Ernst Wolvetang

@QldBrainInst @AIBNatUQ Great collab with UQ virologists Dr Slonchak and Prof Khromykh ! Our work also shows beautiful multiciliation of the choroid plexus, defects in this process and CP polarity in DS, and the important role of the CP in facilitating virus infection of the brain. Well done Mo Shaker!

Researchers from @AIBNatUQ have used a groundbreaking brain organoid to identify therapies that reduce the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with Down syndrome. 🔗bit.ly/3RgCak6 #UQ #QBI #AIBN #research #COVID19 #news

University of Queensland researchers have found a way to reverse a cellular process triggered by COVID-19 that contributes to premature ageing of the brain 🧠 Read more: brnw.ch/21wEE6B @AIBNatUQ @JulioAguado_PhD @Wolvejong

Very good summary of these provocative findings that may help treat #LongCovid in the future nature.com/articles/s4358… @NatureAging

A study in @NatureAging shows that SARS-CoV-2 induces senescence in human brain organoids and in the brains of infected mice and humans and demonstrates the therapeutic potential of senolytic therapy in protection against COVID-19-induced brain aging. go.nature.com/3QEcsVu

Online now! Aguado et al., show SARS-CoV-2 induces senescence in human brain organoids and in the brains of COVID-19 infected mice and human; demonstrating the potential of senolytic therapy in protection against COVID-19-induced brain aging. doi.org/10.1038/s43587…

‼️We found that #senolytic therapy alleviates human brain #aging and mitigates #SARSCoV2 neurological adverse effects. Grateful to all our collaborators and to share this with you all! 🧠🔬 #covid #Senescence #Organoids Find out more here @NatureAging 👇 nature.com/articles/s4358…

@JulioAguado_PhD @NatureAging Congrats Julio! And thanks to all our national and international collaborators. Combining human cerebral organoid and mouse models to accelerate the pre-clinical screening of senolytic therapeutics ( for long covid in this case). Privilege to lead such a talented team.

@JulioAguado_PhD @TheMainManManny Always keeping my eyes on the ball in the NT?

@TheMainManManny Love it!

I see your picture of you in NZ and match it with the majesty of Arthur's Pass National Park (also in NZ!)

@JulioAguado_PhD @UQ_News @harvardmed @UniFreiburg @AIBNatUQ Slowing brain ageing and treating long COVID pathology with senolytics may be possible! Leading a team that addresses global health challenges with human brain organoid models at AIBN is a privilege. Great work Julio! Big shoutout to you + our UQ and international collaborators.

‼️Have a look at our latest research on the role of #senolytic therapies in mitigating #senescence-driven human brain #aging and the neuropathological sequelae caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… @UQ_News @harvardmed @UniFreiburg @AIBNatUQ

@billshortenmp As an atheist scientist listening to a prime minister praising an imaginary entity for not inheriting or acquiring particular gene variants is a sad state of affairs, but expected of Hillsong. Disrespecting people with disabilities and underfunding the NDIS is unacceptable.

ScoMo says he is “blessed” to have two non disabled children. Every child is a blessing. The NDIS is there to help people with disability live their lives to the fullest. The Morrison Gov has slashed NDIS plans for 1000s of children around Australia. Labor will fix the NDIS.

@ourmoonsmission @goldenia1 @hsprf @GRIDD_GU @Griffith_Uni @AIBNatUQ @ABCaustralia @abcdarwin @AusStemCell @rarediseasesnet It was an honour and a real pleasure to host both families at the AIBN today, showcase the progress we have made towards understanding the disease and building the platforms for discovering therapeutics. I will not forget your faces when we showed you the SPG56 brain organoids!

@ourmoonsmission is a mix of nerves & excitement as we descend on Brisbane in anticipation of what may be the FIRST #SPG56 UNION IN HISTORY! Little Alissa, 2 years old & living with SPG56, is meeting Tallulah Moon our beautiful 3 year old, battling the same disease (Tweet 1/6)

@guyverhofstadt @_jdevos_ Taking some economic hardship to stop a tyrant who started an invasion and commits atrocities is the right thing to do !

BREAKING - European Parliament want immediate and full fossil fuel embargo ! No gas, no oil, no coal… NO European money for Putin’s army ! 🛑

@MsDovic Cathy Franklin at the mater here in Brisbane is the expert in Australia IMO. We have made iPSC from fast regression DS individuals to study this with her, but grant and NHMRC synergy grant with leading DS researchers was not funded last round. Dm me if you can’t contact her

@Kasparov63 Can nato drive cruise missile launchers 1km into Ukraine, film handover to Ukraine, and then let them push the launch button? No direct nato forces involved, hard to stop by dictator Putin ,and would take out those parked lines of tanks in no time without triggering art 5 or www3

Putin's war on Ukraine has entered its next phase, one of destruction and slaughter of civilians. It is also a part of Putin's World War, a war on the civilized world of international law, democracy, and any threat to his power, which he declared long ago. 1/13

How do you study the #brain at the cell level, when you can't get inside it? You build your own brain in a dish of course! Listen to AIBN's Prof Ernst Wolvetang @Wolvejong discus how he uses this cutting-edge research to understand how brains are made ow.ly/y1Py50HV3tp

How do you study the #brain when you can't get inside to see it in action? You build one in a dish! @AIBNatUQ's Professor Ernst Wolvetang describes how he's using cutting-edge research to understand how brains are made. @Wolvejong bit.ly/34WcTXc #AGreyMatter #Podcast

@DylanAlcott you are a champion in so many respects already Dylan! Best of luck in today’s match. You see us, we feel you.

Thank you everyone for the incredible amount of messages and support. I am back in tennis mode now but I want you to know I see you and appreciate you! Xx

@AntoBeck @osteosight @WolframJoy @UQ_News 4w of course coz we rock and are cool

@Wolvejong @osteosight @WolframJoy @UQ_News 4W or 4E? All the cool people have spent time in 4W 🤓

Beautiful @UQ_News campus!

@osteosight @WolframJoy @UQ_News Welcome to level 4 AIBN Joy!

@WolframJoy @UQ_News Welcome!