Our mission is to translate neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients with neurological diseases. Follow on https://xitter.cf/t.co/lJ9oLvPpBi & LinkedIn.
London, UK
Joined October 2014
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Welcome to UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Our mission is to translate world class neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients. We train the next generation through PhD & MSc programmes. Director Prof Michael Hanna (tweets from our director signed MGH)
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🚨 The next Queen Square Basal Ganglia Club meeting will host Prof. Vincenzo Bonifati @VincenzoBonifa3
(@erasmusuni) and Dr Michael Zech (@TU_Muenchen) on Genetics of Movement Disorders. 🧬🧠
📍 NHNN, London
🗓️ 09/09/2026
🕓 4 pm
All are welcome
Please RT @kailashbhatia @UCLIoN @UCLIoN_DCMN @MDC_IoN_UCL @neurolib
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Happy Birthday to the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology! 🎉 @UCLIoN
🎥 youtu.be/QbgSKrvgQXw?si=vBBM…
Honoured to represent early-career clinician researchers at today's 75th anniversary celebrations.
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Celebrating our 75th anniversary today! @ucl @UCLBrainScience @UCLIoN 🎂🎉🧠
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Congratulations to Professor Sarah Tabrizi on being appointed CBE in The King's Birthday Honours for services to people with #Huntingtonsdisease.
Her pioneering work has transformed the field and brought hope to countless families.
bna.org.uk/resource/bna-cong…
@UCLIoN @UCLHD – at Seaford, England
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology retweeted
🥁 After the Summer break, the Queen Square Basal Ganglia Club meeting will host Prof. Vincenzo Bonifati @VincenzoBonifa3 (@erasmusuni) and Dr Michael Zech (@TU_Muenchen) on Updates in Genetics of Movement Disorders.
📍Queen Square | London
🗓️ 09/09/2026 | 4 pm
All are welcome
Please RT
@kailashbhatia @UCLIoN @UCLIoN_DCMN @MDC_IoN_UCL @neurolib
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Join the Industry Masterclass in Drug Discovery & Development (10 July, London): a one-day programme with industry experts sharing how discoveries move to patients + what makes an investable programme.
Details: bit.ly/4nYdxrD
@UCLBrainScience @UCLIoN
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Excited to be new UCL Pro Vice Provost & support colleagues and contribute to the new UCL health strategy at a time that AI and digital will likely revolutionise health care- UCL can lead globally-ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/may/prof…
@uclh @UCLBrainScience @UCLIoN @uclnews @acmedsci
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Only 11 days left to register and a few seats remaining! Register now for the UCL Queen Square Movement Disorders Centre Symposium on 10th June.
Registration closes 7th June.
The UCL Movement Disorders Centre is excited to share that we are hosting our third symposium on 10th June 2026! All are welcome to join us to hear about the latest in movement disorders research. Scan the QR code or visit shorturl.at/Zj4LK to register today!
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🚨 Flyer out! The next Queen Square Basal Ganglia Club meeting will host Prof. Olivier Rascol and Prof. Manju Kurian on Therapy Development in Movement Disorders.
🗺️ NHNN, Wolfson Lecture Theatre
🗓️ 17/06/2026, 4 pm
All are welcome.
Please RT
@kailashbhatia @UCLIoN @UCLIoN_DCMN @MDC_IoN_UCL @neurolib
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We’re recruiting a Senior Research Technician to work on Huntington’s disease and DNA repair modifier biology. A fantastic opportunity to be part of Prof Sarah Tabrizi’s collaborative lab team at @UCLIoN @UKDRI.
Apply here by 26 May👇
ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
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Delighted to be speaking at Venture Café Manchester on Thursday 23rd April about how neurotechnology is translating from research breakthroughs into real world use, covering progress in brain computer interfaces and neurotherapies. @DNS_UOM @UCLIoN @GJBrainResearch @mern_UoM
![🗓️ 23 April, 5-8PM | Sister - Renold Building, Manchester, M1 7JR
🔗 Free to attend, sign up here: https://community.venturecafemanchester.org/events/12 [community.venturecafemanchester.org]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGHPp-1XwAAYgVu.jpg?name=orig)
ALT 🗓️ 23 April, 5-8PM | Sister - Renold Building, Manchester, M1 7JR 🔗 Free to attend, sign up here: https://community.venturecafemanchester.org/events/12 [community.venturecafemanchester.org]
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Delighted to open the 19th UK NMD Translational research conference-in Cambridge - dramatic progress in diagnosis and gene therapies for patients with Neuromuscular Diseases @MDUK_News @UCLIoN @uclh @UCLBrainScience @UCL_QS_CNMD @uclnews
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Delighted to be in Cambridge for UCL/UCLH at Life Arc Mito National Translational Centres meeting-
Great progress in precision diagnostics, biomarkers and therapies @cam_mito @LondonMito @MDUK_news @UCLIoN @UCLBrainScience @uclh
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Our gene discovery study implicating PSMF1 in early-onset PD and parkinsonism is now online in Nature Communications
🔗rdcu.be/fdDzv
Grateful to an exceptional team and my funders
What is made with patience carries its own quiet gravity
@IonSynapse @kailashbhatia @UCLIoN @UCLIoN_DCMN
@MDC_IoN_UCL @QS_RareMD @MichaelJFoxOrg @ParkinsonsUK @APDAParkinsons @UCLHresearch
#TheDavidPearlmanCharitableFoundation
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Thank you @PhySoc for this honour. It means a lot! @STEM4Brit
Grateful to Professor Pietro Fratta @FrattaLab, @wellcometrust, & @mndassoc/@mndresearch for their mentorship, support, & funding during my PhD @UCLBrainScience @UCLIoN 🧠👩🏽🔬
“Receiving the Physiological Society Prize, in their 150th anniversary year, was one of the proudest moments of my career so far.”
We're proud to spotlight this year's STEM for Britain Physiological Society Prize winner, Dr Puja Mehta (@DrPujaM) 🎉
🔗buff.ly/Y8VVPLM
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🚨 Flyer out! The next Queen Square Basal Ganglia Club meeting will host Prof. Josep Dalmau and Prof. Bettina Balint on Movement Disorders and Autoimmunity.
📍 NHNN, London
📷 4pm
All are welcome.
Please 🔁
@kailashbhatia @UCLIoN @UCLIoN_DCMN @MDC_IoN_UCL @neurolib
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🚨 SAVE THE DATE
The Queen Square Basal Ganglia Club Meetings are back.
We’re kicking off 2026 by hosting Prof. Josep Dalmau and Prof. Bettina Balint with a fantastic session on Movement Disorders and Autoimmunity.
📍 NHNN, London
🗓️ 29/04/2026
🕓 4 PM
All are welcome.
Please 🔁
@kailashbhatia @UCLIoN @UCLIoN_DCMN @MDC_IoN_UCL @QS_RareMD
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One letter. One family. One historic breakthrough 🧠
This #BrainAwarenessWeek, hear the story of Carol Jennings – whose courage helped Professor Sir John Hardy (@UCLIoN) make a breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's.
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What can a brain reveal after death? 🤔
Marking #BrainAwarenessWeek, Dr Zane Jaunmuktane’s online lecture explores how donated brains help scientists understand disease onset, spread, and the future of brain research.
📅 17 March 13:00 – 14:00
Register👇 bit.ly/4uuoNyy
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This #IWD2026 we spotlight Prof Sarah Tabrizi - leader in #Huntingtonsdisease research and long-standing BNA member. Sarah reflects on:
• Resilience in long-term research
• Her connection with patients
• Advice for ECRs
@UCLIoN @ucl @UCLHD
youtu.be/SPQ5a4Qn7CM – at Seaford, England