Lecturer in Molecular Pharmacology @ENUApplyScience l ARUK Scotland Network Committee l @YoungAcademySco Member l Asking why are ageing & dementia connected?
Joined February 2018
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
27 Jul 2025
If you work with neuron-astrocyte co-cultures, you will want to our new article. We show that common neuronal media can induce astrocytic Nrf2, masking drug effects. @FionaKerr_lab
#Neuroscience #Astrocytes #Nrf2 #CellCulture
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Excited to start our collaboration into understanding mechanisms of glial ageing and neurodegeneration with @DervisSalih1 and Nathan Woodling! We currently have post-doctoral fellow positions available
@EdinburghNapier, @ucl, @UofGlasgow. Information/links in replies below:
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Microglial Ageing & Bioinformatics: Dervis Salih, UCL (dervis.salih@ucl.ac.uk): Apply here: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search… Closing Date: Thursday 26th June 2025
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Drosophila models of neurodegeneration: Nathan Woodling, University of Glasgow (nathan.woodling@glasgow.ac.uk): Apply here: jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-… Closing Date: Wednesday 25th June 2025
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
26 Jan 2025
Dr Jing Qiu @JingQiuCDBS within the Edinburgh Centre of UK Dementia Research Institute @UKDRI is seeking a Postdoc to work on Nrf2 in brain endothelial cells as a novel therapeutic strategy against Vascular Dementia. Closing date: 20th February
dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.u…
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
9 Jan 2025
Our new paper is online: Human longevity and Alzheimer’s disease variants act via microglia and oligodendrocyte gene networks. academic.oup.com/brain/advan…
@Brain1878 @UKDRI @UCLBrainScience @UCLIoN
9 Jan 2025
🧬 Genetic differences that contribute to how long a person will live and their risk of Alzheimer’s disease have been identified in a new study led by @DervisSalih1 (UK DRI at @ucl ) in collaboration with @ValentinaEPriceValen (UK DRI at Cardiff) & Prof Sir John Hardy (UK DRI at UCL).
💡The research highlights potential new targets 🎯 for treating Alzheimer’s and provides a deeper understanding of how our brains age 🧠.
🔔Read the full news story here: ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-events/…
@UCLBrainScience @neurosciencecu @cardiffuni
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9 Jan 2025
If you are interested in functional genomics, glia/neurodegeneration and bioinformatics, @DervisSalih1 @NathanWoodling and I will soon be recruiting for our new team. Please get in touch for more details (f.kerr@napier.ac.uk; dervis.salih@ucl.ac.uk; nathan.woodling@glasgow.ac.uk)
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
30 Oct 2024
🎓 | The chief executive of the human rights charity @Enable_Tweets has been awarded an honorary doctorate by #EdNapier for devoting her career to improving the life chances of people with learning disabilities.
@Theresa_Shearer was presented with the honour during a graduation ceremony for students from @ENUHealthSocial at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh.
Read more ➡️ orlo.uk/3U16u
#ENUGrads | #MustBeNapier
ALT ENABLE chief executive Theresa Shearer.
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
29 Sep 2024
For over a year, l've been working on something really personal. My Dad has dementia and we’re losing him. Please watch Anna Richardson:
Love, Loss and Dementia @Channel4 on Oct 2 10pm.
Dementia is the UK's biggest killer, and yet no one’s talking about it. Let’s change that.
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
The Scottish Neurological Research Fund is open! 📝
This is an opportunity for researchers to test ideas that may otherwise be difficult to fund within the causes, prevention and management of neurodegenerative conditions
More info and apply 👇
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
16 Sep 2024
Hurry and get your applications in quick! Only a few days left to apply for an exciting postdoc position in my lab harnessing structural #proteomics to better understand neurodegenerative disease @CmdOxford @UniofOxford.
tinyurl.com/mshnw9j9
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
The third round of the Alzheimer Scotland Student Research Programme will fund two Masters projects relating to the SDRC theme of “Living with Dementia”🏠Including:
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@alzscot
Applications open until 7 October. More info⬇️
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
Earlier this year, you may have seen @brainhealtharc hosted a range of webinars to provide support to early career researchers in their professional and career development.
Access the recordings of these, as well as clip highlights, on the SDRC website sdrc.scot/ecr-resources/webi…
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4 Jul 2024
Delighted to see Martyna Nowosielska receive her @BiochemSoc Undergraduate Recognition Award at @ENUApplyScience graduations yesterday! @CbghEnu @smkd87 @sharron_vass
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
4 Jun 2024
We are pleased to announce the UCL MRes Biosciences Scholarship (2024-2025) to support UK Black, Asian and ethnic minority students - you can apply for this scholarship for the MRes in Ageing and Age-Related Disease. ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences-facul…
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30 May 2024
Congratulations @M_Elsharkasi! It's been a joy to have been part of your PhD journey. Thanks to @teamWorkstroke and @PattersonSteve1 for examining. #proudsupervisors @MarkWilliamsLab @HunterSciLab & ann graham @gcubio
30 May 2024
Delighted to have been part of the examining committee for @M_Elsharkasi’s #PhD defence today. An interesting discussion about #AlzheimersDisease #Nrf2 in vitro models. You can tell by the smiles that supervisor @FionaKerr_lab is (almost) as happy as Moe 💪🤩🧠
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Fiona Kerr retweeted
14 May 2024
Post-doctoral Research Associate. Cracking post-Doc opportunity working with Dr Melissa Bowerman and @baillie_lab on understanding mechanisms behind Acrodysostosis type 2, a disease caused by PDE4D mutations. Please circulate widely. jobrxiv.org/job/keele-univer…
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Some of my lovely MSc students highlighting the #tuberculosis community needs for the approaching #WorldTBDay 24th March 2024 @TBProof @StopTB ‘Together we can End #TB’ @WHO_Europe_TB @WHO @EdinburghNapier
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