Rachel Hughes

Super excited to share the latest paper from @MortiboysLab @NeuroSimon We show metabolic abnormalities in astrocytes from Alzheimer's patients which is rescued with hexokinase 1. Am amazing team effort and I am so happy this exciting work is now out rdcu.be/dTTcf

Congratulations to our award-winning ECRs and thank you to all those who took part in our first ECR symposium. sheffield.ac.uk/neuroscience-i…

🔬 On #WorldParkinsonsDay, our lab stands united with the community in our dedication to advancing research towards a future free from Parkinson's disease. Here's a glimpse of our work in action! #ParkinsonsResearch 🧬

🔥Paid summer studentship opportunity! 🔥 For students at any Yorkshire university to investigate cellular mechanisms in ageing here at Sheffield, using live cell culture and fluorescent imaging techniques. Application deadline: Thursday 29 February noon. generationresearch.ac.uk/studentships/2…

It was graduation day! And what a graduation it was. The fantastically talented @MortiboysLab former PhD student, now postdoc, @RachelMHughes1 received her PhD, followed across the stage by @NeuroPayne receiving his PhD too!

@EJS_ACT_PD @CureParkinsonsT @EmmaCDavies97 @UK_PD_CSG Another poster presenter was Rachel Hughes @RachelMHughes1 from @neuroshef who was providing background & an outline of the project she is working on exploring the repurposing of anti-gout drugs for #Parkinsons youtube.com/watch?v=Ijkn9t…

@RachelMHughes1 and @KatyBarnes30 are excited to be at the South Holland Centre Auditorium in Spalding for a Parkinson's fundraising concert!

@RachelMHughes1 sharing her work in Leigh Syndrome patient-derived cells with the mitochondrial research community. Off to a great start #euromit2023

@FrancescoCap92, @RachelMHughes1 and Naomi are in Bologna for Euromit 2023. Looking forward to a fantastic week of talks! #Euromit2023 #mitochondriac

A brilliant four days at the #BNA2023 ! Lots of great talks and lovely to have five posters from the lab! @tiaparker98 @FrancescoCap92 @Toby__Burgess @Louise_neuro Aina Mogas-Barcons #mitochondria #neuroscience

On the #blogathon today we chat to @Sarah_Roscoe_ who is presenting at #alsmndsymp this year. Sarah’s research investigates a method to help determine the optimal number of calories a person living with #MND #ALS should be consuming. Find out more ⬇ mndresearch.blog/2022/11/11/sym…

Had a wonderful time at the international symposium on autophagy in Sapporo. Lots to think about when we get home @RachelMHughes1 @FrancescoCap92

Join us this week when @RachelMHughes1 and @FrancescoCap92 attend the International Symposium on Autophagy in Sapporo, Japan! After a busy couple of days in Tokyo getting used to the new time zone, they are heading up to Sapporo for the start of the conference today!

Two positions available to join the Mortiboys Lab team - a research technician and post doctoral research associate! Join us at SITraN with @HeatherMortiboy.

Congratulations to Dr Rachel Hughes @RachelMHughes1 for passing her PhD viva! 🥳 thanks to @LauraFerraiuolo and Robin Ketteler @TRRC_LMCB for being super examiners! Fantastic effort Rachel! @neuroshef @DiMeN_DTP

Completed day two of the Dragon's Back Race! Want to see what I've been up to? Check out this video from day one: fb.watch/fnpSYFOTNV/ justgiving.com/fundraising/sa…

In September, I'm running the Dragon's Back Race (the length of Wales from Conwy Castle to Cardiff Castle: dragonsbackrace.com). I'm raising money for people living with MND. You can read more info and donate on: justgiving.com/fundraising/sa… @mndassoc #MND

Thoroughly enjoyed presenting at @pintofscience last night! @UniShefEngage @neuroshef #pint22 (Long series of tweets incoming)

Only two weeks to go until @pintofscience arrives in Sheffield! Less than 10 tickets remaining for 'Our Body' @SheffieldTap on Tuesday 10th May, 7pm! #pint22 @UniShefEngage @neuroshef