciences) who have published a new book called The Matter of Facts - which explores how scientists produce and use evidence. Dr Barry McColl awarded Brain Research UK funding Manipulating microglial/macrophage function via CSF1R to improve functional recovery and neuroplasticity after stroke. Doitsidou Lab identify protective gut bacteria in a C. elegans Parkinson's model Paper "Probiotic Bacillus subtilis Protects against α-Synuclein Aggregation in C. elegans" is now online on Cell Reports. Landmark trial seeks people with MND to test potential treatments Hundreds of people living with motor neurone disease are being invited to take part in one of the UK’s most comprehensive clinical trials in a generation. The UK-wide trial – called MND-SMART – aims to find treatments that can slow, stop or reverse disease progression. The long-term study will ensure that new medicines can be tested for years to come, researchers say. McColl Lab in Fondation Leducq consortium McColl Lab one of 11 members forming a transatlantic network funded by 5y $6M grant to investigate the role of neuroimmune mechanisms influencing cognitive trajectory after stroke. This article was published on 2022-10-19
