Suran Nethisinghe

I have decided to engage less with X. You can continue to follow me on Mastodon @trickyDNA@universeodon.com and Bluesky @trickydna.bsky.social

Delighted to bump into @mellisreviews on the rare occasion I’m at the airport!

We are delighted that our exciting paper looking at telomere length in #Friedreich’s ataxia is now out. This work in close collaboration with groups in Italy demonstrates its potential as an accessible disease #biomarker. @trickyDNA @giunti_paola @UCLIoN …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…

I’ve entered some photos into the London Camera Exchange Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. Would be great if you thought they were worthy of a vote! 😉 poty.lcegroup.co.uk/poty24/contest… poty.lcegroup.co.uk/poty24/contest… poty.lcegroup.co.uk/poty24/contest… poty.lcegroup.co.uk/poty24/contest…

Our scientists Dr Rosella Abeti and Dr Suran Nethisinghe attended a very interesting meeting for #researchers based in the UK and working on #ataxia There was a series of talk including #patients speaking about their engagement in #research @trickyDNA ataxia.org.uk/ataxia-researc…

We are so proud of this study and the outcomes, and very pleased with the coverage in the press! Thanks a lot for spreading the word - you can read our paper here: nature.com/articles/s4159… More information and press links here: ataxia.org.uk/research-news/… #ataxia @giunti_paola

Congratulations to our Prof Paola Giunti @giunti_paola and Dr Suran Nethisinghe for this collaborative work and great achievement for #ataxia community and beyond! And we are very grateful to #patients living with #friedreich #ataxia who contributed to this study. #RareDisease

For tonight’s entertainment - the Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Another gig with @mfcallaghan

It’s Will Champion from Coldplay! 🤣🤣🤣

We are desperately sad to announce that Jeremy Hardy, mainstay of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and The News Quiz, and one of the funniest people around, has died of cancer aged 57. Our thoughts are with all who knew and loved him. bbc.in/2UxTC3I

My SCA1 work has now been published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience! PolyQ Tract Toxicity in SCA1 is Length Dependent in the Absence of CAG Repeat Interruption frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

Ironically, it is #EarthDay2018 that I break my New Year’s resolution to not use disposable coffee cups. Thanks @StarbucksUK for NOT fulfilling your “free reusable cup” offer!

Brain prize winner calls Brexit a 'disaster' for the NHS and science. Well said @johnhardy1954 and congratulations! theguardian.com/science/2018/m…

Nothing's as black and white as that!

Thank you Colman's. I was struggling with how to make a sandwich…

Naming Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary is almost as bad as Tony Blair being Middle East peace envoy.

UK scientists dropped from EU projects because of post-Brexit funding fears theguardian.com/education/2016…

Interesting choice of picture on The Guardian Apple Watch news update…

First Brexit, now Engxit!