ARC Future Fellow, RMIT. A brain geek that works to find ways to prevent and repair brain injury in preterm and growth restricted babies.

Melbourne, Australia
Joined September 2009
🧠 Could the spiny mouse unlock brain repair in humans? Our team’s work, featured by @arc_gov_au, shows how this tiny rodent regenerates brain tissue offering hope for new treatments πŸ”— arc.gov.au/news-publications… @RMIT @ResearchRMIT @BobbiFleiss #Neuroscience #BrainInjury #Science
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When George Paxinos signs a copy of his book 🀩
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
We are recruiting a part time research assistant at the Florey. Anyone interested please apply. Please help to spread the ad if you can. seek.com.au/job/69896858?typ… – at Atlanta, GA
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GP policy - wear a mask or a gold coin donation πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
It’s on and we couldn’t be prouder of @Nhi_Thao_Tran, @sajidamalik14 & @CourtGilx from the teams of @SJSpencerLab and @mtolcos who are graduating with their PhDs today!! Fireworks, live music and so much excitement. Not even Melb’s weather can dampen the atmosphere. @ResearchRMIT
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
That’s a wrap! Thanks to @AusNeuroSoc organiser from the HFRG for the amazing event #ANS22.
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Happy to see this paper get published! If you love interneurons this one's for you - Excitatory and inhibitory neuron imbalance in the intrauterine growth restricted fetal guinea pig brain: Relevance to the developmental origins of schizophrenia and autism onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Another amazing paper from @CourtGilx Watch this space for more to come about the #preterm brain @DrALCumberland @DeanneThompson Fiber-Specific Measures of White Matter Microstructure and Macrostruct... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Replying to @mtolcos
@mtolcos and I have brought the whole teams and we are relishing being at #ANS22 @AusNeuroSoc - amazing science, by terrific human being. – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
We are relaunching to better fit our research interests - say Hi πŸ‘‹πŸΌto the *Healthy Foundations Research Group* @ResearchRMIT
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Our own @Victormondalbd and Sophea Heng chairing our collaborators session this afternoon. Engaging talk on #biosensors by Fateme Akhlaghi. @ResearchRMIT
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Excited to be at today’s relaunch of @NeurodevHD as the Healthy Foundations Research Group. Beginning with a wonderful introduction and Acknowledgement of Country by Prof Catherine Itsipolous πŸ‘©β€πŸ«
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Now hearing about the incredibly interesting projects conducted by Associate Prof @mtolcos’s team about developmental brain injury, cortical development and folding, and adult brain regeneration 🧠
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Listening to Associate Prof @Eli_melb’s fascinating research into the Gut-Brain Axis. Great to see some amazing work by @ChalysthaLee, too! πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Dr @BobbiFleiss discussing the Perinatal Brain Injury Laboratory’s important work (partly funded by @CPAllianceAU) to understand and improve brain injury outcomes in newborn babies πŸ‘Ά
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Here at @NeurodevHD, we LOVE microglia! Prof Sarah Spencer now sharing β€œThe secret life of the microglia” 🀫 Including some fascinating work completed by @mary_slayo
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Now, the legendary Prof David Walker walking us through the scientific β€œLoose Ends” that keep him awake at night including: the role of neurosteroids on a developing brain, creatinine on adverse pregnancy outcomes, & real-time imaging of brain blood flow in babies/children 🧠
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
We now hear from my favourite speaker (possibly biased) - the remarkable Prof Guiying Nie (@Nie_Lab)! She shares the innovative Implantation and Pregnancy research we passionately do here at @RMIT. Read more about our team and work here: bit.ly/3NADBVX
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Very proud of Ryan! A great scientific communicator with a promising career ahead of him
Congratulations to @Woah_Science_ one of our PhD students who bagged the people choice award at the @3MT_official Australasian final yesterday. So happy for you! πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠπŸ₯³ @ResearchRMIT @mtolcos #minibrains
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Mary Tolcos πŸ€“πŸ§ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ retweeted
Currently attending the @GordonConf Thalamocortical Interactions meeting. Any trainees interested, please reach out DM or email me at NIH address. #GRC – at Barga, Toscana
Looking for Postdoctoral Fellows to come and join us on our new venture in uncovering how maldevelopment of the brain can lead to neurological and psychiatric disorders using a multidisciplinary approach. Feel free to reach out and retweet. #hiring #postdoc #nih