@ParsonLab

Research group at the University of Aberdeen investigating the extra-neuronal phenotypes of motor neuron diseases SMA and ALS. PI: Prof Simon Parson

 Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Joined September 2023
  • Tweets32
  • Following35
  • Followers46
7Media
Well done @hazelAllardyce on a fantastic talk about her work on blood vessels in #MNDs at the @MNDScotland #LEARN event at Pittodrie stadium today. It was great to meet and talk with families affected by MNDs. Big thank you to @MNDScotland for organising!
1
1
153
Our very own! Well done @hazelAllardyce_
Dr Hazel Allardyce@hazelAllardyce_29 Jun 2025
Incredible week at @CureSMA 2025, where I presented on the role of vascular pathology in SMA. Truly inspiring to meet patients and their families to connect and hear their stories. Thank you for the opportunity to share and learn! #SMAreserach #SMAcommunity
2
35
Supporting the women in science in the @ParsonLab @hazelAllardyce_ and Alaa Alshwayatt , both pushing the boundaries in @SMA research @SMAEurope @SMA_UK_
2
7
194
Now over to a recent past president of the Anat Soc, Simon Parson, @ParsonLab, University of Aberdeen, talking about Survival Motor Neuron protein #AnatSocEdinburgh2024
1
9
493
Attending @BMVBSoc in Bristol? Stop by to see my poster on blood spinal cord barrier compromise in spinal muscular atrophy at lunchtime today! 👩‍🔬🧠 🔬 @ParsonLab @NEAnatomist #SMA #vascularpathology
5
14
592
Wonderful opening session at #SMACongress2024 Excited for a week of patient, clinician and researcher collaboration! @SMAEurope @NEAnatomist @hazelAllardyce_ – at Ghent, Belgium
1
11
483
Great quote "Although the foundation of science relies on the falsification of hypotheses, the modern scientific research enterprise – from publications to grant funding and subsequently promotion – tends to reward positive outcomes that support hypotheses (thread)
1
67
This tempts even well-intentioned observers to turn the intuitive appeal of microscopy on its head: believing becomes the impetus for seeing what was expected, providing multiple vulnerabilities for observer bias to take control of an experiment. tinyurl.com/8m9t8s3v
51
We are pleased to welcome five new members to our Scientific Advisory Panel, including an early career researcher and two lay members. 🧑‍🔬🔬 They'll play a crucial role in peer-reviewing research funding proposals and help to shape our research strategy. mndscotland.org.uk/news/mnd-…

MND Scotland broadens Scientific Advisory Panel with five new members - MND Scotland

The panel is responsible for peer reviewing research funding proposals and helping to set MND Scotland’s research strategy. 

mndscotland.org.uk
9
1
33
1,784
Parson Lab retweeted
MRC PPU@mrcppu8 Feb 2024
Development of CURTAIN and CURTAIN-PTM unique web-based tools for exploration and sharing of MS-based proteomics and PTM data ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/developme… #AlphaFold #MassSpec #MassSpectrometry #Proteomics @PNASNews
1
10
27
2,645
A great chance to see how the editorial process works, to be involved and learn how to make papers better
Anatomical Society@anat_soc15 Feb 2024
Fab opportunity over at our Journal of Anatomy...
64
@NEAanatomist great study, always look carefully to ensure the data fits the appearance
Hao Yin
@HaoYin2015 Feb 2024
Believing is seeing – the deceptive influence of Bias in Quantitative Microscopy "the veneer of authority provided by undiscerning use of methodological best practices is never a substitute for critical thinking" 🫡 Table 1 Biases printed & posted in the confocal room @ScopeShifu @J_Cell_Sci 2024 journals.biologists.com/jcs/…
1
100
and nice to see a very old lab mate Derek Thomson, on the poster in the middle too :-)
Parson Lab@ParsonLab28 Nov 2023
Parson lab at the EMC academic afternoon yesterday. Just missing @NEAnatomist! Thanks to @EuansCentre for organising a great session of talks. #MND #SMA 🧠🔬
119
Parson lab at the EMC academic afternoon yesterday. Just missing @NEAnatomist! Thanks to @EuansCentre for organising a great session of talks. #MND #SMA 🧠🔬
1
1
1
5
401
It’s official…I graduated! 🎓🎉🍾 Thank you so much to everyone who supported me through my PhD. It’s been an incredible experience! @NEAnatomist @ParsonLab @anat_soc #PhDone ✅ – at Aberdeen, Scotland
4
1
1
37
2,134
So pleased to see @hazelAllardyce_ graduate her PhD, and so disappointed that I couldn't be there to join in the celebration. Equally pleased tat shen decided to stay on the a poist-doc. Look out for her next paper .... @ParsonLab
3
12
460
Super proud of @ParsonLab PhD student Abedallah Hamida for his fabulous presentation on neuronal vulnerability to TDP-43 at the UoAberdeen PGR conference! #ALS #TDP43
2
1
10
891
I'm late but this review by @ClaireDessalles in @J_Cell_Sci on the mechanobiology of pericytes is excellently written... I knew almost nothing about it this morning. I probably still know very little but after reading it I feel like I'm an expert🤓 journals.biologists.com/jcs/…

Pericyte mechanics and mechanobiology

Summary: This Review focuses on forces generated by pericytes, solid and fluid mechanical forces exerted on pericytes, and the mechanobiological responses of pericytes to these forces.

journals.biologists.com
1
6
21
1,869
Great use of @what3words in #Braemar #Cairngorms for the #knitwits Balloon trail @NEAnatomist
54
What is the role of non-motor neuron pathology in disease initiation and progression? Are we collecting sufficient data from treated patients? What aspects of pathology are not treated by current therapies? @SMAEurope @SMA_UK_
Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK@SMA_UK_11 Oct 2023
@SMAEurope aims to identify the top 10 unanswered research questions on SMA through their SMA Priority Setting Project. 📢 Our CEO Giles Lomax, is attending the workshop. If you have any thoughts or comments on what research priorities should be, share them below! 👇
2
3
582
Load more