New PhD project: Investigating the role of sodium pumps in motor control
The NCM lab is seeking applicants for a PhD project investigating the role of sodium pumps in spinal motor control. For more information follow this link
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Adenosine-mediated modulation of spinal neurons – paper accepted for publication
Emily and Filipe’s study of the effects of adenosine receptor activation on ventral horn interneurons and motoneurons has just been accepted for publication in the Journal of Neurophysiology. Emily C. Witts, Filipe…
Glial-neuronal interactions paper accepted for publciation
David’s study of glial-neuronal interactions within spinal motor control circuitry has just been accepted for publication in PLOS ONE. David Acton and Gareth B. Miles. “Stimulation of glia reveals modulation of…
Post doc position available
The Neural Control of Movement (NCM) Lab at the University of St Andrews is currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated post doctoral researcher to work on a project investigating the role of glial cells in…
Human iPSC-based ALS study accepted for publication
Anna-Claire’s study of ALS pathophysiology utilising human iPSCs has just been accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Anna-Claire Devlin, Karen Burr, Shyamanga Borooah, Joshua D. Foster, Elaine M. Cleary,…
New PhD opportunity in Neuromodulation
We are looking for a keen, motivated individual with a proven academic track record to undertake a PhD studying the neuromodulation of respiratory control circuitry (starting October 2015). For more details and…
Conference prize for Anna-Claire
Congratulations to Anna-Claire for being awarded a prize for best student presentation at the 9th International Motoneuron Meeting (Halifax, Canada) for her talk entitled: “Human iPSC-derived motoneurons harbouring…
NCM lab recruiting PhD students
We are currently looking for keen, motivated individuals with proven academic track records to undertake PhD studies in the NCM lab. For further information including potential projects email Dr Gareth Miles…
Nitric Oxide modulation paper accepted for publication
We have just heard that Josh and Catherine’s paper on NO-mediated modulation of spinal locomotor networks has been accepted for publication: J.D. Foster, C. Dunford, K.T. Sillar, G.B. Miles. Nitric Oxide-Mediated…
Optogenetics paper accepted for publication
Our first optogenetic work, conducted by Emily in collaboration with colleagues in Biology and Physics, has just been accepted for publication: M. Antkowiak, M.L. Torres, E.C. Witts, G.B. Miles, K. Dholakia, F.J.…