Dr Leire Ledahawsky @leiremla
Recently finished my PhD in the @GillingwaterLab and am now open to work in laboratory research or science communication/engagement. She/Her Edinburgh, Scotland Joined February 2014-
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I'm so proud to show off our work on developing terazosin as a novel drug for MND @GillingwaterLab @BeckerLabCRTD @NicolaHuang99 @DrHannahSmith @dinjavd thelancet.com/journals/ebiom…
Really pleased with this exciting collaborative work with @GillingwaterLab led by the PhD student @leiremla on the intriguing role of SFXN3 in #mitochondria #neurodegeneration in vivo @EdinburghUni @UofGlasgow @UofGMVLS @dundeeuni thanks @The_MRC for funding
Really pleased with this exciting collaborative work with @GillingwaterLab led by the PhD student @leiremla on the intriguing role of SFXN3 in #mitochondria #neurodegeneration in vivo @EdinburghUni @UofGlasgow @UofGMVLS @dundeeuni thanks @The_MRC for funding
📑The mitochondrial protein Sideroflexin 3 (SFXN3) influences neurodegeneration pathways in vivo ✏️ By @KostasTokatlid, Thomas M. Wishart, Thomas H. Gillingwater et. al. @leiremla @GillingwaterLab @EdinburghUni @UofGlasgow @dundeeuni @UMCUBrainCenter 🔗buff.ly/3NU9DMt
In aid of the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal, my partner, Duncan, is swimming across the Channel (virtually) this May. Any support would be greatly appreciated. To make a donation, a link to the just giving page can be found below. tinyurl.com/2ftn5srt
Go get yourself some baked goods if you’re based at HRB! @GillingwaterLab team has put in an amazing effort - gutted I’m missing out on these great bakes - the lab is so talented 🤤🤤
Go get yourself some baked goods if you’re based at HRB! @GillingwaterLab team has put in an amazing effort - gutted I’m missing out on these great bakes - the lab is so talented 🤤🤤
Exciting opportunity for newly (2 yr) minted PhD, or MD's. 👇👇👀👀👀Do 🔬🩸💉🧬🧫🧪 in 🏴🏴
This is a great collaboration with @GillingwaterLab and we were very happy to host @leiremla in our lab to work with @Ruairidhe and Marini Terzenidou on this very exciting story, thanks to @BBSRC and @The_MRC for funding our #mitochondria work @UofGIMCSB @UofGlasgow @UofGMVLS
New research from @leiremla @GillingwaterLab & colleagues reports that mitochondrial protein Sideroflexin 3 (SFXN3) influences proteins & pathways associated with neurodegeneration; SFXN3 over-expression in fly models of #Parkinsons rescues cell loss febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fe…
Very excited to see the work from my PhD project published in the @FEBSJournal. A massive thank you to all collaborators and funders for making this work possible.
Join our integrated and transformative #PhD program Still time to apply for a range of fantastic projects. 👇👇👀👀 #PhDposition #PrecisionMedicine.
Join our integrated and transformative #PhD program Still time to apply for a range of fantastic projects. 👇👇👀👀 #PhDposition #PrecisionMedicine.
Well done @ines_boehm !!! 🥳🥳🥳
A range of exciting #PrecisionMedicine #PhD projects are now open 🎯🧪🧫🧬💉🩸🔬. ed.ac.uk/usher/precisio… Have a 👀!
Successfully defended my PhD viva yesterday! 🥳🥳 Very grateful to my incredible supervisors @GillingwaterLab, @KostasTokatlid and Tom Wishart for their guidance, to my examiners @kdv1vdk and Karen Smillie for a thought-provoking examination and to everyone for their support! 😁
It's not about the number of hours, but what you achieve in the time you have. Burn out is a predictable and preventable way to stifle your enjoyment of research, at any stage. Quality over quantity...
It's not about the number of hours, but what you achieve in the time you have. Burn out is a predictable and preventable way to stifle your enjoyment of research, at any stage. Quality over quantity...

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